The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) is excited to announce our first-ever publication of a national law journal. The NAGPS Law Journal will focus on legal issues that affect graduate and professional students and will be distributed online nationally this December, 2013.
The law journal will be comprised of approved articles submitted by participating law students from NAGPS member schools. NAGPS is pleased to invite all NAGPS member law students to submit brief articles for national publication.
GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION:
All submitted articles must:
[list type=”circle_list”]- Include the name and school of the author(s)
- Be between 500 and 1,500 words
- Be in Word format
- Include sources and/or appropriate citations in blue-book format
- Be submitted to legal@nagps.org by Friday, November 22nd, 2013
ARTICLE CONTENT:
For our first publication of the NAGPS law journal, we are allowing article contributors significant freedom in the style, type, and topics of their articles. Thus, all submitted articles relating to legal issues affecting graduate and professional students that meet the above criteria will be considered for publication.
However, listed on the following page are several types of articles contributors could use as templates. Additionally, listed on page three are a few examples of legal issue topic areas contributors could choose to focus on. If you intend to submit an article, it is helpful that you send us an e-mail ahead of time just to let us know what your article topic will be.
Articles will be chosen for publication based on (1) relevance of the topic, (2) quality of analysis and discussion of the topic, and (3) accuracy of the law and citations referenced. Selected contributors may be contacted with suggested edits prior to publication.
Please contact NAGPS with article proposals or questions at legal@nagps.org.
Thanks!
– Grant Atkinson, J.D.
NAGPS Legal Concerns Chair
Article Type One: A Case Brief of a Single Case
This type of article would pertain primarily to a single case related to graduate and professional student issues that has either already been litigated or is currently being litigated. This type of article could include:
- Brief Introduction of the Case and it’s Relevance to Graduate and Professional Students
- Brief Summary of Case Facts
- Brief Statement of Legal Issue(s) Presented
- Brief Summary of Relevant Law
- Analysis of Case
- Holding (if any)
- Brief Discussion of Implications of Holding or Potential Holdings for Graduate and Professional Students Generally
Article Type Two:
A Discussion of a Legal Issue Affecting Graduate and Professional Students
This type of article would pertain to a particular legal issue facing graduate and professional students and could discuss the issue through analysis of multiple cases, statutes, and/or factual incidents relating to the issue. This type of article could include:
- Introduction of the Legal Issue and it’s Relevance to Graduate and Professional Students
- Summary of Relevant Law / Facts / Cases Pertaining to the Issue
- Status and Scope of the Issue as it has Evolved Over Time (if applicable)
- Implications for Graduate and Professional Students Generally
EXAMPLES OF ARTICLE TOPICS:
[list type=”circle_list”]- First Amendment Issues on Campus
- Unionization & Employment Issues
- Intellectual Property Rights in Research
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Issues
- Education Law Issues
- Class Action Law Suits Against Law Schools for Fraud
- Campus Torts & School Liability