Submission
Guidelines
Submissions:
Authors
should submit their manuscripts in electronic form to utlj@utpress.utoronto.ca.
Generally, preference will be given to articles that do not exceed
15,000 words in length. All contributions will be subject to a critical
review before acceptance. Unless the editor is advised to the contrary,
submission of an article to the journal will be taken as implying
that the article is not being concurrently submitted elsewhere.
A disk is required only after a manuscript is accepted for publication.
Writing
Style: In general, the journal follows the recommendations of
the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide, 6th edition).
Single quotations should be used, with double marks for quotations
within quotes. Canadian spellings are preferred in accordance with
the Oxford English Dictionary. For matters other than citations (e.g.,
grammar, punctuation, writing style), The Chicago Manual of Style
is used as a reference guide.
Standard
Form for References
Books:
S.M. Waddams, Introduction to the Study of Law, 4th ed. (Toronto,
ON: Carswell, 1942) at 350.
Journal
Articles: David M. Beatty, ‘The Canadian Conception of Equality’
(1996) 36 U.T.L.J. 349 at 350.
Cases:
R. v. Seaboyer, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577, 66 C.C.C. (3d) 321.
Masson
v. Kelly (1991), 85 D.L.R. (4th) 214 (Ont. C.A.).
Legislation:
Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2, s. 14.
Newspapers:
James Grey, ‘Yes to Quebec’ The [Toronto] Globe and
Mail (17 September 1991) B3.
Do
not italicize introductory signals (Ibid., supra, infra, see, see
especially, etc.) with the exception of e.g. and contra.
Manuscript
Preparation: Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced, with
wide margins. Authors should check references and quotations before
submitting a manuscript and are responsible for obtaining permission
to reprint extracts and reproduce illustrations. Copies of permission
forms should be supplied with the final manuscript. All necessary
credits and acknowledgements should be included in the figure legends.
The
preferred word processing software is Microsoft Word, although most
mainstream word-processing software may also be used. Use the tab
key for paragraph indents (not the spacebar); avoid extra spaces at
the ends of paragraphs, and use a hard return only when necessary
to indicate the end of a paragraph. The electronic file should be
prepared accurately, consistently, and simply, avoiding the use of
special fonts or elaborate formatting for aesthetics. Paragraphs should
be formatted the same way throughout. Digits for the numbers ‘1’
and ‘0’ and letters ‘I,’ ‘O,’ and ‘o’
should be used correctly and not interchangeably. Both text and footnotes
should be double-spaced. Use your word processor's Notes function
to create your footnotes.
Proofs:
Once the final version of the manuscript has been submitted, changes
in style and content may not be made. Only typographical errors may
be corrected beyond this point.
Contributors
of articles and review articles to the University of Toronto Law Journal
will receive 25 free offprints.
