Law Review

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Northern Kentucky Law Review.

The Northern Kentucky Law Review publishes three issues per year. We gladly accept unsolicited manuscripts for publication. 

• Submissions may be made in either electronic or hard copy format.  Electronic submissions may be sent by email to nkylawreview@nku.edu and should be in Microsoft Word or Word Perfect (2 megabyte size limit).

Please send hard copy submissions to:
Lead Articles Editor
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Nunn Hall, Room 402
Highland Heights, KY 41099

• All submissions should include a cover letter containing the author's email address, physical address, and daytime phone number, as well as, the article title, names of co-authors, and submission word count.
  
• Citation Format: Please use footnotes rather than end notes. Footnotes should conform to the 21st edition of The Bluebook.
  
• The Northern Kentucky Law Review reads all manuscripts that it receives. After review by the Lead Articles Editor, manuscripts are typically reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief. Publication decisions are usually made within 2-4 weeks after receipt of the submission. If a confirmation has not been received within 72 hours, please resubmit.
  
• Expedited Review: If your article has been formally accepted by another journal, we will make every effort to comply with your request for expedited review. If you would like to request an expedited review of your submission and have already submitted a manuscript, please make the request through email at nkylawreview@nku.edu with the author's name, the manuscript title, date by which you need an answer, your phone number, and email address.
  
• For any questions regarding submissions, please email nkylawreview@nku.edu.
• Staff Advisor for the Law Review: Jeannine Abukhater Lambert, Executive Director of Centers and Programming, abukhaterj1@nku.edu, 859.572.6403
• Faculty Advisor for the Law Review: Jeffrey Standen, Professor of Law, standenj1@nku.edu, 859.572.6404

Permission to reprint a Northern Kentucky Law Review article is granted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Proper notice of the Northern Kentucky Law Review's copyright is included;
2. The author(s) and source are identified;
3. Permission of the author(s) is secured; and
4. The Northern Kentucky Law Review is notified of the use.

Permission requests to republish any part of a Northern Kentucky Law Review article should be sent to:

Attention: Executive Editor
Re: Reprint Permission
Northern Kentucky Law Review
Chase College of Law
Nunn Hall, Room 402
Highland Heights, KY 41099

Copyright permission may also be obtained via email at nkylawreview@nku.edu or via phone at: 859.572.5444.

Each year the Northern Kentucky Law Review hosts one symposium to discuss emerging legal issues and advance legal scholarship. Practitioners, professors, judges, and legal scholars are invited to participate in each symposium. The Northern Kentucky Law Review also publishes one issue dedicated to exploring the symposia topic in more depth.

2025-26 Symposium

• April 3, 2026 - 250 Year Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence

2024-25 Symposium

• March 20, 2025 - Obergefell v. Hodges : Ten Years Later

2023-24 Symposium

• March 22, 2024 - Restorative Justice: Examining Community, Criminal and Environmental Themes

2022-23 Symposium

• March 24, 2023 - Modern Policing
  

2021-22 Symposium

• March 25, 2022 - Artificial Intelligence and the Law
  

2020-21 Symposium

• March 26, 2021 - The Future of Drug Policy: Is Decriminalization a Solution for Addiction and Policing?
  

2018-19 Symposium

• April 12, 2019 - Common Cause: Synthesizing the Work of Human Rights and Civil Rights Scholars and Practitioners

2017-18 Symposium

• March 2, 2018 - Symposium on Racial Profiling

2016-17 Symposia

• October 21, 2016 - Cybersecurity Symposium
• March 3, 2017 - Controversies & Issues in Internet Law
  

2015-16 Symposia

• October 9, 2015 - Cybersecurity Symposium
• February 26, 2016 - Miranda at 50
  

2014-15 Symposia

• March 20, 2015 - The New Era in Gaming Law
• February 27, 2015 - Law + Informatics Symposium on Digital Evidence

2013-14 Symposia

• February 27 & 28, 2014 - Law + Informatics Symposium on Cyber Defense Strategies and Responsibilities for Industry
• October 11, 2013 - Juvenile Justice: Law, Policy and Opportunities for Reform

2012-13 Symposia

• February 15, 2013 - Law + Informatics Symposium - Labor and Employment Issues
• October 20, 2012 - Ethics 20/20 and the Transactional Lawyer

2011-12 Symposia

• March 1 & 2, 2012 - Law + Informatics Symposium