PUBLISHING SELECTED PAPERS - 2003 REFEREED PROCEEDINGS

 ** The 2003 Annual National Proceedings will be published electronically; hence the requirements for your paper on disk.

Papers presented at the Nashville meeting may be considered for publication in the Proceedings at the author's request. THERE IS A SUBMISSION FEE OF $50; IF YOUR PAPER IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION, THE ALSB WILL REFUND $25 TO YOU. (This is separate from and in addition to the conference registration fee. Please make your submission fee check payable to the ALSB.) The conference registration fee will include a copy of the Proceedings for each registrant.

 If you are presenting a paper and would like to have it considered for publication in the Proceedings, you must submit the ORIGINAL, NON-STAPLEDPHOTO-READY PAPER and TWO COPIES and a disk with paper in Microsoft word or wordperfect 6.0 (or higher) plus the $50 submission fee, to be received no later than June 1, 2003, to:

Ernest W. King
University of Southern Mississippi
Dept. of Finance and General Business P.O. Box 5076
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5076 (601)
266-5050
FAX 601-266-4639
E-mail:KingE@cba.usm.edu

The Proceedings for the Nashville meeting will be double-blind, peer reviewed. The criteria for judging papers include the following:

Relevance -the paper should relate to business law, the legal environment, or the teaching of same;

Scholarly contribution - the paper: - should advance or clarify the body of knowledge relating to the topic; or -make a useful contribution to the understanding of any part of the topic; or - make a useful contribution to the art of teaching that topic;

Original Research - the paper should involve "original research", defined as a paper that has neither been published previously anywhere (including but not limited to any ALSB National or Regional Proceedings) nor presented previously at any ALS13 national conference or any other national conference;

Writing quality - the paper should fulfill its purpose or objectives and should follow standard rules of grammar regarding clarity of expression, style, sentence construction, and coherence;

Readiness for publication - the paper should meet ALSB form requirements, including a maximum length of 30 single-spaced pages, and should comply with the Harvard Blue Book style sheet. (30 pages maximum)

For inclusion in the Proceedings, papers submitted must fulfill all the above criteria. All papers will be blind refereed, but authors will receive the reviewers' comments. Papers accepted for publication must comply with the general instructions and guidelines. Papers rejected for publication will not be reconsidered for publication in the Proceedings.

The following general instructions and guidelines are provided in the interest of uniformity and economy:

Original:  
Only an original, photo-ready paper will be included in the Proceedings.

Length:    
Papers must be no more than 30 pages in length, including footnotes, single-spaced. If an author desires to present a paper exceeding that length, it may be possible that he or she can abstract it in acceptable form between 10-30 pages "footnotes only; 30 pages max; abstract for more than 30 pages).

Wordprocessing:    
The paper must be typographically perfect and in the Editing: proper format. Authors are requested to be as meticulous as possible in preparation so that editing and minor correction of typos will not be necessary. Retyping by the editor is not possible. Read and reread your paper to eliminate typos. Then have someone else check it to catch those that you may have missed.

Typing Format:         
A11 papers must be wordprocessed and single-spaced. Times New Roman 10 point. or an element that gives a similar typeface.

Margins:         
Except for the title page, the margins from the top and bottom of the page must be exactly 3/-I inch; the right and left margins must be exactly 3/-l inch. Graphs, charts and illustrations must conform to these margin requirements.

Title Page:         
The right and left margins for the title page must be exactly 3/-1 inch. The title must be exactly 3/4 inch from the top of the page. Show the title in capital letters. .Author: (a) Properly center the N ord "by" two spaces below the title; (bo Place author's name properly centered two spaces below the word "by" followed by an asterisk; (c)footnote the authors title and school affiliation

Sample title page:

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN HAWAII'S EMPLOYMENT-AT-WILL DOCTRINE

by

Ernest W. King"

[The body of the paper begins here. 3 spaces below the author's name, on this, the title page.]

Associate Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg MS

 Spacing:         
Begin typing the body of the paper 3 spaces below the author's name. At the beginning of each paragraph, indent 5 spaces. Do not double-space between paragraphs or in the footnotes. The paper should he single-spaced. except for roles and headings. which should be double-spaced.

Page Numbering:         
Do not number the pages. These will be inserted when the manuscript is prepared for publication.

Paper Size:         
Type on good quality, white paper. S I/2 x 11 inches, on one side only. The paper must be clean and ready for duplication.

Footnotes:         
Footnotes are to be single-spaced at the end of the paper. Double-space and center the word "Footnotes" following the last line of the text. Double-space and start the footnotes. Do not begin footnotes on a new page!

Publication:         
Papers published, or to be published in regional Proceedings may not be repeated in the National Proceedings.  The author must make that choice. However, the paper may be submitted for publication to the American Business Law Journal or the Journal of Legal Studies Education.

Copies:         
Please submit the NON-STAPLED. ORIGINAL and TWO COPIES to the Proceedings Editor. On the TWO COPIES ONLY. do NOT identity the author or affiliation, as the copies will be sent to the reviewers. The original will be held by the editor. If corrections are required. it will be necessary that only the original be corrected. Paper presenters should brine 10 copies of their paper to the meeting for audience distribution. Submit also a disk with the paper on it as indicated above in the instructions.

THESE SPECIFIC. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE IMPORTANT. THEY MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ALL RESPECTS. PAPERS THAT DO NOT CONFORM CANNOT BE REVIEWED OR PUBLISHED. If you have any questions, please contact the Proceedings Editor at the address listed previously. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SERVE AS A PROCEEDINGS REVIEWER OR A DISCUSSANTOF A DISTINGUISHED PROCEEDINGS PAPER. PLEASE CONTACT PROFESSOR KING DIRECTLY AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE.