The Illinois Bar Journal publishes articles for Illinois lawyers about Illinois law. We prefer articles that get quickly to the point, appeal to the practicing lawyer, and apply to a broad spectrum of ISBA members. The editorial policy of the Illinois Bar Journal is supervised by the Illinois Bar Journal Editorial Board and implemented by the managing editor.
Authors receive no pay for manuscripts.
Members of ISBA section councils or committees receive special consideration when contributing to the Journal. Statements or expressions of opinions in the magazine are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Association, the editorial board or the managing editor. The editorial board will not consider any article that has been simultaneously submitted to or published by another publication, including an ISBA publication. In addition, authors must agree not to submit to other publications articles on the same or a substantially similar topic as the manuscript they submitted to the Journal unless they first obtain our permission. In addition, the editorial board expects authors whose articles have been approved for publication to follow developments in the law and add footnotes or revise their manuscripts when appropriate.