The Journal of Legal Studies in Business (ISSN: 1078-3873) is a double blind, peer reviewed journal that has been published annually both in hard copy and electronic form since 1994. The journal is published by Cengage Learning, and is affiliated with the Academy of Legal Studies in Business via its Southeast Regional partner, the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business. The Journal of Legal Studies in Business is a highly selective journal with an 18% acceptance rate in our most recent period, and a three year average acceptance rate of 25%. The journal is available in hard copy by subscription, and is carried by over 700 libraries and institutions across the United States. The journal is also indexed in the Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities and the Index to Legal Periodicals and Books, and is available in full text electronic version via the ABI/Inform and Ebsco Host databases and in delayed release on this page. The journal is also listed in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) List of high quality publications. The JLSB soon will be transitioning to a Digital Commons platform, to ensure all articles are full-text indexed and searchable in major databases and search engines such as Google Scholar. The Journal of Legal Studies in Business features a variety of subject matter relating to business law, commercial law, international commerce, ethics, and social responsibility. We also publish a “pedagogical supplement” featuring substantive articles on the scholarship of teaching and learning relating to law and ethics instruction in higher education. Active Call For Submissions – Volume 24 Publication in Spring/Summer 2024 The Journal of Legal Studies in Business (JLSB) is the official publication of the Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) as a regional section of the affiliated international Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). See LINK. As of Fall 2023, JLSB is now actively accepting papers to be considered for inclusion in its upcoming volume 24, slated to be published in Spring/Summer of 2024.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! FOR UPCOMING VOLUME 24 – Spring/Summer 2024 The Journal of Legal Studies in Business does not accept previously published manuscripts or those that will be published elsewhere. Manuscripts may be sent simultaneously to other journals on the condition that the author(s) undertake to inform the appropriate editor immediately if the work is to be published elsewhere. All manuscripts should be sent in Microsoft Word format. Please make sure your submission includes the following: All copy, including footnotes and indented portions of both text and footnotes, must be at least double-spaced with one inch margins in Microsoft Word format. Because the Journal uses blind reviewing, the manuscript must not identify the author in the body of the paper. Therefore, the manuscript should include a separate title page containing the following information: the title of the piece; author’s or authors’ name(s); institutional affiliation(s); email address(es); mailing address(es); phone number(s); and a short abstract of 150 words or less. All footnotes should be in compliance with the style and typeface rules stated in the latest edition of A Uniform System of Citation (the “Bluebook”) and include pinpoint page citations as appropriate. The author is responsible for full compliance with this system of citation before relevant publication deadlines, and for the accuracy and relevance of their own footnotes and citations. Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication will be responsible for providing a final electronic version formatted according to Journal guidelines. The JLSB also sponsors a “Best Paper” award at the annual Southeastern Academy of Legal Studies in Business (SEALSB) Conference, which is generally held in early or mid-November of each year, with the submissions for the “Best Paper” award typically due one month before the conference. If submitting for the SEALSB Best Paper Award at the annual conference, the subject line in your email should read: “SEALSB Best Paper Award.” If submitting otherwise than for the SEALSB best paper award, the subject line in your email should read: “JLSB manuscript submission.” Manuscript Guidelines Each submission must include a separate and removable cover page that includes the following: the title of the manuscript; the author’s or authors’ name(s), institutional affiliation(s), address(es), email address(es), and phone number(s); and a short abstract of the article of 200 words or less. Information that identifies the authors or their institutions must be omitted from all subsequent pages. All copy, including footnotes and indented portions of both text and footnotes, must be at least double-spaced with wide margins using Microsoft Word. Because the Journal uses blind reviewing, the manuscript must not identify the author. However, the manuscript’s first page should include the title of the piece. All footnotes should be in compliance with the style and typeface rules stated in the latest edition of A Uniform System of Citation (the “Bluebook”). The author is primarily responsible for compliance with this system of citation and for the accuracy and completeness of the notes, including pinpoint page citations where required. Authors of manuscripts accepted for publication will be responsible for providing a final electronic version formatted according to Journal guidelines within the deadlines required to meet our annual publication schedule. Tables and Figures Tables, figures and/or charts will be placed at the end of the manuscript as Appendices. They should contain an explanatory heading and, if appropriate, should show the source at the bottom. Authors must provide a final electronic version of Appendices formatted according to Journal guidelines. Action Consideration of manuscripts is normally complete within eight to twelve weeks of their receipt. Accepted manuscripts will normally be published within six to twelve months of their acceptance. Indexing The Journal of Legal Studies in Business is indexed in Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities (in Management and Marketing directories), in the Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and via the ProQuest and Ebsco Host ABI/INFORM journal databases. Open Access and Copyright Notice The JLSB is committed to real and immediate open access for academic work. All of the JLSB’s articles are free to access immediately from the date of publication. There are no author charges (commonly known as APCs) prior to publication, and no charge for any reader to download articles and reviews for their own scholarly use. A Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0) license applies to all contents published in JLSB. While articles published on JLSB can be copied by anyone for noncommercial purposes if proper credit is given, all materials are published under an open-access license with authors retaining full and permanent ownership of their work. JLSB retains a perpetual, non-exclusive right to publish the work and to include it in other aggregations and indexes to achieve broader impact and visibility. Authors are responsible for and required to ascertain that they are in possession of image rights for any and all photographs, illustrations, and figures included in their work or to obtain publication or reproduction rights from the rights holders. 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