Information for Authors

The maximum word limit is generally around 12,000 words (including notes/references), although the editors may on occasion accept longer papers. It is unlikely that papers under 6,000 words (including notes/references) will be suitable for this journal.

One of the roles of the editors is to make revisions during the production process/proof stage. The editors reserve the right to make any final revisions regarding grammar and typographical errors that are considered necessary during the proofing stage.

By submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to notify OUP immediately if your details change. If your article is accepted for publication OUP will contact you using the email address you have used in the registration process. Please note that OUP does not retain copies of rejected articles.

Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at OUP authors will be invited to complete an online licence to publish form.

To contact the MedLaw editorial office with any general submission enquiries, please email: medlaw.editorialoffice@oup.com

Books for review should be addressed to:
Dr Sara Fovargue
C98 Bowland North-East,
Law School,
Lancaster University,
Lancaster, LA1 4YN
s.fovargue@lancaster.ac.uk

Manuscript and style
All articles and book reviews should be typed and double spaced on one side of A4 paper. One printed copy should be supplied together with a computer disc or CD ROM including the manuscript; or sent by email. All references should appear as footnotes not endnotes.

Headings
Should be as follows: 1. Centred. Type in capitals:

2. Centred. Type in capitals (precede by roman I, II, etc, if required):

3. Centred. Type with initial capitals for main words only and underline for italics (precede by A, B, etc, if required):

4. Flush left. Type with initial capitals for the first word and proper names only and underline for italics (precede by arabic numbering if required):

1. Subheading in Italics

Quotations
Of more than about 30 words (unless in footnotes) should be indented from the text without quotation marks. Single quotation marks should be used for quotations within quotations.

Punctuation
Such as full stops should be outside closing quotation marks. Full stops should also be outside closing parentheses unless the parenthesis is a complete sentence.

Abbreviations
Consisting of initials (such as BMA, D or H and CSM) should omit the full stops unless the reference is to a law report or journal or in a case citation (as in Med. L.R., L.Q.R. and H.A.). Otherwise abbreviations should retain the full stop (ed., L.J., J.).

Dates
Should be in the style 1 January 1993; 1993-94; 1990s.

Italics
Should be used (and indicated by underlining in the text) for case names, latin words except those in common legal usage, for example, prima facie; ultra vires or (obiter) dictum. Also the following abbreviations should be italicised: cf., e.g., ibid., i.e., loc.cit., op.cit., per, viz, supra, infra. Notice versus (v.) in case citations is in roman.

Proofs
Authors will receive a PDF proof of their article by email and it is essential that a current email address is supplied with the manuscript. Proofing instructions will accompany the PDF file but the proof should be checked immediately and returned to the editorial office.

Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the Review that authors assign copyright to Oxford University Press. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that the Review is acknowledged as the original place of publication, and Oxford University Press is notified in writing and in advance.
Information about the New Creative Commons licence can be found here.

Offprints
Authors will receive electronic access to their paper free of charge. Printed offprints may be purchased in multiples of 100. Rates are indicated on the order form which must be returned with the proofs. Orders for printed offprints received after the deadline will be subject to a 100% surcharge.

Medical Law Review authors have the option, at an additional charge, to make their paper freely available online immediately upon publication, under the Oxford Open initiative. After your manuscript is accepted, as part of the mandatory licence form required of all corresponding authors, you will be asked to indicate whether or not you wish to pay to have your paper made freely available immediately. If you do not select the Open Access option, your paper will be published with standard subscription-based access and you will not be charged.

You can pay Open Access charges using our Author Services site. This will enable you to pay online with a credit/debit card, or request an invoice by email or post.

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