Submission Guidelines

JINEL welcomes submissions of articles and comments by students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of Islamic and Near Eastern law. To submit a manuscript, use the Submit Paper button in the sidebar, or send it as an email attachment to: jinel@lawnet.ucla.edu. Alternatively, you may mail a hard copy to the address below:

Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law
UCLA School of Law
Box 951476
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

For UPS or FedEx Packages:

Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law
UCLA School of Law
385 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

Manuscripts should be double-spaced, with wide margins, and include the author's name, address, telephone number, and professional background. JINEL follows a modified version of the transliteration systems as established by the Library of Congress and the International Journal of Middle East Studies. However, manuscripts should not contain any diacritical marks except for ayn and hamza. Citations must conform to THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATIONS (17th ed. 2000).