Our Review Process
Submissions are received on a rolling basis and will be reviewed by the 1-2 editors assigned to that respective category. Editors review submissions looking for craft, creativity, structure, and relation to the semesterly theme. Shortlisted submissions will additionally be reviewed by the Editor(s)-in-Chief and Managing Editor ahead of final decisions.
Editors are blind to the identity of the contributors to help safeguard against unconscious subjectivity and bias. We ask all contributors to remove their name and/or any other identifying information from the file to preserve our blind review process.
The MJLC incorporates a linguistic justice framework in our review process to approach each piece through a more comprehensive and mindful lens. We acknowledge the variety of factors that may influence a contributor’s style, convention, and any other effective subversions of the norm.
Learn more here about linguistic justice.
Acceptance and rejection emails will be sent out using the email address contributors list in the submitted form. Correspondence regarding the status of your submission will occur 2-3 weeks after the submission period has closed.
Editors will offer editing suggestions and collaborate with the contributors to finalize the piece for publication. The contributor will retain the agency to accept or reject suggestions presented by the editing team.* Our EIC(s) and/or Managing Editor retain the right to potentially provide additional suggestions.
*The MJLC reserves the right to rescind acceptances at any time in the case of inappropriate conduct, readability issues that may arise, etc.
Contributors will be emailed a copy of the full proof of the edition ahead of printing. Any final corrections must be communicated by the given deadline to be considered.
Contributors will be contacted once the magazine is published and available on Issuu. They may request a physical copy of the edition at our release party or through email.
As an organization, the MJLC has a zero tolerance policy for any and all forms of discrimination and bigotry. We reserve the right to deny works that may perpetuate and/or glorify harm in any way.
Resources for Citations:
MLA (9th Edition) Format and Style Guide
APA (7th Edition) Format and Style Guide
Chicago Manual (18th Edition) Format and Style Guide
Note: The MJLC’s default format and style is MLA. Any pieces that do not have a clear citation style will be edited as such.