Editor-in-Chief

• Leah Gaudino

Executive Editor

• Charlotte Kane

Chief Managing Editors

• Luke Clark

Note and Comment Editor

• Nazar Abbas

Business and Marketing Editor

• Madie White

Online Journal Editor

• Brady Doss

Article Editor

• Yanni Patitsas

Managing Editors

• Ryan Rhodes
• Nate Sposit
• Sam Steed
• Ephraim Khaimov
• Zoe Ting

Source Editor

• Tyler Jenkins

Staff Editors

• Jillian Alexander
• Rodrigo da Silva
• Lila Dean
• Stephen Demos
• Jibril Ghadban
• Lauren Gillespie
• Amanda Goldhardt
• Spencer Helms
• Will Henkel
• Aisley Lawler
• Owen Lewis
• Kailynn McDonald
• Alexander McMillan
• Sofia Stefano
• Abby Williams
• Joshua Wiseley
• Sarah Yow

Faculty Advisors

• Felix Chang
• Courtly Roser-Jones

Membership to the OSBLJ offers students an excellent opportunity to develop research, writing, and editing skills and to publish their own student scholarly works.

Each year OSBLJ invites qualified and motivated first and second year students to join the staff of OSBLJ through the Journal’s annual writing competition. The invitation to join OSBLJ is based on the quality of the student’s application materials, primarily the strength of the writing submission. To apply to OSBLJ, a student must attend the annual writing competition meeting held each Spring and submit the following application materials:

• Application to the OSBLJ
• Writing Submission (not to exceed 10 pages)
• Editing Assignment
• Statement of Interest
• Resume

Applicants should refer to the Official Rules for particular guidelines. The writing competition is governed by the Honor Code.

There are no particular GPA or grade requirements for membership to OSBLJ. However, all first-year students who receive a final grade of “A” in Contracts will automatically receive an offer of membership to OSBLJ, so long as they submit a grade release form and contact information.

Invitations to join OSBLJ will be sent directly to candidates during the month of July. Orientation for new members is held prior to the start of the law school year.

Any questions regarding the writing competition may be directed to OSBLJ.

The Ohio State Business Law Journal is available by subscription. Previously published issues are available; please email the journal  for more information regarding back issues.

Fees

• Individual (Domestic) Subscriptions: $40.00
• Individual (International) Subscribers: $60.00
• Individual (Student) Subscribers: $15.00

The Ohio State Business Law Journal (OSBLJ) publishes two issues each year. The Articles issue publishes articles, book reviews, and notes published on a wide variety of business issues, including entrepreneurial and corporate law issues. The Annual Symposium Edition includes articles and pieces from OSBLJ’s annual Symposium. Please comply with the citation formats in The Bluebook, Eighteenth Edition, and the Texas Law Review Manual on Usage & Style.

Please send the following information with your article submission:

• Cover letter with contact information (including name, address, school or firm affiliation, phone number and email address).
• Background information on article.

You may email submissions or send them via the postal mail. Email submissions should be sent to osblj@osu.edu. Submissions by mail should be sent to:

The Ohio State Business Law Journal
Attn: Article Submissions
The Ohio State University
Moritz College of Law
55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

The Editorial Board of the Journal will review all submissions and notify authors of their selections for publication. After an author’s submission has been selected for publication, the author will be notified of the timeline for accuracy checks and author deadlines.

Ownership & Copyright Information

1. The Author retains the Article’s copyright.
2. Authors grant OSBLJ the right and license to publish the Article and the right to reprint the Article either in part or in its entirety and to publish and sell or otherwise distribute individual offprints of the Article.
3. Authors grant to OSBLJ the nonexclusive right to authorize the publication, reproduction, and distribution of the Article in electronic media, computerized retrieval systems, qualified outlets, and similar forms.
4. Authors agree not to publish the Article in any other publication in the United States or Canada prior to its date of publication in OSBLJ.
5. The assignment of any rights to OSBLJ does not diminish the Author’s own rights to publish and distribute offprints of the Article, or to publish the Article elsewhere, subsequent to its publication in OSBLJ, provided that the Author agrees to conspicuously credit OSBLJ with first publication.

If you have any questions, please email the journal at osblj@osu.edu.