EMLF Author Guidelines
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Please contact us if you are interested in submitting your paper. Papers submitted to the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation must follow the standards set by the published Institute papers of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
All papers should conform to our Authors Chapter Guidelines. The Bluebook system of citation should be used.ย Please refer to the published chapters under โWhite Papersโ to view the finished product.ย If the citations do not conform to The Bluebook style, the paper will be sent back for corrections.
The Foundation warrants that the Annual Institute lectures and papers will be the original work of the authors, not previously published, and will not contain copyrighted material from other sources without the consent of the publisher and copyright owner of such material.ย A speaker release to this effect must be signed by each author and returned to the Foundation prior to publication.
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