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Printing for law review editors. Your volume, on paper.

You took over the masthead, the submissions and a printer you did not pick. We are the law review printer for law schools that makes the print part the easy part. Since 1865, from Indianapolis.

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Who does what

Your board edits. We print.

Law review production services can mean a lot of things, so here is the plain split. The editorial work stays with you. The print work is ours.

  • Your boardArticle selection, editing, cite-checking, proofreading, layout and the final sign-off on every page.
  • WesternChecking your files for print problems, sending proofs, then printing, binding and shipping the issue you approved.

We do not edit or proofread articles. What you approve in the proofs is what we print.

Plan each issue backward from the date it needs to arrive. Leave time for your own final read, our file check and your review of the proofs. Give us that date when you ask for an estimate and we will plan the press schedule with you.

Your year with us

One board, one volume

  1. New board

    Call us when the masthead turns over. We go through how the last board worked with us and what is already on file.

  2. Each issue

    Send specs for an estimate, then print-ready files. You get proofs to review and approve.

  3. Symposium

    Tell us early if a symposium issue will run longer or need a different cover. We quote it on its own.

  4. End of volume

    Ask about hardcover bound volumes for the library or the board, printed to match the issues.

  5. Hand off

    Leave the next board your printer notes so they start where you left off.

Leave this for your successor

Printer hand-off notes

Most printing trouble for law students comes from a hand-off that lived in one editor's inbox. Before you graduate, put these in the board's shared drive:

  • ContactWestern Publishing, (317) 636-4122, quotes@westernpub.com.
  • SpecsTrim size, paper, cover style and binding for regular issues and the symposium issue.
  • QuantitiesHow many copies each issue, and who gets them.
  • Shipping listWhere finished copies go: the law school, the library, subscribers or a mail house.
  • Last estimateA copy of the most recent estimate, so the next board can compare.

Questions

Editors ask us

We are a new board. Can we keep last year's specs?
Yes. Send us a recent issue or last year's estimate and we will quote the same trim size, paper and binding so the volume stays consistent.
Do you proofread or cite-check?
No. Your editors own the text and the citations. We check files for print problems only, and we print what your board approves in the proofs.
What if we find an error in the proofs?
Fix it in your file and send us a corrected PDF. We will send new proofs for your board to approve.
Can we switch to Western in the middle of a volume?
Yes. Send a recent issue and your current printer's estimate. We will match the specs so the new issues sit beside the old ones on the shelf.
Who do we talk to?
Call (317) 636-4122 or email quotes@westernpub.com, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Eastern.

Taking over the masthead?

Tell us the journal and your next issue. See how law review printing works with us, or call (317) 636-4122.

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