If you are interested in sponsoring the Tax Development Journal and/or submitting an article, please contact us for more information at taxdevelopmentjournal@csun.edu or at (818) 677-3600. When submitting an article, please keep in mind the following guidelines.

General Information

Cal State Northridge’s Tax Development Journal (TDJ) seeks to publish innovative, original scholarship that makes a significant contribution to various areas of taxation. The primary purpose of the Journal is to provide in-depth articles on contemporary tax issues with a primary focus on aiding practitioners in the complex and dynamic field of taxation.  The TDJ welcomes articles from professors, practitioners, and students of private or public law, as well as other related disciplines. The TDJ also invites recent development and book review submissions from Cal State Northridge MST students.

Timing

We accept submissions on a continuous basis.

Requirements

The Tax Development Journal is now accepting two types of submissions:

• Articles: Articles are academic writings which discuss and analyze an original tax issue or problem. The journal considers Article submissions of all lengths, but gives preference to Article submissions of fewer than 20,000 words.
• Perspectives: Perspectives are writings that are centered around an analysis or critique of a recent case, piece of tax legislation, tax journal article, or tax-related book. Perspectives are significantly shorter than Articles.

All manuscripts should be submitted in English with both text and footnotes typed and double-spaced. Footnotes must conform with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.), and authors should be prepared to supply any cited sources upon request. All manuscripts submitted become the property of the TDJ and will not be returned to the author.

In addition to the manuscript, authors must include an abstract of not more than 250 words, as well as a cover letter and resume or CV. If you do not have a current resume or CV, you can send a short statement about yourself. Authors also must ensure that their submissions include a direct e-mail address and phone number at which they can be reached throughout the review period.

All writers must complete and fill out Tax Journal Publication Agreement, which will be provided upon submission and acceptance of an article.

Submitting Manuscripts

The TDJ strongly prefers electronic submissions via email at taxdevelopmentjournal@csun.edu.

If you choose to email your article, please include the “Manuscript Submission: TITLE OF ARTICLE” in the subject heading. All electronic documents must be in Microsoft Word (preferred) or WordPerfect format.

Submit Articles Online

Please email to taxdevelopmentjournal@csun.edu

Submit Articles via Regular Mail

If you are unable to submit electronically, we will accept mailed manuscripts that include an electronic copy on disk or CD.

Please send any hard-copy submissions to:

The Tax Development Journal
The Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8372

Phone: (818) 677-3600 

Fax: (818) 677-4892

Email: taxdevelopmentjournal@csun.edu

Citation Format

Footnotes must conform with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (18th ed.), and authors should be prepared to supply any cited sources upon request. All articles submitted become the property of the TDJ.

Authors also must ensure that their submissions include a direct e-mail address and phone number at which they can be reached throughout the review period.

Article Format

Articles are academic writings which discuss and analyze an original tax issue or problem. The journal considers Article submissions of all lengths, but gives preference to Article submissions of fewer than 20,000 words.

Article Acceptance

The TDJ Online reserves the right to deny publication to any submissions. Once articles are submitted electronically, a team of TDJ editors will review the work and offer prompt acceptance or denial. Typically, this review lasts only a few days, ensuring authors receive timely notice of publication or letter of regret. Then, if the article is accepted, it will undergo a more detailed review by members of our technical review panel.

Editorial Process

Given the TDJ’s  goal to offer works responsive to current events or recent developments in taxation, the editorial staff makes every effort to complete the editorial process within two months of an article's acceptance. Authors must be available to be involved fully in this process, and must respond promptly to TDJ editors when requested.