Science and Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR)

Starting in the fall of 2006, North Carolina Central University School of Law’s Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review (BPLR) was created to serve as a unique and cutting-edge journal that sought to make substantial contributions to the development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical law.

Starting in the fall of 2017, North Carolina Central University School of Law’s Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review (BPLR) transitioned into the North Carolina Central University Science and Intellectual Property Law Review (SIPLR).

While SIPLR will focus on accepting and publishing a wide array of science-focused legal research writing, it will also publish work related to intellectual property (IP). IP is a fast-growing field within the law, and the NCCU School of Law has sought to become a forerunner in minority representation within the IP community. To achieve this goal, SIPLR will publish professional and student works that analyze the areas of copyrights, trademarks, patents and more.

The Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Law Review focuses on innovative and ground-breaking legal issues that many courts have yet to address.

Guidelines for Submissions

Article submissions may be made in their entirety or in abstract form, providing a brief summary of the article or intended article. Submissions should be made in Microsoft Word format. Please do not submit PDFs. Submissions should be presented in Bluebook format, with footnotes.

Submissions may also be made to our “Hot Topics in Biotechnology” section of the journal. This section has become a resource of short articles for practitioners and students in the following areas: Intellectual Property, Patent Law and Global Technology.  Esteemed practitioners in the aforementioned practice areas are encouraged to submit short articles on important recent developments in their respective fields of practice. We also have a “Book Review” section of the journal.

• Maya Allen, Editor-in-Chief
• Valery Cajuste, Managing Editor
• Kailyn Kennedy, Notes & Comments Editor
• Reggie Woods, Articles Editor
• “Kenny” Tanakorn Vachareeya, Symposium Editor
• Austin Sanders, Symposium Editor
• Mimi Afshar, Advisor