UC Law Journal is currently closed for submissions for Volume 76 (2024–2025)
UC Law Journal gladly considers unsolicited manuscripts by members of the legal community. However, we only publish student Notes from within our own membership.
The Journal reviews submissions one to two times a year: in the late winter or early spring (tentatively scheduled for mid-February), and occasionally in the late summer (tentatively scheduled for August 1). We review submissions through Scholastica. In addition to articles, the Journal welcomes submissions of essays, speeches, responses, and other forms of scholarly publication.
The UC Law Journal currently only publishes manuscripts in English.
Please note the Journal will no longer be giving automatic reprints. However, we will work with you to order them through our publisher.
Scholastica Submission Requirements
The UC Law Journal is currently closed for submissions through Scholastica for Volume 76 (2024–2025). However, below we outline our general requirements.
Scholastica Submission Requirements
- Submissions should be double-spaced and typewritten with citations in either footnote or endnote style. We prefer articles that are under 30,000 words, including text and footnotes — approximately 60 law review pages.
- Citations should conform to The Bluebook (21st edition 2020).
- All submissions should be accompanied by a CV and a brief abstract. All necessary contact information should also be included.
Scholastica Submission: Click the link below to submit through Scholastica.
Review Process
The Journal carefully reviews the manuscripts it selects. This process begins by hand selection from our articles department who then work with our faculty advisers to evaluate the quality and interest before making an offer. Offers for publication are made over email with a window given for acceptance.
Expedited Review
In the event an author is presented with a deadline from another publication, we will make every effort to expedite review of their work. Unfortunately, we will only be able to expedite review during the school year (mid-August through mid-May). We understand the complexities this situation raises; however, we hope you understand the process takes time and we are not able to omit stages in our review process.
To request an expedited review, please submit a request through Scholastica.
Contact
Please contact our Volume 76 Executive Articles Editors, Andrea Olofson Chen and Hannah Lauchner, at articles@hastingslawjournal.org with any questions or comments regarding articles submissions.