Information Regarding Submission Timing
The list and ranking of the Law Reviews is based on U.S. News and World Report rankings (2006). Timing information is based on phone and e-mail interviews of law review staff members. Because this type of information is subject to change without notice, we welcome corrections, additional information or comments from users of this resource. Please contact the MSU Law Library Reference Desk at 517-432-6870 or e-mail reference@law.msu.edu.
Name, address, phone |
Editorial board selected |
Submission periods |
Submission Format | Issues |
Length Limit Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yale Law Journal (1)
127 Wall St. |
Late February |
March- April August-September |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
8 1st issue: October |
Yes |
|
Gannett House |
February |
Review mid-August- mid – May |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
8 1st issue: November |
Yes |
|
Crown Quadrangle |
Early February |
Review begins February & September Mid-March or call 650-725-0183 |
Paper/ Electronic |
6 1st issue: October |
Yes |
|
435
W. 116th St. |
Late February |
Review begins early September March, September Expedited review: eae@columbialawreview.org |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
8 1st issue: October |
Yes |
NYU Law Review (5) 110
W. 3rd St. |
End of February |
Review begins summer August, September and March Expedited review: lawreview@nyu.edu [subject: request for expedited review] |
Paper or ExpressO (preferred) |
6 1st issue: April |
Yes |
The University of Chicago Law Review (6)
1111 E. 60th St. |
Early April |
Continuous review or 773-834-0961 |
Paper |
4 1st issue: winter |
Not stated |
University of Pennsylvania Law Review (7)
3400 Chestnut St. |
Mid- to-End of February |
February- April Expedited review: expedite@pennlawreview.com |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
6 1st issue: November |
Yes |
|
Hutchins Hall |
End of February |
Review begins late August/ early September No favored period for submission Expedited review: mlr.articles@umich.edu or 734-647-4074 |
Paper |
8 1st issue: October |
Yes |
|
580 Massie Road |
End of August |
Late February to mid-April; mid-August to mid-October Expedited review: lawrev@virginia.edu or 434-924-3079 |
Paper/ Electronic |
8 1st issue: March |
Yes |
Northwestern University Law Review (10)
357 East Chicago Ave. |
February |
Review begins mid-August Mid-August- Early September |
Paper or ExpressO (preferred) |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Yes |
Cornell Law Review (11) Myron Taylor Hall |
April |
Expedited review: |
Paper/ Electronic; Electronic preferred |
6 1st issue: November |
Yes |
Duke Law Journal (11) Box 90371 |
Mid-February |
Review begins March 1st Early March, early August Expedited review: dlj@law.duke.edu |
Paper |
6 1st issue: October |
Yes |
|
592 Simon Hall |
February-March |
Review begins April No favored period for submission. No summer submission. Expedited review [no information] |
Paper |
6 1st issue: January |
Yes |
|
600 New Jersey Ave. NW |
Early February |
Early September Expedited review: glj@law.georgetown.edu [expedited review in subject line] |
Paper/ Electronic; Electronic preferred |
6 1st issue: November |
Yes |
Texas Law Review (15) 727 E. Dean Keeton |
March |
Review begins late August No favored period for submission Expedited review: Link from submissions page |
Paper |
7 1st issue: November |
Yes |
UCLA Law Review (15)
405 Hilgard Ave. |
Early February |
Review begins early March March/April, summer 310-206-8630 |
Paper or ExpressO (preferred) |
6 1st issue: October |
Yes |
|
131 21st Ave. South |
Spring |
Review begins mid-August Fall Expedited review: Link from submissions page |
Paper |
7 1st issue: January |
Not stated |
Southern California Law Review (18)
University Park |
March/April |
Review on a rolling basis No favored period for submission Expedited review: (no information) |
Paper |
6 1st issue: November |
Not stated |
Minnesota Law Review (18) Walter F. Mondale Hall, Room 285 |
2nd Week in February |
Late March/early April, Summer Expedited review: mnlawrev@umn.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
6 1st issue: November |
Not stated |
Boston University Law Review (20)
765 Commonwealth Ave. |
Late February/ Early March |
Review begins early March, mid-July No favored period for submissions Expedited review: lawrev@bu.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
5 1st issue: February |
Not stated |
George Washington Law Review (20)
2008 G Street, NW |
End of February |
Review begins March No favored period for submissions Expedited review: gwlrexpedite@law.gwu.edu |
Must submit hard copy |
6 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
Iowa Law Review (22) 190 Boyd Law Building |
Late March |
Review begins mid-August No favored period for submission Expedited review: No Information |
Paper/ Electronic |
5 1st issue: October |
Not stated |
Washington and Lee University (22) Sydney Lewis Hall, Room 408 |
No information |
Summer submission program: expedited review for articles submitted during months of May, June and July |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Winter |
Not stated |
|
Room B-1 |
Mid-February |
Review begins mid-March No favored period for submission |
Paper/ Electronic |
5 1st issue: October |
Not stated |
Washington University Law Quarterly (24) Campus
Box 1120 |
Early March |
Review begins March, early August March, August Expedited review: review@wulaw.wustl.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Spring |
Not stated |
University of Illinois Law Review (26) 244 Law Bldg. |
Mid-February |
Review begins late February Mid-to-Late February Mid-to-Late August Expedited review: 217-333-3156 (no formal process; will try to accommodate while classes are in session) |
Paper |
5 |
Not stated |
Boston College Law Review (27)
885 Centre St. |
Mid-March |
Review begins August 1st Early August Expedited review: bclr@bc.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
5 1st issue: December |
Not stated |
William & Mary Law Review (27)
P.O. Box 8795 |
Late February |
Beginning of March Expedited review: wmlrev@wm.edu |
Paper |
6 1st issue: October |
Not stated |
Fordham Law Review (27) 140
W. 62nd St. |
Early March |
Review begins April June-August |
Electronic |
6 1st issue: October |
Not stated |
North Carolina Law Review (27) CB #3380, Van Hecke-Wallach Hall |
Late February |
Expedited review: nclrev@unc.edu |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
6 1st issue: December |
Yes |
|
William H. Gates Hall |
May |
Review on a rolling basis No favored period for submission Expedited review: 206-685-3856 |
Paper |
4 1st issue: February |
Not stated |
Emory Law Journal (32) Gambrell Hall |
Early March |
Review begins mid -March Late March- early April Expedited review: articles@law.emory.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: winter |
Not stated |
|
400 Mark Hall Drive |
Early March |
Review begins August No favored period for submission Expedited review: swjones@ucdavis.edu |
Paper |
4 1st issue: November |
Not stated |
Wisconsin Law Review (32) 973 Bascom Mall |
Between March 10th & April 10th |
Review begins April September, October Expedited review: lawreview.submissions@law.wisc.edu |
Paper |
6 |
Yes |
Brigham Young University Law Review (35) J. Reuben Clark Law School |
Mid-February |
Review begins mid-February Beginning of March, beginning of September Expedited review: |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Winter |
Not stated |
Georgia Law Review (36) University of Georgia School of Law |
February |
Review begins March March Expedited review: Submissions page |
Paper |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
Indiana Law Journal (36)
211 S. Indiana Ave. |
Mid-February |
Review begins late February March |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Winter |
Not stated |
Wake Forest University Law Review (36)
P.O. Box 7206 Reynolda Station |
Late February |
Review begins April Late August/early September Expedited review: No information |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Spring |
Not stated |
|
55
W. 12th Ave. |
February |
Review begins March No favored period for submission Expedited review: 614-292-6829 |
Paper |
6 |
Not stated |
Hastings Law Journal (39) 200 McAllister St. |
Early March |
Review begins early August March-April, August- mid-October Expedited review: hlj@hastingslawjournal.org |
Paper/ Electronic |
6 1st issue: November |
Not stated |
|
3301 North Fairfax Drive |
Early March |
Review begins April, August, September March- April, August- September Expedited review: art-exp@gmu.edu |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
5 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
Tulane Law Review (41)
6329 Freret St. |
Late February- Early March |
Review begins mid -March March |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
6 1st issue: November |
Yes |
University of Alabama Law Review – Tuscaloosa (41)
Box 870382 |
Late February- Early March |
Review begins: March, August No favored period for submission Expedited review: acquisitions@law.ua.edu |
Paper |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
Arizona Law Review (41) James E. Rogers College of Law |
Late February /Early March |
Review begins mid -August Late February, early August Expedited review: lrsae@law.arizona.edu or 520-621-1764 |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Spring |
Not stated |
Florida Law Review (41) 115
Holland Hall |
Two weeks before the end of each semester |
Throughout the year on a rolling basis Expedited review: review6@law.ufl.edu or 352-392-2148 |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
5 1st issue: January |
Yes |
Maryland Law Review (41)
500 West Baltimore St., Ste. 406 |
February-March |
February-March Expedited review: mdlr@law.umaryland.edu or 410-706-7614 |
Paper or ExpressO (preferred) |
4 |
Yes |
American University (Washington College of Law) (41)
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW |
No information |
Expedited review: lawrev-sr-articles-editor@wcl.american.edu or 202-274-4436 |
Paper/ Electronic |
6 1st issue: October |
Not stated |
University of Colorado Law Review – Boulder (48) 290 Fleming Law Building 401 UCB |
No information |
Expedited review: cololrev@colorado.edu |
Paper |
4 |
Not stated |
Case Western Reserve Law Review (49) 11075 E. Blvd. |
Late February |
Review begins early February March Expedited review: lawreview@case.edu |
Paper/ Electronic |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
University of Connecticut (49)
65 Elizabeth St. |
February |
Review begins February February Expedited review: (no information) |
Paper |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |
University of Utah - S.J. Quinney) (49) 332 S. 1400 East |
No information |
Review begins in March Expedited review: (no information) |
Paper/ Electronic Electronic preferred |
4 |
Not stated |
University of Pittsburgh Law Review (52)
3900 Forbes Ave. |
Mid-to-Late February |
Review begins late February, early May, late August, late November February, May Expedited review: lawreview@law.pitt.edu |
Paper |
4 1st issue: Fall |
Not stated |