{"id":12,"date":"2009-09-28T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hrj\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-18T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:02:09","slug":"submissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hrj\/submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Submit via <a href=\"https:\/\/harvard-hrj.scholasticahq.com\/for-authors\">Scholastica<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidelines for Article submissions and student submissions to the Print Journal are described separately below. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidelines for submissions to the Online Journal are located <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hrj\/about\/online-submissions\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Submissions.HHRJ@mail.law.harvard.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions.HHRJ@mail.law.harvard.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with any concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <i>Harvard Human Rights Journal<\/i> publishes an annual print issue containing original scholarly works analyzing contemporary international or domestic human rights issues through the lens of international human rights law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Subject Matter<\/em>: Articles should address contemporary human rights issues from a legal perspective.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eligibility<\/em>: Authors should be scholars or legal practitioners. Law students are not eligible until immediately after graduation (including LLMs), though lawyers pursuing advanced credentials are (i.e., SJDs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Length Limitations:<\/em>\u00a0We strongly prefer Article submissions that are between 15,000 and 25,000 words in total length, including text, footnotes, and appendices.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Language:<\/em>\u00a0Although we recognize that human rights is an international field, we only publish pieces in English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Citation Format:<\/em>\u00a0All assertions should be cited. We strongly prefer submissions that use footnotes rather than endnotes and that comply with\u00a0<em>The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation<\/em>\u00a0(21st ed. 2020).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions:&nbsp;<\/strong>We ask for all Articles to be submitted in Microsoft Word format through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/harvard-hrj.scholasticahq.com\/for-authors\">Scholastica<\/a>, along with a CV or resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Review Process:&nbsp;<\/strong>Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to accommodate requests to confirm receipt or respond to inquiries about the status of a submission. We kindly ask that authors&nbsp;<strong>not<\/strong>&nbsp;send emails inquiring into the status of their submissions. If a submission is selected for publication, we will contact the author directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>STUDENT SUBMISSIONS:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard Human Rights Journal <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">publishes three types of student writing in the annual print issue: Notes, Comments, and Book Reviews.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Submission Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject Matter and Length<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: All submissions should address contemporary human rights issues from a legal perspective. Word counts include footnotes and appendices.<\/span>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Notes:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Similar to Articles in content and style. 10,000-15,000 words.<br><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comments:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should comment on recent court cases, events, or legislative developments and their wider implications for human rights. 2,500-5,000 words.<br><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Book Reviews:<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Should discuss a recently released book. 1,000-2,500 words.<br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eligibility<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Current law students (e.g., JDs, LLMs, SJDs) and recent graduates (must have graduated within the past two years as of the submission date) are eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Although we recognize that human rights is an international field, we only publish pieces in English.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citation Format:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> All assertions should be cited. We strongly prefer submissions that use footnotes rather than endnotes and that comply with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (21st ed. 2020).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Instructions:&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ask that all student submissions be submitted via email and in Microsoft Word format. Student submissions should be emailed as attachments to submissions.hhrj@mail.law.harvard.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with &#8220;Student Submission \u2013 [Law School Name] \u2013 [Last Name]&#8221; in the subject line<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with a CV or resume<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Review Process:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to accommodate requests to confirm receipt or respond to inquiries about the status of a submission. We kindly ask that authors <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> send emails inquiring into the status of their submissions. If a submission is selected for publication, we will contact the author directly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submit via Scholastica. Guidelines for Article submissions and student submissions to the Print Journal are described separately below. Guidelines for submissions to the Online Journal are located here. Please email Submissions.HHRJ@mail.law.harvard.edu with any concerns. 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