The Harvard Journal of Law & Gender welcomes unsolicited manuscripts and comments on issues relating to gender and the law and feminist jurisprudence. Our Selection Committee considers submissions on a rolling basis throughout the academic year and during the summer, beginning in early February. Expedited review may be granted at the discretion of the Journal.
JLG encourages scholarship from those throughout the legal and non-legal communities. We accept article submissions from professors, practitioners, and other professionals, as well as note submissions from students. All pieces are anonymized during the screening process. Submissions are reviewed for relation to the Journal’s mission, novelty, intersectionality, clarity, practicality, writing style, and citational support.
Professionals (including those pursuing an S.J.D.) must submit their manuscripts through Scholastica. These pieces should be ~15,000-30,000 words, including footnotes; double-spaced; anonymized (including in the document file name); and follow the most recent edition of the Bluebook. Articles falling outside this length range may be considered, but their length will weigh against them in the selection process. Additionally, if selected, authors will be expected to independently add to or cut content from their Articles to comply with this length requirement. Use of AI to generate text is prohibited. Other AI use must be disclosed.
Students should submit their manuscripts to the specific Student Note submission form here. More details about Student Note requirements can be found at that link.