General Submissions Information
We are not currently accepting submissions. We anticipate that we will begin accepting submissions for Volume 21.1 of the Harvard Law & Policy Review (HLPR) in early 2026.
Once submissions open, we will welcome articles and essays from law professors, judges, practitioners, policymakers, and students. Articles should be typed and double-spaced in Microsoft Word, and citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (22nd ed. 2025).
All submissions for the print edition should be submitted through Scholastica or, if necessary, emailed to hlpr@mail.law.harvard.edu. Online essays and contributions to the blog should be sent to the same address, with “HLPR Submission” in the subject line. Please reach out to us via email with any questions about submissions.
Due to the number of submissions, HLPR will only reply to emails regarding submissions if we are interested in discussing publication.
HLPR is interested in the following content:
Journal Articles
HLPR publishes two issues each year, in winter and summer. We are seeking short, easily readable pieces that are of interest to legal scholars, legal practitioners, judges, legislators, other government officials, and political activists. Submitted pieces should be about 15,000-30,000 words and policy-oriented. Ideal pieces propose innovative ideas for progressive legal and policy measures related to U.S. domestic policy. The submissions process is ongoing, but we typically select pieces for our winter issue by early August and select pieces for our summer issue by early March. These dates are for general submissions, not the student note competition.
Student Notes
Current students are welcome to submit their work for consideration while Article Selection is open. Articles should possess policy analysis as well as legal scholarship. We are looking for submissions that are 10,000-25,000 words.
Online Essays
HLPR Online publishes guest blog posts and essays from students, practitioners, policymakers, and professors. We are seeking blog posts (400-600 words) and short essays (1,000-2,000 words) for publication with light editing from the HLPR Online staff. Submissions should be written in a less formal style suitable for magazine writing and should contain hyperlinks to sources, but need not contain footnotes. Pieces may contain links to the author’s own website and Twitter/X account, but may not contain links to commercial ventures other than publications.
