Submissions

Overview

Submitting to California Law Review

The California Law Review is not currently reviewing submissions or accepting expedites. Review of manuscripts will resume in early February and continue approximately until the end of March.


We strongly prefer submissions via the online submissions service, ExpressO.

If online submission is not possible, submissions may be mailed to the following address:

Articles Department
California Law Review
40 Boalt Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720

Submission Requirements

1) Articles must be 35,000 words or less (including footnotes). 

2) Citations should conform to the 18th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.

3) Please include the following contact information:
  • Name
  • Mail Address
  • Email Address
  • Phone Number

Expedite Requests

Expedite requests should be made online, via ExpressO.

For hard-copy submissions, requests may be emailed to The California Law Review. The subject line of the request should read: “Last Name, First Name, Expedite Date, Article Title”

Expedite Requirements

1) Requests must include the date and source of the expedite.

2) Authors should request an expedite at least one day prior to the deadline.


IMPORTANT

Regrettably, CLR is not able to confirm reception of an expedite request. An Articles Editor will only be in contact if there is interest in the piece. If more time is needed to review an article, CLR will contact the author and request an extension.

Additionally, because of the nature and schedule of the department, Notes & Comments is regrettably unable to provide expedited review of student comments..

Student Submissions

Thank you for your interest in submitting your student comment to the Notes & Comments Department of the California Law Review to be considered for publication. In each annual volume, CLR publishes approximately twelve student comments. Click here for more information on how to submit to the Notes & Comments Department.


The California Law Review is the preeminent legal publication at the UC Berkeley School of Law.
Founded in 1912, CLR publishes six times per year on a variety of engaging topics in legal scholarship.
The law review is edited and published entirely by students at Berkeley Law.