Fall Submissions Policy

It is the policy of the Vanderbilt Law Review to maintain approximately forty percent (five to seven articles) of our book space available for the fall 2008 submissions cycle. On March 27, 2008, the Vanderbilt Law Review released a letter explaining this policy and encouraging authors to submit articles in the fall. The letter can be read here.

 

Overview

The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes six issues per year, in January, March, April, May, October, and November. The Law Review welcomes submissions of both articles and essays. We rarely publish book reviews. We publish a symposium issue every year, but we do not accept outside submissions for symposia.

The Law Review welcomes articles and essays on a wide range of legal topics, and we give serious consideration to every submission made. Authors should, however, realize that the overwhelming majority of our published articles are by law professors. Moreover, we do not publish student-written articles. The Law Review publishes at most 18 articles each year, and in the past few years has received more than 2,000 submissions per year.

 

Submissions

Vanderbilt Law Review is now accepting submissions. We strongly prefer that authors submit their pieces electronically through ExpressO. However, we will accept print submissions. Please do not submit both print and electronic copies.

All submissions should be accompanied by a cover letter and a curriculum vitae. Submissions should conform to Bluebook format.

Print submissions should be submitted to:

Senior Articles Editor

The Vanderbilt Law Review

Vanderbilt University Law School

131 21st Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Expedited Reviews

Please send all expedite requests through ExpressO. If you are unable to use ExpressO, please send your expedite request to articles.review@law.vanderbilt.edu. You must include the name of the offering journal(s) and the date the offer expires. Please allow at least five days to respond.