Guidelines
The Duke Law Journal is now accepting submissions for Volume 58.
The Duke Law Journal is published eight times per year. We invite the submission of unsolicited articles, essays, and comments, and we review every submission we receive.
Manuscripts should adhere to the following guidelines:
- Please conform text and citations to the 18th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. We are unlikely to accept submissions that substantially deviate from Bluebook form.
- Please provide a cover letter including your name, school or affiliation, title of your manuscript, address, telephone number, and email address.
- We encourage but do not require the provision of an abstract and conformity with the 15th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.
- Please review our article length, editing, and Open Access policies before submitting articles to the Journal.
Submissions
We prefer electronic submissions through ExpressO. Please note that if you use this service, we will not send a separate acknowledgment of receipt; the only acknowledgment that your manuscript has been received will come from ExpressO.
We also accept submissions at the addresses below. We regret that manuscripts cannot be returned.
By U.S. Mail:
Duke Law Journal
Duke University School of Law
Box 90371
Durham, NC 27708
By Express Delivery (e.g., FedEx)
Duke Law Journal
Duke University School of Law
Towerview Road & Science Drive
Durham, NC 27708