Submissions

Environmental Law invites environmental law scholars, legal practitioners, and other environmental law and policy experts to submit manuscripts for review and potential publication in one of the Journal’s quarterly issues. We prioritize manuscripts that focus on United States environmental laws, regulations, and/or statutes that make a meaningful contribution to the field of environmental law. Our Submissions Editors will also consider manuscripts that cover U.S. environmental policy issues and/or international environmental law and policy topics.

How to Submit

Authors may submit manuscripts via Scholastica:

or via e-mail to our Submissions Editors at envtlsubmissions@lclark.edu

Submissions should contain a manuscript, cover letter, and resume or CV. Authors may submit manuscripts either in PDF or Microsoft Word format. Citations should conform to the 22nd edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. A Microsoft Word version of the manuscript will be required for the publication process. Please note that we have a strict policy against AI use. Any and all use of generative AI tools to generate, edit, revise, summarize, or otherwise assist in preparing your submission is strictly prohibited. However, the use of autocorrecting software such as Microsoft Editor, Grammarly, and Harper is permitted.

Environmental Law reviews manuscripts throughout the year on a rolling basis. The review process typically takes between one to three weeks. We will send an offer of publication via email or Scholastica as soon as the Board has reached a decision. Authors are typically required to respond to the Editor-in-Chief within two weeks of the offer of publication date.

Student Submissions

Notes are full-length, student written legal articles. Case Comments are shorter than full-length articles and examine a recent environmental case or related legal issue. Due to the high volume of submissions Environmental Law receives, the Journal only accepts student-written articles from Lewis & Clark Law School JD or L.L.M candidates. Student submissions otherwise follow the same process as outlined above. 

Expedited Review

Authors who receive an offer of publication from a different journal may request an expedited review. To request an expedited review, please email envtlsubmissions@lclark.edu and include the date by which you would like a response from Environmental Law. We require a minimum of five days to conduct an Expedited Review.