Submissions


Thank you for your interest in the North Carolina Law Review.  Article selection for Volume 87 has begun and, accordingly, we encourage you to submit your piece for consideration.  

We strongly prefer electronic submissions through ExpressO. You should receive an email indicating that ExpressO has received your article from ExpressO rather than from a North Carolina Law Review member.

Please note that the North Carolina Law Review does not accept articles submitted via email.

Executive Articles Editor
The North Carolina Law Review
UNC School of Law
Van Hecke-Wettach Hall
100 Ridge Road
Campus Box #3380
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3380


Guidelines for Publication

The North Carolina Law Review welcomes submissions by judges, professors, practitioners, and law clerks. All submissions should include a cover letter and conform to the 18th edition of the Bluebook.

Please note that we only accept student writing from current law students at the University of North Carolina School of Law. We do not accept student pieces from students at other law schools.

In an effort to address the growing length of law review articles, the North Carolina Law Review has adopted a new policy limiting the length of articles we will accept or publish. The Review will give preference to articles under 25,000 words in length--the equivalent of 50 law review pages--including text and footnotes. The Review will not publish articles exceeding 40,000 words--the equivalent of 75 to 80 law review pages--except in extraordinary circumstances.


Expedited Review

In the event you receive an offer from another journal, we will consider expediting review of your article. Please email the Executive Articles Editor at nclrev@unc.edu only to request an expedited review. Please include your name, phone number, a short title of the piece, the names of other publications from which you have received offers, and the relevant deadline. Please do not email submissions of your manuscript. Although we will try to meet your deadline, we can offer no guarantees. Regrettably, we are unable to perform expedited reviews during our May or December examination periods or during the summer.