Submissions

Berkeley Journal
of International Law online/in print

How to Submit

The editors of the Berkeley Journal of International Law invite submissions of manuscripts on issues relating to public and private international law, and comparative law. Manuscripts will be accepted with the understanding that their content is unpublished previously. If any part of a paper has already been published, or is to be published elsewhere, the author must include this information at the time of submission.

Please submit through the ExpressO online service or by e-mail to bjilsubmissions@gmail.com.  In addition to the article, the author should include his or her current CV and an abstract of the article.  Please include all contact information for the author(s), including email and phone. Citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et al. eds., 18th ed. 2005). Student authors should consult the directions below.

Book Reviews

We welcome submissions of book reviews and new books in the international law field that publishers would like considered for review. Please send manuscripts and books to:

Berkeley Journal of International Law
ATTN: Book Review Editor
374 Boalt Hall
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720

Review Process

We endeavor to review every submission in a thorough and timely fashion. Unfortunately, due to the significant volume of submissions we receive, and our need to review each article carefully, this process can take some time. If you have submitted a paper and have received other offers please contact our submissions editors immediately at bjilsubmissions@gmail.com and we will be happy to expedite review of your piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us at this address with any questions or concerns you have regarding your submission.

Student Papers: Non-Boalt Students

The Berkeley Journal of International Law does consider papers written by students for publication in the Journal. We will only accept papers written while the student was in a law or other advanced degree program. Graduating law students may submit papers up to three months after graduation. Please note that we publish non-Boalt student papers only very rarely as they compete alongside pieces submitted by professional lawyers and academics. You may feel free to accompany your submission with letters of support from advising faculty.

Please submit by e-mail to bjilsubmissions@gmail.com.  In addition to the article, the author should include his or her current CV and an abstract of the article.  Please include all contact information for the author(s), including email and phone. Citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (Columbia Law Review Ass'n et al. eds., 18th ed. 2005).

Student Papers: Boalt Students

BJIL gladly accepts papers written by Boalt students. We endeavor to review each Boalt student submission anonymously. To facilitate this process we have special submission procedures for Boalt students. Please submit your papers in Microsoft Word or PDF format to contactbjil@gmail.com. Please entitle the submitted file with your paper title and remove all identifying information from the document. Place the phrase "Boalt Student Submission: [your title here]" in the subject heading of the email, and include your complete contact information in the body of the message.

Publicist online

How to Submit

Publicist welcomes submissions from scholars, practitioners, and students addressing timely topics in international law and comparative law. Consistent with Publicist's objective of disseminating timely, highly relevant scholarship, submissions should be brief and lightly-footnoted: not more than than 3,000 words including footnotes. All submissions must be electronic, and should be sent to BJILPublicist@gmail.com.

Review Process

We endeavor to review every submission in a thorough and timely fashion. Unfortunately, due to the significant volume of submissions we receive, and our need to review each article carefully, this process can take some time. If you have submitted a paper and have received other offers please contact our submissions editors immediately at BJILPublicist@gmail.com and we will be happy to expedite review of your piece. Please do not hesitate to contact us at this address with any questions or concerns you have regarding your submission.