Dear HLS Students,
We are excited to announce that the Harvard Environmental Law Review’s (HELR) Student Writing submissions cycle is now open! HLS students have the opportunity to be published in our print journal and our online journal. We encourage all current HLS students and recent HLS graduates (‘24) to submit pieces.
Our submission guidelines are as follows (please also see our website for additional information):
Overview: HELR publishes two print issues every year and publishes online journal pieces on a rolling basis. Each print issue contains 1-2 Student Writing pieces. Student Writing pieces can be longer-form academic articles or student notes (e.g., a case comment). Please see previous print journals for examples of Student Writing pieces.
Manuscript length:
(a) Academic Article – We prefer academic articles that are under 25,000 words; the maximum length an article can be is 35,000 words.
(b) Student Note – Student notes (e.g., case comment) may be 10,000-15,000 words.
Timeline: We will review submissions on a rolling basis. We will give priority to pieces submitted by early January 2025.
Method of submission: Please email your submission (in Word and PDF formats) to hlselrsubmit@gmail.com.
Anonymity: Please do not put your name on your submission. This ensures fairness in our review process.
Eligibility: The Student Writing section is reserved for current HLS students and recent HLS graduates (‘24).
Encouraged topics: While not required, we encourage pieces that engage with timely discourse in environmental law. These topics (broadly defined and open to interpretation) may include, but are not limited to, environmental injustice; civil rights; militarized conflict and environmental destruction; colonialism and displacement; and the future of the administrative state.
Completing the HLS Written Work Requirement: The Registrar is currently updating the eligibility criteria for the Option Two Written Work Requirement; please contact the Registrar for any questions about satisfying the Written Work Requirement with a HELR submission.
Class Papers: Many of HELR’s past Student Writing pieces have emerged from class papers. If you have written a paper for a law school class or independent writing project that meets the above requirements, we strongly encourage you to submit them for publication consideration.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss potential article submissions, please reach out to the Volume 49 Editors-in-Chief at hlselr@gmail.com.