Submissions

Submission Guidelines

CJIL seeks to publish articles that make a significant, original contribution to the field of international and comparative law. Articles on particularly timely issues are viewed especially favorably. Essays and book reviews are also accepted. Print and online submissions are reviewed summer and winter of each year on a rolling basis. 

Please review the requirements below carefully. Submissions that fail to meet these requirements are subject to being automatically rejected.

Eligibility

Author must not be a current law student.

Required Materials

• Manuscript
• Author’s CV

Word Count

• Submission must state the manuscript’s word count.
• Print edition: 15,000–22,000 words, excluding footnotes.
• Online edition: 6,000–10,000 words, excluding footnotes.
• Manuscript title for online submissions must include “[ONLINE]”.

Manuscript Readiness

Articles must be well written and completely argued at the time of submission. Due to limited resources, the journal cannot accept drafts requiring extensive stylistic or substantive revision.

Citations

Manuscripts must be thoroughly footnoted. All outside sources must be cited in Bluebook format.

Submission Method

We accept submissions exclusively through our Scholastica submissions portal — please do not submit by email.

Deadline

Our selection process for Print Volume 27.2 and Online Volume 6.1 is complete. Our Scholastica submissions portal will reopen for Print Volume 28.1 and Online Volume 6.2 in January 2027.