Call for Papers: London School of Economics Law Review (Summer Issue 2026)

The LSE Law Review is a student-run law journal whose title, branding and intellectual property are owned by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Launched in 2016, it has since published 11 volumes online and in print, in partnership with Houghton St Press, LSE's open-access publisher. The journal is E-ISSN 2516-4058, is LOCKSS-enabled, and is indexed by ROAD, CrossRef, OpenAlex and The Keepers Registry, with article metadata openly harvestable via OAI-PMH. It is not currently listed on Scopus/Scimago.

The journal is currently accepting submissions on a rolling basis for its Summer Issue. Submissions may address any area of law and are open to law students (undergraduate and postgraduate), research scholars, academics, and legal practitioners.

• Research Article: 4,000-20,000 words
• Case Note (legislative or case commentary): 1,000-4,000 words
• Letter to the Editor (on a current legal development or issue): up to 2,000 words
• Abstract: maximum 250 words
• All word limits exclude footnotes

• Manuscripts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (PDFs are not accepted)
• OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) is mandatory; failure to use OSCOLA may result in early rejection

All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process conducted by the Editorial Board before an acceptance decision is made.

Authors must register for an account on the journal's online submission portal and upload their manuscript through the submission wizard. Submitting early (by the expedited deadline) is recommended for authors who want their piece to clear all review rounds in time for guaranteed publication in the Summer Issue.