The Dickinson Law Review is currently CLOSED for article submissions.

The Dickinson Law Review will begin accepting submissions for Volume 130 in February 2025. We encourage authors to submit articles that are between 15,000 and 30,000 words, including footnotes. Electronic submissions via Scholastica are preferred, though submissions may also be emailed to DickinsonLRev@psu.edu or uploaded via our submission form.

All submissions should abide by the following submission guidelines:

  1. Documents should be in Microsoft Word format;
  2. Articles should be double-spaced and use footnotes, not endnotes;
  3. All citations should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st edition); and
  4. Submissions should contain a brief abstract and the author’s CV as well as the author’s ORCID iD number, if applicable.
Expedited Request

To request an expedited review, please do so via Scholastica or email to DickinsonLRev@psu.edu. Expedited requests should include the title of the manuscript, the date by which a decision must be made, and the name of the competing journal.

Withdrawing a Submission

If you decide to withdraw a submission, please send an email to DickinsonLRev@psu.edu.