University of Miami Law Review

The Law Review welcomes articles and essays on a wide range of legal topics, and we give serious consideration to every submission made.

The University of Miami Law Review is indexed in Contents of Current Legal Periodicals, Current Law Index, Index to Legal Periodicals, and Public Affairs Information Service, Inc., and is available on WESTLAW and LEXIS. The Review’s International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is 0041-9818.

The University of Miami Law Review welcomes submissions of both articles and essays that represent original work of the author. While we do not abide by a strict word limit, preference will be given to articles under 30,000 words and essays under 12,000 words, including footnotes. We will continue to publish articles over 30,000 words if the length is merited.

All submissions should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020). In general, the University of Miami Law Review follows The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d ed. 2006) for grammar, style, and usage. We prefer submissions to be in word format but will also accept PDFs.

Submissions should be in Times New Roman, no smaller than 12-point font, should utilize footnotes instead of endnotes, and should have numbered pages. All submissions must include (1) a cover letter, (2) a brief abstract, (3) a copy of the manuscript, and (4) the author’s most recent résumé or C.V.

Special Submission Track

Authors interested in obtaining an expedited review of their materials may participate in the Law Review’s Special Submission Track.

The Special Submission Track allows authors to submit their materials directly to our Senior Articles Editor, Quinten Smith, at UMLRSeniorArticlesEditor@law.miami.edu during a specific period of time. The selection committee guarantees a decision via email on every submission received through the special submission track by a pre-established date. Authors who utilize the Special Submission Track agree to accept or decline any publication offer we may extend within 72 hours of receiving the offer.

For more information on the Special Submission Track, please consult our website: https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/submissions/.

If you have any questions about submissions, please contact the Senior Articles Editor, at UMLRSeniorArticlesEditor@law.miami.edu, with “Questions About Submissions” in the subject line.