Submissions
The Denver Law Review publishes four issues per volume. Prospective authors may submit articles through Scholastica, electronic, or hard copy pursuant to the instructions below. We invite article submissions from professors, practitioners, judges, and law clerks. We do not consider article submissions from students who are not members of the Denver Law Review.
Submissions to Denver Law Review
The Denver Law Review primarily accepts electronic submissions through Scholastica here. The Denver Law Review will also consider electronic submissions send to law-lawrev@du.edu or hardcopy submissions addressed to:​​​
Denver Law Review
Attention: Senior Articles Editor
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
2255 E. Evans Avenue
Suite 425
Denver, CO 80208​​
Solicitation for Issue 1 begins on February 1st and for Issue 3 begins on August 1st. Please allow at least 20 days for review for all electronic, hardcopy, and Scholastica submissions. Requests for expedited review must include the author's name, name of the journal(s) offering publication, and the date of which an answer is required.
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Authors selected for publication will be notified by e-mail confirming the offer to publish. Once accepted, authors will then work exclusively with the Senior Articles Editor and Editor in Chief throughout the publication process.
Submissions for Tenth Circuit Issue
The Denver Law Review devotes its second issue to topics of special interest for the Tenth Circuit and its constituent states. In the Spring of each year, the Denver Law Review solicits pieces from professors, practitioners, judges, and law clerks for the Tenth Circuit Issue.
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Interested authors should submit a topic proposal to the Tenth Circuit Articles Editor, Kenneth Landers, at kenneth.landers@du.edu.
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Proposals are no longer being accepted for Volume 102.
Submissions for Symposium Issue
The topic for the Denver Law Review's annual Symposium changes each year. Volume 102 is currently soliciting for this spring's Symposium entitled "The Fourteenth Amendment: Its Modern Interpretations and Implications." Prospective authors may submit their work (completed or in-progress to the Symposium Editor, Julian Laufaurie Hammes, at julian.laufauriehammes@du.edu.
Submission Guidelines
All articles should adhere to the following guidelines:​
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Submissions should range between 13,000 and 25,000 words without footnotes.
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Article submissions should be in Times New Roman, font size 12.
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File formats should be either Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.
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Footnotes should comply with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020).
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Please include an abstract of not more than 150 words.
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Please include a current résumé or curriculum vitae.
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All submissions must include a cover letter, which should have the following:
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Title of the manuscript;
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E-mail address;
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A mailing address; and
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Telephone number.