Submissions to the Journal

The Journal is currently open to submissions. Submissions to the 14th Edition should be submitted between 15 October 2024 and 31 December 2024. 

All submissions should be sent to ouulj@law.ox.ac.uk as a Word Document, with the Subject Title "Submission to the 14th Edition". 

Writing an article for the Journal is an excellent way to to improve the depth of your legal understanding in an area of your choosing. Submitting to the Journal provides the opportunity to research, develop, and publish your own work, with the benefit of detailed feedback from our Editorial team. Needless to say, having a 'Publications' section in one’s CV is rare and highly valued by employers.

If you wish to submit to the Journal, please read our submission guidelines below:

• Submissions must be from current undergraduate students. We also accept submissions from recently graduated students, provided that the submission was written while they were an undergraduate. 
• We accept submissions from students enrolled at any university. 
• The submission should concern any subject within the scope of the Oxford Moderations syllabus or the Final Honours School syllabus. A comprehensive list of these subjects can be found here.
• Subject to the syllabus limitations above, we accept articles about any eligible aspect of law (including jurisprudence), as well as notes about recent cases, pieces of legislation, or legal developments affecting the United Kingdom. In terms of the length and depth of the academic treatment of the material, articles should be something more than a mere tutorial essay.
• Submissions should relate to English law. We also accept pieces covering law in other common/civil/mixed jurisdictions, provided that such pieces have a substantial comparative aspect with English law and are primarily centred on English law. This requirement does not apply to pieces relating to jurisprudence, EU or international law. 
• Submissions should be no shorter than 3,000 words, and generally no longer than 6,000 words - this does not include footnotes. If you have a longer piece of writing you wish to submit, feel free to contact us to discuss possible arrangements.
• Submissions should conform to the OSCOLA referencing system as far as practicable. 
• If an author wishes to submit more than one piece, the author must submit them one-at-a-time. Once the writer has submitted the first article, they should wait to hear back from the Editorial Board about the progress of their first submission before submitting a second piece. 
• We consider all submitted manuscripts after the closing date (31th December 2024). All manuscripts will be blind-reviewed by the Senior Editorial Team in early-January. Decisions will be forthcoming shortly thereafter. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. We can be reached at ouulj@law.ox.ac.uk. 

We look forward to receiving your submissions.