The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law is currently reviewing submissions for Volume 26, to be published during the 2023-2024 academic year. We only accept electronic submissions through email or Scholastica. We will not accept print, disk, or facsimile submissions. Please direct all inquiries to the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal at conlaw@law.upenn.edu.

Because peer review of submissions improves the Journal’s selection process and helps to verify piece originality, the Journal strongly prefers subjecting submitted pieces to peer review, contingent on piece-selection timeframes and other extenuating circumstances.

The Journal’s Articles Committee is currently accepting submissions for publication in our Fall 2023 issues.

The print edition of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law publishes approximately twenty-four articles in each volume. Articles are only considered for publication if they have a constitutional hook and cover important topics in the field of constitutional law. Generally, the Journal does not publish book reviews or short essays. Authors should submit a C.V. and cover letter with their manuscript. The Journal has a preference for fewer than 30,000 words in length (footnote inclusive).

Because all citations must be verifiable by the editors, all sources must be readily available in the United States or must be sent by the author upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication. Citations must appear in footnotes, not endnotes, and should conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020) (“The Bluebook”). We strongly encourage the use of gender neutral language.

The Journal publishes scholarly articles by the nation's leading law professors, distinguished judges, and other legal experts. The manuscripts must have a sufficient nexus to constitutional law. The Journal publishes one to two student comments per issue that are written by members of our editing team. Otherwise, the Journal does not publish essays written by students.

To expedite the editorial process and to facilitate uniformity of presentations, authors should prepare their submissions in accordance with conventions outlined below, and email a copy to conlaw@law.upenn.edu.

The language of publication is English. Authors are requested to provide double-spaced, completed manuscripts with one-inch margins. Text should appear on one side of the paper and all pages should be numbered consecutively. All unpublished manuscripts are the property of the Journal and will not be returned to the author.

Authors should include with their manuscripts a cover letter summarizing their submission and a curriculum vitae

Complete bibliographical information, including dates, should be provided for all works referred to in the text. Footnotes should, as much as possible, be limited to citation material. If possible, footnotes with internal citations should be cross-referenced. Citations must conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020) (“The Bluebook”). Because all citations must be verifiable by the editors, all sources must be readily available in the United States or must be sent by the author upon acceptance of the manuscript for publication.

Tables, diagrams, drawings, graphs, and other illustrations should be in electronic form. In the manuscript text, authors should refer to tables and graphics by number.

If an offer of publication is extended, the author will be requested to submit the article in its most current form by email in Microsoft Word format.