YJIL accepts submissions for Articles and Notes.

YJIL seeks to encourage and to publish high-quality student scholarship in the area of international law. YJIL normally publishes up to four student Notes in each Volume: two in the winter issue, and two in the summer issue.

Note Submissions Guidelines

Only current Yale Law School J.D. and LL.M. candidates may submit pieces for consideration as Notes. Law students outside of Yale University are not eligible to publish through the Yale Journal of International Law. . Notes are expected to observe the same subject matter criteria that govern the Journal’s articles submissions, namely, that the central legal argument of the piece pertain to international, comparative, or transnational law.

Submissions of 15,000 words or fewer are strongly encouraged; submissions which exceed 17,500 words will not be considered for publication. Notes may be submitted during either of the two submissions review cycles, typically occurring in early January and early June, with specific dates to be determined by the current YJIL board.

The next drop date for student notes will be announced in the fall. Please send submissions to yjil.notes@yale.edu.

Please include the following documents in Microsoft Word format (.doc):

1.   A copy of your Note with all identifying information removed from the text. Please place the word count in the beginning of the text and label the document as follows:

[Last 4 Digits of Your Student ID].YJIL_Note.[Drop Date].doc

(e.g., 7788.YJIL_Note.May_29.doc).

2.   (Optional, but encouraged) A preemption memo of two pages or less with all identifying information removed from the text. The memo should address the originality and significance of the submission.

Please label the document as follows:

[Last 4 Digits of Your Student ID].YJIL_Memo.[Drop Date].doc

(e.g., 7788.YJIL_Memo.May_29.doc).

3.   A Personal Information Sheet, including:

a.   Your name
b.   The last four digits of your student ID number
c.   The title of your note
d.   The word count
e.   Your email address
f.   Your phone number

Please label the document as follows:

[Last 4 Digits of Your Student ID].YJIL_Infosheet.[Drop Date].doc

(e.g. 7788.YJIL_Infosheet.May_29.doc).