Submission

JOLT publishes writings by academics, practitioners, and policymakers on a variety of topics, including intellectual property, biotechnology, e-commerce, cybercrime, the Internet, green energy and cleantech, space law, science and technology policy, and the impact of evolving technologies on legal doctrine and practice. These and other subjects are some of the most exciting and rapidly developing areas of the law. We believe that the dialogue provided by JOLT and other legal journals focused on technology will help shape the future of these important fields.

We welcome submissions of articles addressing the relationship of law and technology. While we welcome scholarship on issues of international scope and importance, we prefer articles that focus on the law of the United States. We do not consider articles about the use of technology in legal pedagogy. Please be aware that while we will consider short notes, we prefer full length articles (for shorter pieces, please see our online component, JOLT Digest).

How to Submit an Article

The Harvard Journal of Law & Technology (“JOLT”) accepts all submissions electronically, via Scholastica. Please go to https://scholasticahq.com to submit articles for consideration. Please submit the file as a Word (preferred) or PDF file. Manuscripts must be accompanied by the author's address, telephone number, fax (if available), and e-mail address. The author should also include a resume, a letter of introduction, and a short abstract. We do not accept hard copy submissions. If you are absolutely unable to submit your article via Scholastica, please contact us at jolt.submissions@gmail.com.

Our Review Process

The Harvard Journal of Law & Technology publishes two issues each year, one in the Spring and another in the Fall. For each issue, we will select between three to five articles. We review articles for each issue on a rolling basis starting on the following dates each year:

Fall issue: February 1st until full
Spring issue: August 1st until full

We strongly suggest that submissions be made as early as possible during these time periods. Off-peak submissions will be reviewed, as needed, to fill unexpected gaps, however there is no guarantee of review. As we are busy students, email response times may lag in these off-peak periods.

Our review process generally takes 3 – 4 weeks. Our review system operates on a tiered series of increasingly detailed reviews of the article. After an article has passed all stages of review, a final publication decision is made by the Submissions Editor and the Editors-in-Chief. Due to the number of articles we receive, we are unable to respond to each submission.

Citation Format

Citations in all submitted articles should conform to the latest edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Please ensure that the submitted article has been fully edited. Incomplete drafts will not be reviewed.

Expedited Review

We will conduct expedited reviews for articles with publication offers from other journals. So that we are able to appropriately respond to such requests, authors submitting an expedited review request should specify: (1) their need for consideration on an expedited basis, and (2) the offer deadline from the other journal(s). As with standard submissions, we have a strong preference for expedite requests submitted via Scholastica, and prefer communications through Scholastica's system. If you email us regarding an expedite, please include "expedite" in the subject line of the email.

Upon Acceptance

By submitting an article for consideration, you acknowledge that your article, if accepted by JOLT, will undergo rigorous editing prior to publication. This editorial process ensures that authors' scholarship is presented as professionally as possible. To maintain JOLT's high standards, acceptance of an article by JOLT is conditioned on the author's cooperation during the editorial process.

Student Notes

For details about the student note submission process, see https://jolt.law.harvard.edu/student-note-submission.

Contact Us

We highly recommend using Scholastica's messaging system to contact JOLT about submissions; this ensures that our team is best able to respond to your message in a timely manner. Authors may also contact the Submissions Editor at jolt.submissions@gmail.com.

Thank you for your interest in submitting to our journal; we look forward to hearing from you!