Submissions
The Washington Journal of Social and Environmental Justice invites submissions for papers focused on how the legal landscape of today contends with contemporary issues of social and environmental justice.
Submitted papers may focus on law and policy addressing any legal topic which reasonably relates to the ongoing project of an equitable and just society. For example, pieces touching on environmental justice, feminist jurisprudence, civil rights, labor rights, or Tribal rights, would all be perfectly suitable for publication. Our editors will read and review each submission carefully, and select those which they feel are particularly thorough, persuasive, and well-written for publication.
The Washington Journal of Social and Environmental Justice follows the citation and grammatical guides, respectively, of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed.), and The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style (2d ed.). Articles submitted for review will receive careful attention from multiple student editors, who will consider the novelty, timeliness, persuasiveness, and overall writing quality of the writing.
Please send any questions via email.
2025 Schedule:
The Journal intends to publish two issues this year—a social justice-focused issue in late fall 2025 and an environmental justice-focused issue in late spring 2026. We will be accepting submissions in accordance with the following timeline:
May 15–August 15: Submission portal open, with priority given to articles focused on social justice.
September 15–December 15: Submission portal open, with priority given to articles focused on environmental justice.