ELSA Law Review Submission Form

The ELSA Law Review is the annual, peer-reviewed and student-edited legal journal of the European Law Students' Association.

It is founded upon the vision of ELSA: ‘A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity’.

We aim to be a forum for discussion between ELSA’s law students and lawyers, and experts within the field. The goal is to facilitate dynamic and unique visions on a range of intersecting legal and thematic issues. 

All articles published in the ELSA Law Review are peer reviewed by professionals external to ELSA.

We welcome submissions from law students, early-career researchers, and young legal professionals. 

The ELR explores rotating topics, allowing for varied but thematically relevant content. 

The topic of the ELR Volume XVII selected by the Editorial Board is: "Contemporary issues in International & Transnational Criminal Law"

A further breakdown of this topic may be found in the Call for Papers below.

Call for Papers 2026 - this document includes the topic specification and breakdown for ELR Vol XVII, as well as the deadline for submissions and important links and contacts.

 

Authors' Guidelines - this document outlines the submission, review and publication processes and timelines, submission requirements, assessment criteria.

 

Plagiarism Policy - this document describes our policy regarding authorship, proper acknowledgements, plagiarism cases and sanctions.

 

Copyright Policy - this document presents our policy regarding the rights and use of your published article.

 

Language Manual - this document goes in-depth into the elements of British English, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, use of different parts of the speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, etc.) and the use of non-discriminatory language.

 

Style Guide - this document explains the style, format, fonts, spacing, citation style and more.

 

Submission Template - this is a template for your Submission made in compliance with the Style Guide.