Call for Submissions (Online) by Harvard Human Rights Journal; Submissions on a Rolling Basis

About HHRJ:

The Harvard Human Rights Journal (HHRJ) was founded in 1988. It publishes an annual print edition containing a range of original scholarly works on contemporary human rights issues. Throughout the year, their website publishes online journal posts, interviews, and other human rights content. Harvard Human Rights Journal is calling for online submissions and accepts the submissions on a rolling basis.

Instructions:

The Online Journal accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Please send your submissions via email to [email protected] with a subject line beginning with “Online Submission” and including the author’s name. Please attach your submission as a Microsoft Word document and include a recent resume or CV. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.

Submission Guidelines:

• Length Limitations: Except in extraordinary circumstances, we will not publish articles exceeding the limitations below, which include text, footnotes, and appendices. We publish a variety of content. Common examples include but are not limited to the following:
  • Blog posts discussing or evaluating relevant human rights issues, limited to a total length of 700–2,000 words.
  • Commentaries on recent court cases or legislative developments, limited to a total length of 1,000–3,000 words.
  • Interviews with prominent figures in the field of human rights, including activists and community leaders, limited to a total length of 1,000–4,000 words.¹
  • Book reviews of a recent and relevant book, limited to a total length of 700–1,500 words.
• Citation Format: Please use footnotes rather than endnotes. Footnotes should comply with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015).
• Language: Although we recognize that human rights is an international field, we only publish pieces in English. When American English and British English grammatical or spelling conventions differ, please use the American English standard.

Review Process:

All submissions that meet our criteria will be reviewed thoroughly. We kindly ask that you do not send emails inquiring into the status of your submission. If a submission is selected for publication, we will contact you.

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