Tribal Law Journal 2026 Call for Submissions
Call for Papers
Tribal Law Journal Call for Papers
TLJ is inviting scholarly, practitioner, and student submissions addressing legal issues affecting tribal nations and their internal justice systems. Contributions may include tribal court case comments, reflections on tribal systems, the development of tribal law, the value of tribal law, interviews, and teachings. Submissions are due by August 31, 2026, and chosen work will be published by Spring 2027
UCLA Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance Call for Submissions
The Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance (IPJLCR) is currently accepting submissions for Volume 12, which has a target publication date of Spring 2027. Submissions are being accepted until Sun., March 15, 2026. Email submissions and any questions to: ipjlcr@lawnet.ucla.edu.
IPJLCR is an interdisciplinary law journal housed at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law that focuses on Indigenous legal issues and publishes scholarly articles, legal commentary, poetry, songs, stories, artwork, and other media. We are soliciting scholarly articles, student comments, and art that centers on or relates to legal issues important to Indigenous communities in the United States and throughout the world. We also seek works on issues or aspects of life in Native communities that are impacted by law, whether tribal law or the laws of nation-states. To access past issues, please visit https://escholarship.org/uc/uclalaw_ipjlcr.
Requirements:
- Each submission should be sent as one Microsoft Word file with Bluebook formatted citations (22nd ed. 2025) in footnotes;
- Articles should be less than or equal to 50 pages and include 12 pt Times New Roman font for the body of the manuscript, 10 pt Times New Roman font for footnotes, 1-inch margins, and the author’s name, address, phone number, and email address in the header of the first page;
- A brief biography.
Oklahoma Sovereignty Symposium 2026 Call for Papers + Writing and Poster Competitions
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The Sovereignty Symposium XXXVIII – 2026 will be held at the OKANA Resort in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 15-16, 2026.
NYU Law Review Seeking Submissions
The NYU Law Review is open for Articles & Online Features. The submission guidelines and portals can be found here. Any questions about the submission process can be referred to NYULR‘s EIC, Yejin Chang (yejin@nyu.edu) and Senior Online Editor, Priya Prasad (nyulrevonline@gmail.com).
American Indian Law Review Call for Papers & Symposium Announcement
Tribal Law Journal Call for Submissions
South Dakota Law Review Indian Law Symposium Call for Papers
Call for Papers for the South Dakota Law Review’s Access to Justice in Indian Country Symposium
The South Dakota Law Review seeks article proposals, speakers, and panel participants for a symposium on issues related to access to justice in Indian Country. The Access to Justice in Indian Countrysymposium will be held in Vermillion, South Dakota, on September 29th, 2025.
Abstracts of 300-500 words are due June 27, 2025.
The symposium will focus on Indian Country. The editors seek articles and speakers that address one or more of the following topics, or other related topics:
1. Indigent defense in Indian Country
2. Tribal Justice Systems
3. The practice of law in Indian Country, including on rural reservations
4. Incarceration and recidivism
5. The study Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law as an academic discipline
6. Tribal Law Enforcement
7. Legal aspects of the Land Back Movement
8. Land ownership on reservations
9. Licensure policies and impact on reservation areas
The editors actively seek diverse viewpoints and diverse scholarly approaches. Although the symposium is not a historical or comparative project, the editors welcome articles with historical or comparative features.
In your proposal, please indicate whether you would be interested in (1) publishing your topic, (2) speaking at the symposium, or (3) both. Priority will be given to proposals where the contributor expects to both publish and speak at our in-person event, although we will consider other proposals.
The Call for Papers opens today with abstracts due on June 27, 2025. Please send abstracts to tia.vlasman@coyotes.usd.edu. Selected contributors will be notified by July 3, 2025. Finished articles will be due Monday, December 1, 2025. Our editors will work with you over the winter 2023-24 to prepare your work for publication. The symposium volume will be published and released in the summer of 2026.
Yale Law Journal Seeks Submissions from Scholars Who Follow Turtle Talk
Starting July 18, 2025, the Yale Law Journal submission portal for Articles & Essays will open. The submission guidelines and portal can be found here. Any questions about the submission process can be referred to YLJ‘s Managing Editors, Ako Ndefo-Haven (ako.ndefo-haven@yale.edu) and Matt Beattie-Callahan (matthew.beattie-callahan@yale.edu).
Katie Kroft, Executive Editor of Articles & Essays for the Yale Law Journal.
ABA Indigenous Law Committee 2025 Student Writing Competition
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