About the Journal

The University of Pittsburgh Law Review, founded in 1934, is the longest-standing publication of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

The first issue was published in 1936. It was 90 pages long and mostly contained student-authored commentaries on recent court decisions. The journal has grown to attract renowned and widely successful legal scholars from across the globe. 

Over the years, the journal has adapted to advancements in production and technology. Despite its evolution, collegialty remains a core value of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. With banquets and symposiums, journal members have always found ways to create community.  This contributes to the journal's overall goals of publishing excellent academic scholarship and facilitating important legal scholarship.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content under the terms of a CC-BY-NC-ND license.

Furthermore, we encourage authors to post their pre-publication manuscript in institutional repositories or on their Web sites prior to and during the submission process, and to post the Publisher’s final formatted PDF version after publication. These practices benefit authors with productive exchanges as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.

There are no article processing charges, submissions fees, or any other costs required of authors to submit articles to this journal.