Dear Authors and Scholars,
The Montana Law Review cordially invites you to submit essays (5,000-10,000 words) or articles (10,000-30,000 words) for Vol. 87.1 to be published in the winter of 2026.
Submission Guidelines
The Montana Law Review is currently accepting manuscripts from legal practitioners and scholars. The Montana Law Review follows the ALWD Citation Manual academic footnotes and formatting. Please ensure that the citations comply with the most recent edition.
We are not considering articles in excess of 30,000 words or student-authored articles at this time.
Submission Deadlines
Please submit your essay or article manuscript and curricula vitae through Scholastica or via email (to natalie.sirmon@umconnect.umt.edu and montanalawreview@mso.umt.edu) by Monday, June 30, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. We will consider submissions as we receive them. After our Intake Team reviews all submissions, publication offers will be distributed to authors via email after the deadline.
About the Montana Law Review
The Montana Law Review is one of the most important legal scholarship resources in the State of Montana, and it chronicles and evaluates developments in Montana law. Its focus, however, is by no means provincial as the Review publishes scholarly articles on timely topics of regional and national import. The Montana Law Review aims to inform and influence to improve the creation, administration, and practice of law in this state, the region, and the nation.
Please send any general inquiries to natalie.sirmon@umconnect.umt.edu and montanalawreview@mso.umt.edu.
We look forward to reviewing your submissions!
Montana Law Review