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Sydney Law Review
We publish one of Australia’s most eminent academic law journals
Since 1953, the Sydney Law Review has been devoted to publishing exceptional, timely articles that make an innovative contribution to legal scholarship and are of interest to a wide audience.
ISSN 0082–0512 (PRINT)
ISSN 1444–9528 (ONLINE)
The Sydney Law Review features original peer-reviewed articles, as well as review essays and book reviews commissioned by the Editorial Board.
Students enrolled in the Sydney Law Review unit of study have the opportunity to publish case notes or law reform comments in the journal.
In addition, the ‘Before the High Court’ column provides a forum for leading academics to comment on cases awaiting hearing by the High Court of Australia.
The Sydney Law Review publishes four issues per year (March, June, September and December) and accepts submissions on a rolling basis (there are no submission deadlines).
Editors: Associate Professor Jacqueline Mowbray and Professor Kimberlee Weatherall.
Editorial Board: View a list of our Editorial Board members (pdf, 44KB).
View our Publication Information and Ethics Statement (pdf, 70KB).
Online access here
You can access the current issue of Sydney Law Review here (pdf, 834KB), as well as archives back to 1953, on the AustLII website.
You can also access forthcoming articles and commentary here.
Make a submission
- We accept article submissions. We do not accept case note submissions.
- To submit a proposal to author a Before the High Court column, book review or book review essay, please email the Sydney Law Review.
- View our submission requirements before making your submission.
- Submissions must have a substantive connection to, and explicit discussion of, Australian law.
- Submissions must be made online. Please download our Author Agreement (pdf, 70KB) to update and sign before uploading when you complete the online submission form.
For article submission, you will need to provide two separate Word files:
- an abstract of 100-200 words; and
- a full original submission of 10,000–15,000 words (including Abstract, author details, footnotes and referencing). Articles over 15,000 words will not be considered.
Submissions are first assessed by the editors and, if considered suitable, will be sent for anonymous (double-blind) peer review. The submission and reviews are then considered by the Editorial Board. The review process usually takes 8-12 weeks, after which the authors are notified of the board's decision. Please be aware that there may be delays due to late reviews and/or holiday periods.
All authors are required to sign an Author Agreement before publication. Authors retain copyright in the work, but grant an exclusive licence to the Sydney Law Review. Refer to the Author Agreement (pdf, 70KB) for details regarding this licence and associated matters.
Before the High Court
The Sydney Law Review's Before the High Court column provides a forum for some of Australia's leading academics to comment on cases awaiting hearing by the High Court of Australia.
View our Before the High Court Author Guide for further information before submitting a proposal for the Editorial Board’s consideration by email to the Sydney Law Review.
Recent columns
- The Meaning of Academic Freedom: The Significance of Ridd v James Cook University (pdf, 862KB)
by Adrienne Stone (Volume 43 No 2 June 2021) - Liability for the Publication of Third Party Comments: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Voller (pdf, 741KB)
by David Rolph (Volume 43 No 2 June 2021) - The Limits of Fairness and Fact-Finding in Judicial Review: MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (pdf, 194KB)
by Serena May (Volume 43 No 1 March 2021) - Police Door Knocking in Comparative and Constitutional Perspective:
Roy v O'Neill (pdf, 180KB)
by Julian R Murphy (Volume 42 No 3 September 2020) - Hocking v Director-General of the National Archives of Australia: Can Kerr’s Correspondence with the Queen Be Kept Secret Forever? (pdf, 150KB) by Anne Twomey (Volume 42 No 1 March 2020)
- 'He "Came Across as Someone Who Was Telling the Truth": Pell v The Queen' (pdf, 160KB) by Andrew Dyer and David Hamer (Volume 42 No 1 March 2020)
- Lewis v Australian Capital Territory: Valuing Freedom (pdf, 190KB) by Jason Varuhas (Volume 42 No 1 March 2020)
Online access
You can access the archives of the Before the High Court column on the AustLII website.
