Submissions
Pitch us a piece.
We welcome pitches from students and recent graduates working on any of the things we publish. Legal doctrine across the common law, legal history, the law of (and around) AI, and arguments about public life adjacent to the law.
What we publish
Two kinds of thing.
- Essays. Case notes, doctrinal arguments, close readings of statutes, historical pieces, and contemporary arguments. Happiest at 1,500 to 3,000 words, though we will read longer if the argument needs the room. Short notes of 500 to 800 words on a single new case or instrument are also welcome.
- Case notes for the library. Short, reference-style summaries of important cases, roughly 300 to 600 words, following the standard Facts, Issue, Decision and Significance format. Tell us which area of law the case belongs to.
House style
- Citations. Footnoted rather than in-text. OSCOLA where it helps the reader, plain English where it does not.
- Cases. First reference in full, subsequent in short form. Case names italicised.
- Statutes. Short title at first reference, section numbers thereafter.
- Voice. First-person plural for unsigned editorial pieces (we). First-person singular permitted for signed essays.
- British English, throughout.
How to pitch
Send an email to editors@percuriam.co.uk with the following.
- A working title.
- A single paragraph of abstract, saying what the piece argues and why it is worth running now.
- Your name, institution, and a one-sentence biographical note.
- Any draft you have to hand, but a draft is not required.
What happens next
We aim to reply within a fortnight. If we want to commission the piece we will write back with notes. If not, we will say so plainly and, where we can, suggest a venue better suited to it. We do not ghost.
We pay nothing. We are a small review, and our writers, like us, are doing this for the work. We do put your byline on the masthead.
One last thing
If you are unsure whether your idea is a fit, write anyway. The answer is usually yes.