In recognition of the fortieth anniversary of the passage of the California Coastal Act, the Stanford Environmental Law Journal is soliciting short articles highlighting the Act’s significance for California, the United States, and the world. Articles chosen for publication will be featured in the Journal’s 2016 Fall Quarter edition.
Article Scope and Requirements:
Articles should address the history and implementation of the Coastal Act and its key provisions, significant challenges to its effectiveness, and/or needs for the Coastal Act to be updated to address emerging issues. Example topics include:
- Implementation of the Coastal Act’s public access provisions as California’s population grows and becomes more ethnically diverse.
- The role of the Coastal Act in protecting California’s coastal wetlands, sensitive habitats, and agricultural lands in the face of ongoing development pressure and climate change.
- The Coastal Act’s application to coastal energy development, including with respect to fossil fuel and nuclear energy as well as coastal and offshore renewables.
- The broader role of the Coastal Act, and the institutions that it created, in the governance of California’s coastal and marine resources.
While traditional long-form articles may be submitted, shorter articles will be preferred. The preferred article length is 5000-7500 words, although both shorter and longer articles may be accepted for publication.
Timeline:
Articles may be submitted until August 14, 2016. Please submit at ELJSubmissions@gmail.com with the subject line “[Name] CA Coastal Act Submission.”
The Stanford Environmental Law Journal board will review submissions as they are received. Authors whose articles are accepted for publication will be notified, and will work with Journal editors to prepare their articles for publication in the 2016 Fall Quarter edition of the Stanford Environmental Law Journal.
We are still accepting traditional law review articles via Scholastica.