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Law Archive
Law Archive provides a free online collection of legal scholarship, including working papers, preprints and published papers.
About Law Archive
Law Archive is a free online archive of working papers, preprints, and fully published papers focusing on legal scholarship. It was developed in 2023 and launched in 2024 by the Lillian Goldman Law Library at Yale Law School with the Center for Open Science, with papers hosted on the Open Science Framework Preprints server.
Authors submit through "Submit a Paper" and submissions go through pre-moderation for law-related scholarly content. Accepted papers receive a DOI and persistent URL and are indexed by Google Scholar. Submissions must be in English and in searchable text format, and approved papers generally cannot be withdrawn, though files can be updated.
Key features
- Free access to working papers, preprints, and published papers
- Online paper submission via Submit a Paper instructions
- DOI and persistent URL assigned to accepted papers
- Paper files can be updated or modified after acceptance
- Indexing of papers by Google Scholar
- Accepts anonymous and pseudonymous papers meeting criteria
Best for: Readers seeking legal scholarship and authors wanting to share law-related working papers, preprints, or published papers.
Good for
- Provides free access to working papers, preprints, and published papers
- Accepted papers get a DOI, persistent URL, and Google Scholar indexing
- Allows anonymous and pseudonymous authorship when requirements are met
Watch out for
- Only accepts papers written in English
- Only accepts searchable text formats; image scans are not accepted
- Approved papers generally cannot be withdrawn or deleted
Law Archive at a glance
- Category
- Research & Data › Academic Search
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Law Archive FAQ
How do I upload a paper?
From the Law Archive website, click "Submit a Paper" and follow the instructions.
Can I withdraw a paper after it is approved?
Generally no. Approved papers receive DOIs and persistent URLs, are indexed, and become part of the scholarly record, though files can be updated or modified.
How do I appeal a rejection?
Send an email to [email protected] with an explanation responding to the reason for rejection within one week.
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