You asked. We built it.
Introducing Hein Scholar.
A new standard for law review submissions.
Hein has been your source for published legal scholarship for more than 100 years, representing work from 3,500+ journals. Now we're bringing the publication cycle full circle.
Every manuscript is checked against HeinOnline’s Law Journal Library
2.6M+
Articles
3,500+
Journal titles
200+
Years of Scholarship
Every title digitized back to its first issue.
Why Hein Scholar
Built around how law reviews actually work.
Three things change the moment your journal moves its submission season into Hein Scholar.
Preemption Check
Distinguish original ideas from existing scholarship in seconds.
Every manuscript is compared against HeinOnline’s Law Journal Library. Editors see at a glance how well the ground is covered, with the closest published titles one click away on HeinOnline. Authors can run the same check before they submit.
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A coverage rating to assess originality
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The closest published articles, fully cited
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One-click access to similar articles in HeinOnline
Submission cycles
Every season organized, sortable and shared.
Each submission cycle gets its own folder. Sort and filter by status, field of law, rating or editor, spot what is new, and assign reviewers without leaving the table.
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A folder for every submission cycle
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Status, ratings and assigned editors in one view
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New submissions flagged as they arrive
Author history
Your journal remembers, even after the board graduates.
Each author’s past submissions, offers and acceptances stay with the journal, so next year’s editors start with the full picture instead of a blank slate.
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Every past submission to your journal
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Complete history of submission decisions
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Author chat kept with the submission
Who it’s for
One platform for the whole law school.
For law schools
One subscription. One invoice. Free for every journal.
Fund your faculty’s submissions on a flat annual subscription, allocate credits up front, and stop processing reimbursements one claim at a time.
For law schools →For editorial boards
Simplify the work behind every editorial decision.
Triage a full cycle from one table, see the preemption result before anyone reads a page, and leave next year’s board a complete record. Free for every journal.
For editorial boards →For authors
Transparency, from first check to final offer.
Check your manuscript against the Law Journal Library before you send it, submit once to every journal on your list, and let verified offers speak for themselves.
For authors →
See Hein Scholar with your journal’s own workflow.
A short walkthrough, tailored to how your board reviews, rates and decides.