Perma and Other Permanent URLs for Law Review Citations

This guide provides complete instructions for law review staff who use Perma.  It also explains how to recognize other types of permanent links, such as DOI and Handle URLs.

What does Perma do?

•  Perma creates a permanent, archived version of a website and assigns a permanent URL to that archived version.

When should I use Perma?

• Use Perma when citing to ephemeral material on the Internet, such as blogs or working papers – any website that does not already use another form of permanent URL.

How do I access Perma?

• Go to http://perma.cc
• If you are a BCLR staff member who needs a new Perma account, please contact the managing editors. 

How do I use Perma?

• For complete instructions, download the document "Permanent Links for Law Review Citations" from the box in the upper left.

Account Problems

• If your account has been created but you never received the confirmation email, check in your spam folder, or if you used your bc.edu email address, in your spam quarantine folder at https://quarantine.bc.edu/. For instructions on using the spam quarantine folder, see http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/comm-collab/email/spam/spamquarantine.html.
• If you need further assistance related to Perma accounts contact Avi Bauer, abraham.bauer@bc.edu.

These papers and articles help explain why permanent URLs are particularly important in scholarly and legal citations.