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    <periodOfReport>2018-07-18</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001261333</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>DOCUSIGN INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>DOCU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001295402</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Salem Enrique T</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE INVESTORS, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 CLARENDON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02116</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-07-18</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>3770</value>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>60881</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5295905</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnotes</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares issuable on settlement of restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Common Stock. The RSUs will vest in equal quarterly installments over one year, with a vesting commencement date of July 18, 2018, in each case subject to the reporting person being a service provider through each such date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by BCIP Venture Associates, BCIP Venture Associates-B, BCIP Venture Associates II, LP, BCIP Venture Associates II-B, LP, Bain Capital Venture Fund
2012, L.P., Bain Capital Venture Fund 2014, L.P. and Bain Capital Venture Coinvestment Fund, L.P. (collectively, the &quot;Bain Venture Entities&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The governance, investment strategy and decision-making process with respect to the investments held by the Bain Venture Entities is directed by the Executive Committee of Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC (&quot;BCVI&quot;). Mr.
Salem is a Managing Director of BCVI. By virtue of the relationships described in this footnote, Mr. Salem may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Bain Venture Entities. Mr. Salem disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by NPI Capital, LLC. Mr. Salem is the managing member of NPI Capital, LLC.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Enrique T. Salem</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-07-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
