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    <periodOfReport>2019-09-19</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001414932</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>OCSL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001200461</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TANNENBAUM LEONARD M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>555 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 240</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MIAMI BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33139</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-09-19</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>200</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>5.25</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5561640</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Partnership</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>14306545</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>958779</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By LLC</value>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>655850</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Trust</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares of Common Stock are held by Fifth Street Holdings L.P. (&quot;FSH&quot;), a Delaware limited partnership. Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. (&quot;FSAM&quot;) is the general partner of FSH, and Mr. Tannenbaum is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FSAM. Mr. Tannenbaum is also the controlling stockholder of FSAM. Mr. Tannenbaum may be deemed a beneficial owner of such shares of Common Stock, but disclaims beneficial ownership thereof except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These shares of Common Stock are held by 777 West Putnam Avenue LLC, for which Mr. Tannenbaum holds a majority of the equity interest of the sole member. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These shares of Common Stock are held by the Leonard M. Tannenbaum 2012 Trust for the benefit of certain members of the reporting person's family for which Bernard D. Berman is a trustee. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brian Walter, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-09-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
