Wondering what topics legal scholars have been focusing on this year? In this blog post, we highlight 25 of the keywords most used during the 2021 law review submission season that stuck out as particularly timely and noteworthy.
Publishing law review articles is just one step in getting legal scholarship out into the world. For that content to have wide-reaching impacts, it also needs to be promoted. This blog post overviews examples of ways law reviews are helping scholars get their work in front of readers.
Law review editors put time into developing their submissions criteria, and they're checking for adherence to them. So it's imperative for authors to read law review guidelines — closely! Here are 5 criteria authors should always look for.
Have you ever wondered what nuggets of wisdom outgoing law review editors would offer their successors and submitting authors given the opportunity? At Scholastica, we certainly have! So we've started reaching out to seasoned e-boards to ask them to share their top submission season dos and don'ts.
More law reviews than ever have begun introducing exclusive submission track options for authors, but the concept is still relatively new to legal scholarship. Are you wondering what exclusive submissions means exactly and how the article selection process differs for exclusive papers? This blog walks through what you need to know.
At Scholastica, we know law review editors and submitting authors are always looking to learn about the latest submission season dos and don'ts. So we decided to reach out to outgoing e-boards to ask them to share guidance around navigating the different stages of submissions.
What aspects of online publishing should all law reviews be prioritizing? And how can editors ensure any updates they embark on will be feasible to complete or hand off to the next board? We explore these questions in a new digital law review publishing tools and tips webinar.
Why has the rate of Black law student admissions remained so low? And what steps can law schools take to better support the needs of aspiring Black lawyers? Mitch Crusto, Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, has been focused on unpacking the many layers of these questions and identifying ways law schools can improve current diversity initiatives.
Harold McDougall, professor of law at Howard University, discusses his research on policing and recommendations for holistic police reforms directed at the community level, including the development of a Civilian Community Service Corps.
It's that time again — law review submission season is kicking into high gear! As authors prepare their latest submissions and editors work towards final article selections, we wanted to provide a few resources to help along the way.