Environs (journal)

Last updated

Overview

The journal was established in 1977 as Environs, a "clearinghouse for the dissemination of all environmental information relevant to the Solano-Yolo-Sacramento tri-county area." [2] Early editions of the journal were published in an "informal" style and did not utilize "legalese." [3] In 1989, the journal obtained its current name to reflect its broader focus and the inclusion of "non-legal policy articles" in future publications. [3] In 2016, Washington and Lee University's Law Journal Rankings placed Environs among the top thirty environmental, natural resources, and land use law journals with the highest impact factor. [4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted or indexed in HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw, [5] and the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals. [6] Tables of contents are also available through Infotrieve and Ingenta. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stanford Law School</span> Law school of Stanford University, California, U.S

Stanford Law School (SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, Stanford Law had an acceptance rate of 6.28% in 2021, the second-lowest of any law school in the country. George Triantis currently serves as Dean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Association of Law Libraries</span> American nonprofit membership association of law library professionals

The American Association of Law Libraries "is a nonprofit educational organization with over 5,000 members nationwide. AALL's mission is to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in the field of legal information and information policy."

The Chicago Journal of International Law is a semiannual, student-edited law review published by the University of Chicago Law School since spring 2000. The journal publishes articles covering international law, international relations, and related policy issues. Its articles are often interdisciplinary in focus, and the journal's format allows it to examine international legal issues in a broader cultural and political context. The Chicago Journal of International Law is one of the three student-edited law journals published at the University of Chicago Law School.

A law review or law journal is a scholarly journal or publication that focuses on legal issues. A law review is a type of legal periodical. Law reviews are a source of research, imbedded with analyzed and referenced legal topics; they also provide a scholarly analysis of emerging legal concepts from various topics. The primary function of a law review is to publish scholarship in the field of law. Law reviews publish lengthy, comprehensive treatments of subjects, that are generally written by law professors, and to a lesser extent judges, or legal practitioners. The shorter pieces, attached to the articles, commonly called "notes" and "comments", often are written by law student members of the law review. Law review articles often express the thinking of specialists or experts with regard to problems, in a legal setting, with potential solutions to those problems. Historically, law review articles have been influential in the development of the law; they have been frequently cited as persuasive authority by courts. Some law schools publish specialized reviews, dealing with a particular area of the law, such as civil rights and civil liberties, international law, environmental law, and human rights. Some specialized reviews focus on statutory, regulatory, and public policy issues.

The Washington International Law Journal is a triannual law review published by the University of Washington School of Law. It is abstracted and indexed by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, ProQuest, Westlaw, and HeinOnline.

The Harvard Environmental Law Review is a student-run law review published at Harvard Law School. The journal publishes articles, notes, and comments on subjects relating to environmental law, land-use law, and the regulation of natural resources.

The American Criminal Law Review is a student-edited scholarly journal published at Georgetown University Law Center. The ACLR is a journal of American criminal law and white-collar crime.

Journal of Intellectual Property Law is a biannual student-edited law review covering intellectual property law published by the University of Georgia School of Law. The journal covers trademarks, patents, copyright law, trade secrets, internet law, and sports and entertainment law.

The Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is a biannual student-run open access law journal covering environmental issues from legal, scientific, economic, and public policy perspectives. It was established in 2010 and was originally sponsored by the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. It is now published by the University of Arizona College of Law.

<i>The Urban Lawyer</i> Academic journal

The Urban Lawyer is a quarterly peer-reviewed law journal and the official publication of the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of State and Local Government Law. Published in cooperation with the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law, The Urban Lawyer has the largest circulation of any government law journal in the world.

<i>Hastings Environmental Law Journal</i> Academic journal

The Hastings Environmental Law Journal is a student-run law review published at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Founded in 1994, the journal primarily covers environmental law and policy and related subjects with a regional focus in California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Hawai'i.

The UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy is a student-run law review published at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law. The journal primarily publishes articles and comments discussing environmental law and policy and related subjects.

The Stanford Environmental Law Journal is a student-run law review published at Stanford Law School that covers natural resources law, environmental policy, law and economics, international environmental law, and other related disciplines.

The Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation is a student-run law review published at University of Oregon School of Law. The journal publishes articles and essays about environmental law, natural resources law, and litigation relating to these fields.

The Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law is a student-run law review published at the University of Michigan School of Law. The journal publishes articles, notes, comments, and essays relating to administrative and environmental law.

The Columbia Journal of Environmental Law is a student-run law review published at Columbia University's School of Law. The journal primarily publishes articles, notes, and book reviews discussing environmental law and policy and related subjects.

The San Diego Journal of Climate and Energy Law is a student-run law review published at the University of San Diego School of Law. The journal primarily publishes articles and comments discussing environmental law and policy with a particular focus on issues relating to climate change and energy.

The New York University Environmental Law Journal is a student-run law review published at the New York University School of Law. The journal primarily publishes articles and notes that discuss topics involving environmental law, land-use law, and other related disciplines.

The Arizona State Law Journal is a quarterly student-edited law review covering the law and law-related topics published at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. It was established in 1969 as Law and the Social Order, obtaining its current title in 1974. In the period from 2008 to 2015, the journal was the 66th most-cited law review by American courts and the ninety-fifth cited journal by other law reviews.

References

  1. Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal, homepage.
  2. Sam Imperati, Introduction, 1 Environs 1 (1977).
  3. 1 2 Cynthia Patton, Letter from the Editor: Environs and the Future, 13 Environs: Envtl. L. & Pol'y J. 3 (1989-1990).
  4. "Law Journals: Submission and Ranking, 2008-2015", Washington & Lee University (Accessed: September 25, 2016).
  5. 1 2 Washington and Lee University Law Library, Journal Finder: Environs: Environmental Law and Policy Journal.
  6. University of Washington Gallagher Law Library, Periodicals Indexed in CLIP.