Discipline | Law and social policy |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Sanskriti Neupane |
Publication details | |
History | 1993-present |
Frequency | Triannually |
Standard abbreviations | |
Bluebook | Va. J. Soc. Pol'y & L. |
ISO 4 | Va. J. Soc. Policy Law |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1068-7955 |
LCCN | 93643958 |
OCLC no. | 233140548 |
Links | |
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