REGIONAL ALSB LAW JOURNALS 2011-12
Regional Journals are under the auspices and control of the regional associations;
the ALSB assumes no liability regarding the Regional Associations and their respective publications.
Mid-Atlantic (MAALSB): Atlantic Law Journal
Editor: Brian Halsey (West Chester University)
Midwest (MALSB): Midwest Law Journal
Editor: Dawn Swink (University of St. Thomas)
Assoc. Editor (submissions): Brad Reich (University Puget Sound)
North East (NEALSB): North East Journal of Legal Studies
Editor: Sharlene McEvoy (Fairfield University)
North Atlantic (NAALSB): Business Law Review
Editor: William Read (Husson University)
Pacific SW (PSWALSB): Journal of Law, Business and Ethics
Editor: Kevin Marshall (University of La Verne)
(College of Law)
Southeast (SEALSB): Journal of Legal Studies in Business
Editor: Konrad Lee (Utah State University)
Southern (SALSB): Southern Law Journal
Editor: Dan Ostas (University of Oklahoma)
Southern Journal of Business and Ethics
Editor: Marty Ludlum (University of Central Oklahoma)
mludlum@uco.edu
Atlantic Law Journal
Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic ALSB
Contact: Brian Halsey (West Chester University) bhalsey@wcupa.edu
Open submissions: Papers do not have to be submitted at the regional meeting.
Acceptance rate: under 25%
Listing: Journal is Cabell's listed and the editors are exploring Westlaw listings
Publication decisions, when possible, are made yearly at the annual meeting (March-April) when the reviewers meet. Maximum paper length is 20 single-spaced pages including footnotes for manuscripts not previous published. The submission fee is currently under review.
Midwest Law Journal
For submission details see website: www.malsb.org
Midwest ALSB is sponsor.
Open submission: Papers do not have to be presented at regional meeting.
All legal subjects and pedagogy.
Acceptance rate: 18%
Review: double-blind peer review
Listing: The Midwest Law Journal is listed in Cabell's Journal of Publishing Opportunities (Management). The MLJ is published hardcopy and available online from the Westlaw database and the Lexis-Nexis database. It is listed (but not ranked) by Washington & Lee Law School ratings.
North East Journal of Legal Studies
For submission details see website: www.nealsb.com
Northeast ALSB is sponsor.
Contact editor: Sharlene McEvoy (Fairfield University) samcevoy@mail.fairfield.edu
Submission: All legal subjects and pedagogy are accepted.It publishes papers presented at NEALSB, but also accepts other submissions.
Submission fee: $50 (half returned if article is rejected)
Acceptance rate: 20-30%
Review: double-blind peer review
Listing: Cabell’s and the Index to Legal Periodicals
Business Law Review
North Atlantic ALSB is sponsor.
Contact editor. William Read (Husson Univ.) readw@husson.edu
Submission: Conference papers are preferred.
Acceptance rate: high
Review:
Listing: Cabell’s
Journal of Law, Business and Ethics
For submission details see website: www.pswalsb.com
Pacific Southwest ALSB is sponsor.
Open submission
Acceptance rate: 25%
Review: double blind
Listing: Cabell’s
Journal of Legal Studies in Business
For submission details see website: www.sealsb.org
Southeast ALSB is sponsor.
Open submission: Papers do not have to be presented at regional meeting.
Acceptance rate: 18 % (2010), 25% (three year average)
Review: double-blind peer review
Listing: Cabell’s (Management and Marketing) and the Index to Legal Periodicals & Books.
Southern Law Review
For submission details see website: www.salsb.org or www.southernlawjournal.com
Open submissions: Papers do not have to be presented at SALSB meeting.Acceptance rate ~25% currently in Volume XX.
Review: Double-blind peer review
Listing: Cabell's Directory and in Urlich's International Periodical Directory. Full text is available through EBSCO’s “Academic Research Complete” database, accessible through over 90% of the world’s Electronic University holdings. Hard copy is in over 100 regional libraries.
Issues: Published twice annually (fall and spring) in both hard copy (all 20 years) and electronically (last 10 years).
Southern Journal of Business and Ethics
For submission details see website: www.salsb.org
Closed submissions: SALSB members only
Acceptance rate: 25%
Listing: Cabell’s