SCHOLARLY Journal Review
TWO PART SCHOLARY JOURNAL REVIEW ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Directions: Select a journal from a discipline that pertains to your specific research interests. Spend time in the library (or online) visiting the journal, reviewing it since its inception. Consider the history, development, major players, subscription rates, publication information, acceptance/publication rates, style manual, editorial board, schools of contributors, kind of work contributed, what gets published, forums/ book reviews. Explore the current trends in topics. Who is the current editor, what is their term, their philosophy. Where is it being edited? Are there editorial prefaces? What do they say?
Journal selected is; The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts
About
The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts is a quarterly, student-edited publication dedicated to up-to-date and in-depth coverage of legal issues involving the art, entertainment, sports, intellectual property, and communications industries. Founded in 1975, the Journal (ISSN: 1544-4848) is one of the most-cited periodicals devoted to arts law issues and features contributions by scholars, judges, practitioners, and students.
Published pieces have addressed topics including fine arts, music, theater, photography, film, arts funding, computer software, copyright, trademark, patent, unfair competition, antitrust, labor, contracts, rights of publicity, right of privacy, cultural property, arbitration, bankruptcy, First Amendment, and not-for-profit, as well as important symposia and the annual Horace S. Manges lecture.
Originally founded by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, the Journal was until Volume 25 known as the Columbia-VLA Journal of Law & the Arts. The Journal is also affiliated with the Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts and the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Society at Columbia Law School.
Our Editorial Office can be reached by contacting:
Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts Columbia Law School 435 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 editor@lawandarts.org
ISSN: 1544-4848 (print)
Resource Type: Journal
Subjects: Entertainment Law
Description: Covers all aspects of law and the arts, entertainment, media and intellectual property, both domestic and international
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cujla/current.htlm
Frequency: 4
Peer Reviewed: Yes
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Write a report that contains the following information. Note, most of this information could be obtained from the most recent issues.
Part I:
Journal name
Call number
Years of publication and volume numbers (note title changes, if any)
Issues (quarterly? semi-annually?)
Years (4) available in our library (specify if on line volumes are available and where)GALILEO on line.
Facts of publication (who owns/sponsors the journal, where is it published, cost of subscription)
Current editor
Current style manual
Specifications for submissions (page limit, format (manuscript or electronic, etc.)
Anything else you think is relevant or interesting.
Part II. Analysis
Spend some time running through or skimming the volumes of the journal. (Note: Set a time limit on browsing and reading and then manage your time. It is easy to be diverted from this task by reading articles of interest instead of browsing the entire journal.) Keep notes on significant changes you see over the years of the journal’s existence. Watch for changes in editorial boards, schools that the contributors or editors come from, topic changes, name changes of the journal itself, etc. Note specifically if a journal has a change in format such as adding a book review section, a forum section, or editor’s introductory remarks. Pay attention to long-term trends.
After completing your journal review, write a 2-3 page report that synthesizes and analyzes what you discovered. Your report should synthesize the content and content changes of the journal and identify the major trends that you discovered.