Virginia Law Review

Virginia Law Review
DisciplineLaw, jurisprudence
LanguageEnglish
Edited byBiruktawit “Birdy” Assefa (2023-2024)
Publication details
Former name(s)
The Virginia Law Register
History1913-present
Publisher
The Virginia Law Review Association (United States)
Frequency8/year
2.479 (2011)
Standard abbreviations
BluebookVa. L. Rev.
ISO 4Va. Law Rev.
Indexing
CODENVLIBAD
ISSN0042-6601
LCCN15013781
OCLC no.470189621
Links

The Virginia Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at University of Virginia School of Law. It was established on March 15, 1913, and permanently organized later that year.[1] The stated objective of the Virginia Law Review is "to publish a professional periodical devoted to law-related issues that can be of use to judges, practitioners, teachers, legislators, students, and others interested in the law."[1] In addition to articles, the journal regularly publishes scholarly essays and student notes. A companion online publication, Virginia Law Review Online (formerly In Brief), has been in publication since 2007. The current editor-in-chief is Biruktawit “Birdy” Assefa (2023–2024).

The Virginia Law Review consistently ranks among the top ten most cited law journals.[2] In addition, it is accessible on electronic databases such as Westlaw, LexisNexis, and HeinOnline.

Notable articles

The following articles published in the Virginia Law Review are among "The Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time":[3]

  • Wilkinson, J. Harvie (2009). "Of Guns, Abortions, and the Unraveling Rule of Law". Virginia Law Review. 95 (2): 253–323. JSTOR 25478705.
  • Bebchuk, Lucian A. (2007). "The Myth of the Shareholder Franchise". Virginia Law Review. 93 (3): 675–732. JSTOR 25050357.
  • Sunstein, Cass R. (2006). "Chevron Step Zero". Virginia Law Review. 92 (2): 187–249. JSTOR 4144979.
  • Burk, Dan L.; Lemley, Mark A. (2003). "Policy Levers in Patent Law". Virginia Law Review. 89 (7): 1575–1696. doi:10.2307/3202360. JSTOR 3202360.
  • Blair, Margaret M.; Stout, Lynn A. (1999). "A Team Production Theory of Corporate Law". Virginia Law Review. 85 (2): 247–328. doi:10.2307/1073662. hdl:1803/5806. JSTOR 1073662.
  • Kahan, Dan (1997). "Social Influence, Social Meaning, and Deterrence". Virginia Law Review. 83 (2): 349–395. doi:10.2307/1073780. JSTOR 1073780.
  • Thompson, William; Ford, Simon (1989). "DNA Typing: Acceptance and Weight of the New Genetic Identification Tests". Virginia Law Review. 75 (3): 45–108. doi:10.2307/1073218. JSTOR 1073218.
  • Bartlett, Katharine T. (1984). "Rethinking Parenthood as an Exclusive Status: The Need for Legal Alternatives When the Premise of the Nuclear Family Has Failed". Virginia Law Review. 70 (5): 879–963. doi:10.2307/1072945. JSTOR 1072945.
  • Gilson, Ronald J.; Kraakman, Reinier H. (1984). "The Mechanisms of Market Efficiency". Virginia Law Review. 70 (4): 549–644. doi:10.2307/1073080. JSTOR 1073080.
  • Summers, Clyde W. (1976). "Individual Protection Against Unjust Dismissal: Time for a Statute". Virginia Law Review. 62 (3): 481–532. doi:10.2307/1072376. JSTOR 1072376.

References

  1. ^ a b Virginia Law Review: About VLR
  2. ^ "Law Journals: Submissions and Ranking". Archived from the original on 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ^ Shapiro, Fred R.; Michelle Pearse (June 2012). "The Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time" (PDF). Michigan Law Review. 110 (8): 1483–1520. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.