Comments on: The Law and Economics of Law Review Submissions http://madisonian.net/2005/09/30/the-law-and-economics-of-law-review-submissions/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Thu, 10 May 2012 20:32:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Articles Editor http://madisonian.net/2005/09/30/the-law-and-economics-of-law-review-submissions/comment-page-1/#comment-17308 Articles Editor Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:53:36 +0000 http://madisonian.net/?p=357#comment-17308 I think it's really important for professors to write about what interests them and not what they think the market wants. Having reviewed hundreds of submissions already this semester, I've seen so many people writing about the same things over and over. Some people complain about Law Reviews publishing too much constitutional law, but i would estimate that 70% of the submissions I read touch on something in constitutional law. I'm dying to read things that are unique! I think when professors go where their interests take them and don't worry at all about the market, it ultimtely benefits them, because their interests lead them in a direction away from the rank-and-file article on tiers of scrutiny (I've seen painfully many of those this year). Sadly, I've become quite pessimistic about the quality of articles. I'm at a top-20 school, and it's been very hard for me to find enough articles that I really feel are "quality." And it seems the ones I really love end up getting taken by Yale or Chicago. So far I'm very happy with what we've slated, but it's always a struggle. The past couple weeks I've noticed a drop in quality, and with one more issue to fill I'm nervous as ever that we're not going to find enough good articles. I think it’s really important for professors to write about what interests them and not what they think the market wants. Having reviewed hundreds of submissions already this semester, I’ve seen so many people writing about the same things over and over. Some people complain about Law Reviews publishing too much constitutional law, but i would estimate that 70% of the submissions I read touch on something in constitutional law. I’m dying to read things that are unique! I think when professors go where their interests take them and don’t worry at all about the market, it ultimtely benefits them, because their interests lead them in a direction away from the rank-and-file article on tiers of scrutiny (I’ve seen painfully many of those this year).

Sadly, I’ve become quite pessimistic about the quality of articles. I’m at a top-20 school, and it’s been very hard for me to find enough articles that I really feel are “quality.” And it seems the ones I really love end up getting taken by Yale or Chicago. So far I’m very happy with what we’ve slated, but it’s always a struggle. The past couple weeks I’ve noticed a drop in quality, and with one more issue to fill I’m nervous as ever that we’re not going to find enough good articles.

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