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The '''Alternative Law Journal''' (Alt.LJ) is a quarterly, refereed [[law journal]] published by the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative Ltd in [[Melbourne, Australia]]. |
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| title = Alternative Law Journal |
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| former_name = Legal Service Bulletin |
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| abbreviation = Altern. Law J. |
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| discipline = [[Law reform]] |
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| editor = Melissa Castan, Bronwyn Naylor |
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| publisher = [[SAGE Publications]] on behalf of the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative |
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| country = Australia |
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| history = 1974-present |
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| frequency = Quarterly |
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| impact = 0.34 |
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| impact-year = 2018 |
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| ISSN = 1037-969X |
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| eISSN = 2398-9084 |
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| LCCN = 2010250832 |
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| OCLC = 643814507 |
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| website = http://journals.sagepub.com/home/alj |
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| link1 = http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/alj/current |
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| link1-name = Online access |
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| link2 = http://journals.sagepub.com/loi/alj |
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| link2-name = Online archive |
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The '''''Alternative Law Journal''''' is a quarterly [[peer-reviewed]] [[law journal]] covering [[law reform]]. It is published by [[SAGE Publications]] on behalf of the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative ([[Melbourne, Australia]]). The journal was established in 1974 as the '''''Legal Service Bulletin''''', obtaining its current name in 1992. |
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The Alt.LJ is administered by volunteers, is independent of any organisation or political party, and is self funding, with some support provided by the [[Monash University Law Faculty]] in Melbourne, where the journal is based. |
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{{as of|2018}} the [[editors-in-chief]] are Melissa Castan ([[Monash University]]) and Bronwyn Naylor ([[RMIT University]]). The journal is abstracted and indexed in the [[Emerging Sources Citation Index]],<ref name=ISI>{{cite web |url=http://mjl.clarivate.com/ |title=Master Journal List |publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]] |work=Intellectual Property & Science |accessdate=2018-04-08}}</ref> [[EBSCO Information Services|EBSCO databases]], [[ProQuest|ProQuest databases]], and [[Scopus]].<ref name=Scopus>{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/5700153945 |title=Source details: Alternative Law Journal |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Scopus preview |accessdate=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
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The Alternative Law Journal was first published in 1974 as the Legal Service Bulletin by the [[Fitzroy Legal Service]] in Melbourne, Australia. The journal grew and now has a much wider readership beyond the community legal centres. The name was changed in 1992 to better reflect its goals and readership. |
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The goals of the Alt.LJ can be broadly described as: |
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The ''[[Aboriginal Law Bulletin]]'' was issued with the ''Legal Service Bulletin'' from 1981 to 1991 and with ''Alternative Law Journal'' from 1992 to 1995.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Aboriginal Law Centre (Sydney, N.S.W.) | author2=Aboriginal Law Research Unit (Sydney, N.S.W.) | title=Aboriginal Law Bulletin [catalogue entry | date=1981–1995 | publisher=Aboriginal Law Research Unit | issn= 1328-5475|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/25608412/version/48969452|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Trove}}</ref> |
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* promotion of [[social justice]], [[human rights]] and [[law reform]] issues |
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* critique of the [[legal system]] |
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* monitoring developments in alternative practice |
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* community [[legal education]]. |
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==References== |
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The Alternative Law Journal provides resources for both secondary and tertiary [[legal studies]] teachers and students. |
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* Legal Studies Column is published regularly, providing a class exercise based on an article published in the Journal. The exercises are prepared by legal studies teachers for secondary legal studies students. |
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*{{Official website|http://journals.sagepub.com/home/alj}} |
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* Legal Issues Resource Kits: these compilations of articles from the Journal are grouped by topic, and are often used by teachers, and students studying specific areas of law. Recent kits include topic such as Sexuality and the Law, [[Family Law]], [[Human Rights]] and [[Prisons]]. |
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[[Category:SAGE Publishing academic journals]] |
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[[Category:English-language journals]] |
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[[Category:Academic journals established in 1974]] |
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*[http://altlj.org altlj home page] |
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 29 April 2023
Discipline | Law reform |
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Sprache | Englisch |
Edited by | Melissa Castan, Bronwyn Naylor |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Legal Service Bulletin |
History | 1974-present |
Publisher | SAGE Publications on behalf of the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative (Australia) |
Frequency | Quarterly |
0.34 (2018) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Altern. Law J. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 1037-969X (print) 2398-9084 (web) |
LCCN | 2010250832 |
OCLC no. | 643814507 |
Links | |
The Alternative Law Journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed law journal covering law reform. It is published by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative (Melbourne, Australia). The journal was established in 1974 as the Legal Service Bulletin, obtaining its current name in 1992.
As of 2018[update] the editors-in-chief are Melissa Castan (Monash University) and Bronwyn Naylor (RMIT University). The journal is abstracted and indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index,[1] EBSCO databases, ProQuest databases, and Scopus.[2]
The Aboriginal Law Bulletin was issued with the Legal Service Bulletin from 1981 to 1991 and with Alternative Law Journal from 1992 to 1995.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Source details: Alternative Law Journal". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Aboriginal Law Centre (Sydney, N.S.W.); Aboriginal Law Research Unit (Sydney, N.S.W.) (1981–1995), "Aboriginal Law Bulletin [catalogue entry", Trove, Aboriginal Law Research Unit, ISSN 1328-5475, retrieved 3 November 2020
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Speech on the Alternative Law Journal by Michael Kirby, former Justice of the High Court of Australia