Comments on: Nominally Empirical Evidence of Unraveling in the Law Review Market http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Seth R. http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html/comment-page-1#comment-59224 Seth R. Wed, 03 May 2006 22:05:32 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/nominally-empirical-evidence-of-unraveling-in-the-law-review-market.html#comment-59224 Honestly, I'd like to see a lot more of move toward a peer review system. But really the biggest opponents of that kind of thing are the school faculty themselves who don't want another time commitment. Honestly, I’d like to see a lot more of move toward a peer review system.

But really the biggest opponents of that kind of thing are the school faculty themselves who don’t want another time commitment.

]]> By: Ann Bartow http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html/comment-page-1#comment-59223 Ann Bartow Wed, 03 May 2006 20:52:29 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/nominally-empirical-evidence-of-unraveling-in-the-law-review-market.html#comment-59223 Hey Dave, This is sort of ORTHONGONAL to your post (see how subtly I integrate jargon?) but I noticed something interesting. Leiter listed the "'Top Ten' Corporate & Securities Articles for 2005" here: http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2006/05/top_ten_coropor.html Look how many were published by the authors' home law reviews! I don't know what if anything that means, but it surprised me. Hey Dave,

This is sort of ORTHONGONAL to your post (see how subtly I integrate jargon?) but I noticed something interesting. Leiter listed the “‘Top Ten’ Corporate & Securities Articles for 2005″ here: http://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2006/05/top_ten_coropor.html

Look how many were published by the authors’ home law reviews! I don’t know what if anything that means, but it surprised me.

]]> By: Dave Hoffman http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html/comment-page-1#comment-59222 Dave Hoffman Tue, 02 May 2006 21:28:10 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/nominally-empirical-evidence-of-unraveling-in-the-law-review-market.html#comment-59222 Al, well, my feeling is that there is no reason to expect that current backward creep in submissions to stop - submissions in 07 might start in early to mid feb.; in 08 late january, etc. This would be (in my opinion) a bad effect, because it would make it more difficult to workshop during the school year. On the other side, journals are under increasing pressure to take pieces quickly, without a significant review time. This means that the system is likely selecting for flash over substance more of the time. Christine: You are right, of course, that expedites produce offers (some of the time). But that isn't totally in the submitter's choice. ExpressO and electronic submission generally leads to too many article submitted to "top" journals, resulting in those journals relying on proxies like letterhead and prior offers when deciding whether to read articles in the first place. Al, well, my feeling is that there is no reason to expect that current backward creep in submissions to stop – submissions in 07 might start in early to mid feb.; in 08 late january, etc. This would be (in my opinion) a bad effect, because it would make it more difficult to workshop during the school year. On the other side, journals are under increasing pressure to take pieces quickly, without a significant review time. This means that the system is likely selecting for flash over substance more of the time.

Christine: You are right, of course, that expedites produce offers (some of the time). But that isn’t totally in the submitter’s choice. ExpressO and electronic submission generally leads to too many article submitted to “top” journals, resulting in those journals relying on proxies like letterhead and prior offers when deciding whether to read articles in the first place.

]]> By: Christine http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html/comment-page-1#comment-59221 Christine Tue, 02 May 2006 20:06:55 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/nominally-empirical-evidence-of-unraveling-in-the-law-review-market.html#comment-59221 Dave -- interesting stuff. One thing -- the number of offers seems to relate more to the actions of the submitter than the reviews. If you are an avid expediter and start with a journal #78 and expedite with every journal starting at #77, then you'll end up with more offers. If you send out to 60 journals, get one offer and stop, you won't. You can just gin up offers. Dave — interesting stuff. One thing — the number of offers seems to relate more to the actions of the submitter than the reviews. If you are an avid expediter and start with a journal #78 and expedite with every journal starting at #77, then you’ll end up with more offers. If you send out to 60 journals, get one offer and stop, you won’t. You can just gin up offers.

]]> By: Al Bophy http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/05/nominally_empir.html/comment-page-1#comment-59220 Al Bophy Tue, 02 May 2006 05:24:05 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/05/nominally-empirical-evidence-of-unraveling-in-the-law-review-market.html#comment-59220 Dave, Very interesting data. Sounds like Expresso is gaining in popularity. I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on that. Is this something we should be happy about? But a moratorium on submissions before March 1. Why? Dave,

Very interesting data. Sounds like Expresso is gaining in popularity. I’d like to hear more of your thoughts on that. Is this something we should be happy about? But a moratorium on submissions before March 1. Why?

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