Australian Law Journal
Encyclopedia
The Australian Law Journal is an Australian peer-reviewed law journal
which has been publishing since 1927. Studies have found that it is one of the most cited Australian law journals.
A 2002 study found that while on the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia judges published academic articles most often in the Australian Law Journal in both decades studied, the 1980s and 1990s.
The first editor "set out to create in the ALJ, a Journal somewhere between the learned reviews and the practical magazines of the English legal profession."
Past editors have included Bernard Sugerman
(19271946), Rae Else-Mitchell
(19461958), Russell Walter Fox
(19581967), Nigel Bowen
(19581961), Philip Jeffrey (19681973) and Professor JG Starke QC (19741992).
has ranked this journal in the "B" tier, although the methodology and utility of such rankings has been challenged by Australian legal scholars and the responsible minister has indicated that this ranking system will be discontinued.
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
which has been publishing since 1927. Studies have found that it is one of the most cited Australian law journals.
A 2002 study found that while on the Federal Court of Australia and the High Court of Australia judges published academic articles most often in the Australian Law Journal in both decades studied, the 1980s and 1990s.
The first editor "set out to create in the ALJ, a Journal somewhere between the learned reviews and the practical magazines of the English legal profession."
Past editors have included Bernard Sugerman
Bernard Sugerman
Bernard Sugerman was an Australian barrister, legal scholar and judge.-Early life and education:Bernie Sugerman was born on 5 July 1904 at Rockdale, New South Wales...
(19271946), Rae Else-Mitchell
Rae Else-Mitchell
Rae Else-Mitchell CMG QC LLB Dlitt FRAHS FIPAA FRAIPA FAIUS HonFAIV HonFPIA HonFIMM was an Australian jurist, royal commissioner, historian and legal scholar...
(19461958), Russell Walter Fox
Russell Walter Fox
Russell Walter Fox AC QC LLB is an Australian author, educator, jurist and former chief judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. He is best known for his extensive report on uranium mining in Australia in the early 1980s....
(19581967), Nigel Bowen
Nigel Bowen
Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen, AC, KBE was an Australian politician and judge.-Biography:Bowen was born in a log cabin in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, of Welsh and English parents. He came to Australia as a boy and was educated for two years in England and later at The King's School in Parramatta...
(19581961), Philip Jeffrey (19681973) and Professor JG Starke QC (19741992).
Journal Rankings
The Australian Business Deans Council has given this journal a quality rating of "A". The Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research Council
The Australian Research Council is the Australian Government’s main agency for allocating research funding to academics and researchers in Australian universities. Its mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the...
has ranked this journal in the "B" tier, although the methodology and utility of such rankings has been challenged by Australian legal scholars and the responsible minister has indicated that this ranking system will be discontinued.