About the SJALR

The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review (SJALR) is an annual publication of San Joaquin College of Law. The SJALR serves as a forum for the exploration and discussion of important and timely legal issues pertaining to agriculture. The SJALR Editorial Board welcomes diverse articles written by legal scholars, practitioners, and authorities outside the legal community for review and publication consideration. Articles should be scholarly in style and contain incisive analysis, informed opinion, and content of interest to the legal community, addressing topics which are unique, new, or changing in the field of agriculture.

Article Submission Requirements

Standard Reference: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th Edition).
Format: Microsoft Word. Please click the link to the Technical Publication Requirements for formatting details.
Footnotes: All references which are not the author’s own viewpoint, or are not statements of introduction or conclusion, must be completely and accurately cited as footnotes in conformance with Bluebook citation form.
Article Length: Published articles are typically between forty (40) and one-hundred (100) pages. The SJALR may accept shorter articles depending on the topic and depth of focus.

Article Format

Standard Reference: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th Edition).
Format: Microsoft Word.
Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Text: Double-spaced, with 1-inch justified margins.
Page Numbers: Centered at bottom of each page.
Footnotes: All references which are not the author’s own viewpoint, or are not statements of introduction or conclusion, must be completely and accurately cited as footnotes in conformance with Bluebook citation form.
Article Length: Published articles are typically between forty (40) and one-hundred (100) pages. The SJALR may accept shorter articles depending on the topic and depth of focus.

Editorial Process

The SJALR Editorial Board carefully considers all articles received. After preliminary review and research, the Editorial Board will decide whether to publish the article. Initial manuscript submissions must be received NLT December 10th to be guaranteed consideration for the current academic year publication. Manuscripts received after December 10th may be selected for publication in the next academic year volume. If the article is selected for publication, the author will be required to submit an indexed binder containing all resources used to write the article, formatted to cross-reference with each footnote (see Research Binder Standards). The binder typically includes copies of the applicable law, supporting documents, and transcripts used to write the article and is required to be submitted no later than February 1st of the publication year. Board and Staff members of the SJALR will then check the substantive and technical accuracy of the article, as well as make grammatical and stylistic suggestions. The editorial process typically continues through March for publication in early summer.

Contact Information

Manuscripts and inquiries should be e-mailed to the SJALR Executive Editor, Jennifer Nguyen-Bui at jennifer.nguyen-bui@student.sjcl.edu.

Hard copies should be mailed to:

San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review
William T. Richert Law Review Office
San Joaquin College of Law
901 5th Street
Clovis, CA 93612

Submitted articles will not be returned. No compensation is paid for published articles. Articles published in the SJALR become the copyrighted material of San Joaquin College of Law.

The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review is published by the students of San Joaquin College of Law, located in California's Central Valley, one of the richest agricultural regions of the world. The law review presents student comments and professional articles on legal topics of current interest to those in agriculture, government, business and law.

A law review article publishable in the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review is an examination of law, whether extant, proposed or advocated, which bears upon issues relating to agriculture. A writer is not restricted to any particular viewpoint, and the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review welcomes novel and diverse points of view from all parts of the country.

The San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review has received judicial and critical recognition, and has been cited by the California Supreme Court, the California Appellate Court, the United States District Court, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the Middle District of Tennessee and the Minnesota Supreme Court. Articles have also been cited in the annotations of several California statutes. Moreover, the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review has been mentioned frequently in National Law Journal's "Worth Reading" column and is featured in Westlaw®, LexisNexis® and Hein On-Line®.

Recently, an article published in Volume 16 of the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review entitled "Farm Family Succession Planning: Balancing Professional Responsibility with Client Needs for Help with Family Relationship Problems," written by John Becker, Matthew Kaplan, and Jon Nussbaum, was named a recipient of the American Agricultural Law Association's 2007 Professional Scholarship Award.

Article Submission Requirements

• Standard Reference: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th Edition).
• Format: Microsoft Word.
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Text: Double-spaced, with 1-inch justified margins.
• Page Numbers: Centered at bottom of each page.
• Content: Articles should be scholarly in style and contain incisive analysis, informed opinion, and content of interest to the legal community, addressing topics which are unique, new, or changing in the field of agriculture.
• Footnotes: All references which are not the author’s own viewpoint, or are not statements of introduction or conclusion, must be completely and accurately cited as footnotes in conformance with Bluebook citation form. In Times New Roman, 10 point font.
• Sources: Every source referenced in a footnote must have a source document included. The source document may be saved as a PDF.
• Article Length: The length of the article is dependent on the topic and depth of focus.

Editorial Process

The SJALR Editorial Board carefully considers all articles received. After preliminary review and research, the Editorial Board will decide whether to publish the article. Initial manuscript submissions must be received by December 17, 2018 to be guaranteed consideration for the current academic year publication. Manuscripts received after December 17th may be selected for publication in the next academic year volume. If the article is selected for publication, the author will be required to submit a source document for every source referenced in a footnote. The source document may be saved as a PDF. The purpose of providing is to document the sources used in each comment and/or article that is published by this law review for others who may be interested in or use the source that was cited. Also, by providing a source document the Editorial Board will be able ensure that the comment and/or article is absent of plagiarism, upholding the integrity of SJALR. Board and Staff members of the SJALR will then check the substantive and technical accuracy of the article, as well as make grammatical and stylistic suggestions. The editorial process typically continues through March for publication in early summer. Please note that submitted articles will not be returned. No compensation is paid for published articles. Articles published in the SJALR become the copyrighted material of San Joaquin College of Law.

Microsoft Word Templates

• Article Template
• Intro Pages

Contact Information

Manuscripts and inquiries should be e-mailed to the SJALR Executive Editor, Danielle Patch at danielle.patch@student.sjcl.edu.