Online Law Review Supplements

What are Online Law Review Supplements?

Bridging the Gap Between the Blogosphere & Traditional

Law Reviews

Features of Online Supplements

The Columbia Law Review’s Sidebar is committed to publishing responses to scholarship that appears in the Review’s print edition, as well as original pieces addressing pressing and dynamic legal issues. The criteria for Sidebar publication are consistent with the Review’s standards as a leading source of legal scholarship. Given that Sidebar’s purpose is to provide an online forum for legal discussion from a variety of perspectives, we strongly encourage authors to limit their submissions to 3,000-6,000 words (including footnotes). Submissions should also conform to the 19th Edition of the Bluebook, and appear in Microsoft Word format. Sidebar pieces are published throughout the year on a continuous basis. Published content is available on Westlaw, in addition to being permanently available online in pdf format.

Benefit 1: Accelerating the Publication Process

September 7, 2012: Drew Peterson

Convicted of Murder

3 Months Later: Essay Published

Benefit 2: Easier Writing/Editing Process

Minimally Footnoted/Written for a

General Audience

Benefit 3: Working with Terrific Editors

Many Supplements Are at Top Schools

Editors are on Editorial Board of Law Review

Why Publish in an Online Law Review Supplement?

Laying the Groundwork for a Traditional Article

Journal of Land, Resources, and Environmental Law

WHY STATE STANDING IN MASSACHUSETTS V. EPA MATTERS (58 Pages)

Amy J. Wildermuth [FNa1]

[FNa1]. Associate Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. I published, with Kathryn Watts, a shorter work based on this article, Massachusetts v. EPA: Breaking New Ground on Issues Other Than Global Warming, 102 Nw. U. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2008), 102 Nw. U. L. Rev. Colloquy 1 (2007), available at http://www.law.northwestern.edu/lawreview/Colloquy/2007/17/LRColl2007n17Watts.pdf.

Getting Invited to Symposia

The Cross National Memorial: At the Intersection of Speech and Religion, 61 CASE WESTERN RESERVE LAW REVIEW 1171 (2011) (invited Symposium article) (39 pgs.) (original research on the history, process, and symbolism of “National Memorials,” and an exposition of Justice Souter’s lingering question on whether the new “government speech” defense may be employed to evade Establishment Clause constraints)

Creating Class Reading Materials

Advice for Getting a Piece Accepted

Have One Clear Point & State it Quickly

Look for Calls for Papers

Conclusion: Feel Free to Ask Me Additional

Questions