Iowa Law Review moves up in Washington & Lee Law Journal rankings
The Iowa Law Review has recently moved up in the Washington & Lee Law Journal rankings, listed as the 22nd highest-ranked journal in the country in the most recent rankings. In a January 2009 release of the rankings, the Law Review was ranked number 23 in the country.
Washington & Lee ranks all student- and peer-edited law journals based on the journal’s influence in legal publications. In ranking law journals, Washington & Lee considers a variety of factors including the number and frequency of citations a journal receives.
The Law Review’s rank of 22 is the highest rank the journal has received to date. Editor-in-Chief Kevin Sherlock, a University of Iowa law student, said he attributes the ranking to the hard work and dedication of all Law Review members.
Since its inception in 1915 as the Iowa Law Bulletin, the Iowa Law Review has served as a scholarly legal journal, noting and analyzing developments in the law and suggesting future paths for the law to follow. Since 1935, students have edited and have managed the Law Review, making the Law Review the UI College of Law’s oldest student-edited journal. The Law Review is published five times annually.