Mary-Kathryn,
This seems to be a recurring problem at many AACSB schools. Here at UMD I
have been able to convince the Dean and Chair of the Intellectual
Contributions Committee that Law Reviews, albeit student-edited, are
legitimate sources for legal publication and as such should be considered
the same as "peer reviewed" journals under AACSB standards, at least for our
business law profs. They would not go so far as to accept other types of
editorially reviewed publications, however.
Dan Herron and several others have helped me make the case for that in my
past skirmishes over that issue. I think what also helps is showing them a
few articles in the various law reviews, and letting them compare that with
anything published in most "peer reviewed" academic journals in almost any
discipline. I would say that the level of such scholarship holds up pretty
well, by comparison. It also doesn't hurt to mention that the law school's
faculty are expected to publish in such law reviews to achieve tenure at
most any law school.
Just my two-cents worth.
Al
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Alan C. Roline
Chair and Associate Professor of Business Law
Department of Accounting, 125 SBE
Labovitz School of Business and Economics
University of Minnesota Duluth
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Duluth, Minnesota 55812
Phone: (218) 726-8550
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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
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Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:28 PM
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Subject: Re: PRJ/AACSBI Issues
Colleagues,
First, I would like to express appreciation for all the assistance various
members of this organization have provided to me with respect to current
publication issues at my institution. I am grateful to be a part of such an
organization.
I have yet another request. It concerns the question of what are considered
to be "peer reviewed journals" in the context of intellectual contributions,
as opposed to "other intellectual contributions" for purposes of AACSB
accreditation. Specifically, the question relates to whether or not other
schools require that a publication be blind reviewed to be considered a peer
reviewed journal under AACSB standards. Our new Dean defines peer reviewed
journals as blind reviewed journals and has stated that other Deans are
telling her that this is the way that they are handling the PRJ question as
well. I know that not all schools are defining PRJ in that way, but it
would be helpful to know which ones are and which ones are not. Would those
of you who are at schools dealing with classifying intellectual
contributions as PRJ or OIC let me know if your school is limiting the PRJ
classification to blind reviewed journals or has a broader definition, for
example, one that would include appropriate law reviews and editorially
reviewed publications?
One useful part of this experience is that I am acquiring a great deal of
material that might be useful to anyone else going through the same thing,
although I really wouldn't wish this experience on anyone. This
organization has been a wonderful resource for me, and I will be happy to do
what I can to help anyone else.
Thank you.
Mary-Kathryn Zachary, J. D.
Professor of Business Administration
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
678-839-4832
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