I see.  Thanks, Laura and Jim.  Perhaps, we need to create more such 
outlets then.



Jim Highsmith wrote:

> ALSB's journals qualify as blind peer-reviewed, unlike most student 
> run law journals. JH
>
>> Arent' the editors of ABLJ and JLSE our "peers"?  They are business 
>> law and legal environment professors.  If they aren't our peers, who is?
>>
>> Rosemary
>>
>> Rosemary Hartigan
>> Director, Business and Executive Programs and Collegiate Professor
>> University of Maryland University College
>>
>> Alan C. Roline wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> ________________________________________________
>>> 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
>>> 412 Library Drive
>>> Duluth, Minnesota 55812
>>> Phone: (218) 726-8550
>>> Fax: (218) 726-8510
>>> Email: [log in to unmask]
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mary-Kathryn Zachary
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 2:28 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> 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
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>