About Law Reviews & Scholarly Journals
Law reviews and scholarly journals publish research, analysis, and commentary on legal issues. Use the databases and sites listed here to find peer-reviewed articles, law review essays, and working papers to support your assignments and research projects.
Law Reviews & Scholarly Journals - EMU Library Databases
These databases require an EMU login if you are off-campus.
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Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowPerform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
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HeinOnline Law Journal LibraryOver 3,000 law journals, with coverage back to the first issue of each publication. All articles are fully searchable and available in PDF format.
Best Use: Excellent for historical research in law and for accessing articles not available in other databases. -
Legal SourceFind scholarly journals, law reviews, trade journals, and newspapers covering a wide range of legal topics.
Best Use: Useful for exploring both academic and practical perspectives on legal issues. Great if your topic overlaps with business, health, or social issues.
To search beyond journals focused on law, try a multidisciplinary database:
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ProQuest PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
Search over 20 academic databases at the same time.
Subjects: Covers many subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles, dissertations and theses
Brief How-To Video: ProQuest Basics
Law Reviews & Scholarly Journals - Freely Available Sites
Many law reviews and journals are freely available online, and several sites gather these materials into one convenient place.
The sites below are freely available, but may not be as comprehensive as the EMU Library databases listed above.
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ABA Legal Technology Resource Center's Free Full-Text Online Law Review/Journal SearchA free search tool maintained by the American Bar Association that links to many law reviews and journals available online.
Best Use: Quick way to find open-access legal scholarship, especially if you’re off-campus without an EMU login.
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Law Review CommonsA collection of hundreds of law reviews and legal journals from U.S. law schools, available in full text online.
Best Use: Great for browsing a wide variety of open-access law journals across different areas of law.
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Legal Scholarship Network (part of SSRN)Working papers and preprints in legal studies, many of which later appear in law reviews.
Best Use: Useful for accessing the latest legal scholarship before it’s published, especially for emerging or fast-changing topics.