The Banality of Law Journal Rejections

106 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 18 (2021)

8 Pages Posted: 8 Jul 2021 Last revised: 10 Aug 2021

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Noah Chauvin

Widener University - Commonwealth Law School

Date Written: June 22, 2021

Abstract

In the spring of 2021, I received two rejection messages from law journals I had submitted an article to. The messages came within seven minutes of one another. Nothing about this was remarkable, except that the two messages (with the exception of the names of the relevant journals) were identical. That experience led me to write this brief reflection on the bureaucratization of law journal rejections. I argue that the inauthenticity and formulaic nature of rejection notices has negative consequences for editor and author alike.

Keywords: law journal, law journal publishing, rejection, student editor

Suggested Citation

Chauvin, Noah, The Banality of Law Journal Rejections (June 22, 2021). 106 Minnesota Law Review Headnotes 18 (2021), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3872992

Noah Chauvin (Contact Author)

Widener University - Commonwealth Law School ( email )

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