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American Bar Foundation Research Journal Template

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About the American Bar Foundation Research Journal format

American Bar Foundation Research Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Bar Foundation Research Journal 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — American Bar Foundation Research Journal has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inLegal Education and Practice Innovations Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Judicial and Constitutional Studies American Constitutional Law and Politics
ISSN0361-9486
h-index29
i10-index101
Total citations3,698
Top institutions publishing hereAmerican Bar Foundation
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Papers published in American Bar Foundation Research Journal per year

42
1976
40
1977
33
1978
44
1979
71
1980
80
1981
71
1982
105
1983
78
1984
89
1985
90
1986
67
1987

Citation impact of American Bar Foundation Research Journal by publication year

287
1976
352
1977
87
1978
267
1979
412
1980
226
1981
320
1982
296
1983
274
1984
260
1985
658
1986
253
1987

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in American Bar Foundation Research Journal

The Checking Value in First Amendment Theory

Vincent Blasi · 1 Jan 1977

The author examines the sources and premises of the idea that free expression has value in part because of the function it performs in checking the abuse of official power (the “checking value”) and explores how this checking value difyers from those values that have dominated First Amendment analysis since 1919. In addition, the author…

The Limits of the Preponderance of the Evidence Standard: Justifiably Naked Statistical Evidence and Multiple Causation

David H. Kaye · 1 Jan 1982

The preponderance-of-the-evidence standard usually is understood to mean that the plaintiff must show that the probability that the defendant is in fact liable exceeds 1/2. Several commentators and at least one court have suggested that in some situations it may be preferable to make each defendant pay plaintiff's damages discounted by the probability that the…

The Role of Legal Education in Producing Psychological Distress Among Law Students and Lawyers

G. Andrew H. Benjamin, Alfred W. Kaszniak, Bruce D. Sales et al. · 1 Jan 1986

The anecdotal literature suggests that the process of legal education impairs the maintenance of emotional well-being in law students. The purpose of this article is to present the results of a cross-sequential research design that empirically assessed the validity of this hypothesis. Data were collected, using four standardized self-report instruments (Brief Symptom Inventory, Beck Depression…

Jurisdictional Conflicts: A New Approach to the Development of the Legal Professions

Andrew Abbott · 1 Jan 1986

This paper sketches a new theoretical approach to the study of professions and uses that approach to analyze differences that have emerged between the American and English legal professions since the late nineteenth century. Earlier studies have generally emphasized professional structure and organization while ignoring work and its control. I argue that control of work…

Machiavelli and the Bar: Ethical Limitations on Lying in Negotiation

James J. White · 1 Jan 1980

Upon the enactment of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, published ethical norms will for the first time give explicit consideration to the lawyer's behavior in the process of negotiation. Rules 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 deal with negotiation. Although the Canons, the interpretations of the Canons, and the Disciplinary Rules and Ethical Considerations gave tangential…

American Bar Foundation Research Journal template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does American Bar Foundation Research Journal use?
American Bar Foundation Research Journal uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, American Bar Foundation Research Journal 12 (2023) 45–58.
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