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Alternative Law Journal Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Alternative Law Journal in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Alternative Law Journal format

Alternative Law Journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Law in Society and Culture, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Alternative Law Journal, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inLegal Education and Practice Innovations Law in Society and Culture Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Legal principles and applications
ISSN1037-969X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.56
h-index22
i10-index97
Total citations4,203
Top institutions publishing hereMonash University
Journal websitejournals.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Alternative Law Journal per year

86
2014
82
2015
86
2016
67
2017
75
2018
64
2019
64
2020
72
2021
63
2022
65
2023
65
2024
59
2025

Citation impact of Alternative Law Journal by publication year

311
2014
150
2015
123
2016
228
2017
327
2018
246
2019
297
2020
162
2021
86
2022
66
2023
73
2024
13
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Alternative Law Journal

The Whanganui River as a Legal Person

Abigail Hutchison · 1 Sep 2014

The Whanganui River in New Zealand will be granted legal personhood status when the Whanganui Iwi Deed of Settlement is passed into law. The river's transformation from property to a legal person has reconceptualised the legal person. It has pushed the boundaries of our understanding of what is regarded as property and what is not.…

Robo-debt illegality: The seven veils of failed guarantees of the rule of law?

Terry Carney · 17 Dec 2018

This article asks how rule of law institutions failed to ‘bell the cat’ on the illegality of Centrelink's robo-debt programme and its unethical character. It identifies serious structural deficiencies in the design of accountability and remedial avenues at seven different levels. It argues for adherence to Administrative Review Council guidelines on machine learning, Parliamentary accounting…

Migration practitioners’ roles in communicating credible refugee claims

Laura Smith‐Khan · 9 Nov 2019

This article explores the important communicative roles that Australian migration lawyers and agents play when assisting refugee visa applicants, with particular attention to how they contribute to the (re)construction of applicant credibility. It identifies a range of communicative choices and concludes that practitioners have a variety of individual beliefs and skills that lead them to…

Alternative Law Journal template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Alternative Law Journal format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Alternative Law Journal template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Alternative Law Journal use?
Alternative Law Journal uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Alternative Law Journal, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Alternative Law Journal?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Alternative Law Journal document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Alternative Law Journal template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Alternative Law Journal format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Alternative Law Journal?
Alternative Law Journal is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Alternative Law Journal template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Alternative Law Journal PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Alternative Law Journal template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Alternative Law Journal template cost?
You can start writing in the Alternative Law Journal template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Alternative Law Journal PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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