ABA Journal
March 2007 cover of the ABA Journal
EditorJohn O'Brien
CategoriesLaw
FrequencyBi-monthly
PublisherJohn O'Brien
Total circulation250,000 (2021)
First issue1915
CompanyAmerican Bar Association
CountryUnited States
Based inChicago
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteABAJournal.com
ISSN0747-0088
American Bar Association Journal
FrequencyQuarterly (1915–1920)
Monthly (1921–1983)
Bi-monthly (2020- )
ISSN0002-7596

The ABA Journal (since 1984, formerly American Bar Association Journal, 1915–1983, evolved from Annual Bulletin, 1908–1914) is a monthly legal trade magazine and the flagship publication of the American Bar Association. It is now complemented online by a full-featured website, abajournal.com and its various e-newsletters and apps.

History

Bulletin

In 1908, the Annual Bulletin was founded by the Comparative Law Bureau (1907–1933) of the American Bar Association. The first comparative law journal in the U.S., it surveyed foreign legislation and legal literature. Circulated to all ABA members, it ran from 1908 to 1914 and was absorbed in 1915 by the ABA's newly formed Journal.

Journal

In 1915, the American Bar Association Journal (abbreviated Am. Bar Assoc. j.) was founded as a quarterly magazine. Published by the ABA, it ran under this title from January 1915 to December 1983, for volume 1 to 69. Quarterly from 1915 to 1920[1] (with its second quarter issue dedicated to the Bulletin), it became monthly in 1921.[1]

In January 1984, it was renamed ABA Journal (abbreviated ABA j.) for volume 70 onwards. Subtitled "The Lawyer's Magazine", it initially stayed monthly,[2] then in May 1986 became 15 issues a year,[2] then in June 1999 became monthly[2] again.

In 2007, the print circulation (paid and unpaid)[3] was 375,045[4] (stable from 381,998[5] in December 1999).

From 2012 to the end of 2017, the executive editor and publisher was Allen Pusey. In February 2018, Molly McDonough, was named editor and publisher.[6] John O'Brien took over as editor and publisher in November 2019.[7]

Online

ABA Journal (Online)

In 1996,[8] an online complement to the Journal appeared on the ABA website. This original version had monthly updates providing the current Journal's cover and table of contents, as well as online copies of some selected articles, rising through various design changes from about 3[9] per month in 1996 to about 15[10] per month in 2000, to about 30[11] per month with the January 2001 new look announcing "Soon, every story in the print edition will also be available online." In 1999, the domain name ABAJournal.com had been registered and set as a redirect to the ABA website's Journal home.

ABAJournal.com

In January 2002,[12] the site had a major redesign in form and content under then editor and publisher Danial J. Kim. The site's logo was updated to show "ABAJournal.com" as official web address[12] (though still redirected to the ABA website). In addition to the full monthly magazine, it featured daily updates (intended to improve the mobile edition)[12] and a weekly email newsletter called the eReport[12] (the ABA Journal eReport). Around this time,[13] the whole collection of the first Journal (1915–1983) was made available on the subscription website HeinOnline.

ABA Journal – Law News Now

On July 23, 2007,[14] the site was relaunched under then editor and publisher Edward A. Adams in a Web 2.0[14] version. Subtitled "Law News Now", it features breaking legal news updated daily and analysis from more than 2,000 legal blogs,[15] as well as a free archive of the full-text magazine since its January 2004 issue,[16] with a search engine. Technically, the magazine is now hosted directly on the ABAJournal.com web address (instead of the domain being redirected to the ABA's website).

See also

References

  1. 1 2 LOC, "American Bar Association journal".
  2. 1 2 3 LOC, "ABA journal".
  3. ↑ ABAJ 2009, "FAQ".
  4. ↑ ABAJ, "Mediakit".
  5. ↑ ABAJ (2000). "FAQ" (Archive.org copy of 2000).
  6. ↑ Debra Cassens Weiss. "Molly McDonough is named editor and publisher of the ABA Journal". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  7. ↑ "A Message to Our Readers". ABA Journal. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  8. ↑ Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for February 1996 at Archive.org
  9. ↑ Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for November 1996 at Archive.org
  10. ↑ Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for February 2000 at Archive.org
  11. ↑ Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for January 2001 at Archive.org
  12. 1 2 3 4 Kim 2002.
  13. ↑ Around this time: the OCLC record was completed from a visit in late 2002, presumably not very long after the collection went online; besides, HeinOnline was launched in 2000.
  14. 1 2 Griffin 2007.
  15. ↑ ABAJ, "About".
  16. ↑ As of March 2009, the "Magazine Archives" section offers a free collection of all issues since January 2004.

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