Law Journals

Owned by David Schmidt
Last updated: Jan 24, 2018 by Michael O'Brien (Unlicensed)
4 min read



User Front-End Overview

Law journals cover the four main journals for the School of Law website:

  • San Diego Law Review

  • San Diego International Law Journal

  • Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues

  • San Diego Journal of Climate & Energy Law

The front-end of these journals can be found by users at http://www.sandiego.edu/law/academics/journals/.

The image to the right depicts the front-end.





Default Journal Display

Clicking on one of the journal links displays a dropdown list of entries for the most recent journal.

The Articles in Volume header displays the currently selected journal. Here, it will always be the most recent.

Click the issues archive link to select a different volume.





Selecting a Journal

Users can select any journal listed in the dropdown menu, and then click the Go button to display articles in the selected volume.

The selected volume always displays at the top by the Articles in Volume header.





Management Back-End

To add or edit entries to the law journal database, go to http://www.sandiego.edu/manage/law/academic-journals/.

Login using your USDOne user name and password.



Select a Journal to Edit

Select which journal's volumes to view or edit by clicking on one of the links.





Select a Volume to Edit

Select which volume's abstract entries to view or edit by choosing one of the dropdown options.

Click the Submit button once the volume is selected, and the available abstracts will load beneath the submit button.

If a new volume is being added, follow the steps to create a new abstract under a current volume, but when entering the volume number in the volume field, add in the new volume number. This will automatically update the rest of the system to include the new volume number.





Switch Volume or Add a New Abstract

To switch to a different volume to edit, click the Select a different volume link to return you to the previous screen.

To add a new abstract, click the Add another abstract to this volume link.

Adding a new abstract will display the Abstract Editor.





Edit or Delete an Abstract

Click the small X button to the right of an abstract's title to delete the article.

To edit, click the Pencil and Paper Edit Icon.





Editing an Abstract

To edit, click the Pencil and Paper Edit Icon.

The Abstract Editor will display.

Fill in the fields to edit the entries in the abstract.

Click the Submit button at the bottom of the editor to save and publish your changes.

Abstract Editor

The Abstract Editor has the following fields:

Journal - Which of the four journals to add the abstract to, and the options to add it to the Docket or the Advocate.

Title - Title of the abstract.

Volume Number - Which volume to add the abstract.

Issue Number - The issue number.

Year - The publication year.

Month - The publication month.

Author - The author.

Abstract - The actual abstract description.

Faculty Editor - The faculty editor, if any.

Student Editor - The student editor, if any.

Subject Area - What subject, if any.

Type - Lists the type of abstract. Below is a list of available options.

  • Faculty Essay

  • Law Notes

  • Recent Cases

  • Comment

  • Forward

  • Comments

  • Speech

  • Article

  • Book Review

  • Introductory Article

  • Lead Article

  • Review Essay

  • Essay

Start Page -  The page number where the article begins.

Page Range - The page range of the article.

Institutional Repository (IR) URL - A link to the article if any is available.

Free - Is the article behind a paywall or not?