UFLaw JTLP
 Journal of Technology Law & Policy Facts & Information

 
 
Both a Hardbound and On-Line Publication:
The Journal of Technology Law & Policy represents one of less than a dozen academic technology journals published in both hardbound and on-line print.  This allows not only law firms and public and private libraries to subscribe to our publication, but also creates access of our various editions through on-line print.  We believe this helps ensure that the timely legal thoughts of our authors are disseminated to the largest possible audience.

Establishing a Solid Subscription Base:
In January of 2002, the Journal began steps toward establishing a solid subscription base.  Today, the Journal is subscribed to by the law libraries of many of the leading law schools, law firms, and international institutions of the world.  The Journal is currently subscribed to in Europe, Israel, North America, and South America.

Obtaining Sponsorships:
In March of 2002, the Journal made strides to become more financially independent from the College of Law.  Today the Journal has received financial sponsorship through contributions by many of the most prestigious high technology and intellectual property law firms in the Southeast. These include the Orlando firm of Buesse, Brownlee, Bowdoin & Wolter, P.A., the Orlando firm of Van Dyke & Associates, P.A., and the Sarasota firm of Wilson, Johnson & Jaffer, P.A.

Write-On Competitions:
Membership to the Journal is based upon either receiving a superior grade in Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, or Intellectual Property Survey, or successfully competing in the Journal's Write-On Competition.  The Journal conducts a formal write-on competition each semester to select invitees for membership in the Journal, with the top paper receiving the honor of publication in a subsequent edition of the Journal.

Discussing Timely Issues in Technology:
The Journal strives to provide the most up-to-date discussions of technology by the most competent legal writers of our time. For example, just two months after the tragedy of September 11th, the Journal published a work by Arthur J. Hildebrandt, Associate General Counsel for the Department of the Navy and survivor of the attack on the Pentagon. In the Summer of 2002, the Journal published a work by then-Florida Senator Bob Graham, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, outlining the policy goals of how technology will shape the country's intelligence community in the new war on terrorism.

Becoming a Leading Publication:
The Journal is currently ranked 27th out of 68 journals specializing in technology or science by Washington and Lee University. Washington and Lee ranks law reviews and journals based on the number of times their articles are cited within the past seven years.

Recruiting Student Leaders:
The Journal has been very fortunate to actively recruit well-rounded student leaders from our law school. Our current membership includes individuals also involved in the Florida Law Review, University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy, Florida Journal of International Law, Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Team, and the Law College Council. The majority of our members are active in the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Association. Also, almost half of our members are teaching assistants in the Law School's Legal Research & Writing Department.

Redesign and Implementation of the Web Page:
In order to make a more user-friendly and academically useful web page, the Journal completely redesigned our former web page. The new web page provides information about our write-on competitions, how to subscribe to the Journal, how to submit articles, and contact information to our editorial board.