The Journal of Corporation Law
{{Infobox journal
| cover = Jcl print logo.gif
| discipline = Law review
| abbreviation = J. Corp. Law
| bluebook = J. Corp. L.
| publisher = University of Iowa College of Law
| country = United States
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 1974-present
| website = https://jcl.law.uiowa.edu/
| ISSN = 0360-795X
}}
The Journal of Corporation Law (JCL), at the University of Iowa College of Law, is the nation's oldest student-published periodical specializing in corporate law.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.law.uiowa.edu/jcl/about-jcl/|title=Journal of Corporation Law -|website=blogs.law.uiowa.edu}} It published its first issue in 1975.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.law.uiowa.edu/jcl/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Thomas.pdf|title=Journal of Corporation Law -|website=blogs.law.uiowa.edu}} Its current adviser is Robert T. Miller, who joined the College of Law faculty in August 2012. The journal is routinely cited by scholars, practitioners, and courts, including the United States Supreme Court.Most recently in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, _ S. Ct. _ (2013)
Membership
Students apply for membership after completing their first year of legal study. The application consists of several short assignments meant to test an applicant's writing and editing ability. Each summer, the editorial board reviews these applications and invites 30 to 35 applicants to become student writers for the following academic year.
As student writers, JCL members write a Note discussing a relevant topic in corporate law. Excellent Notes are selected for publication. In addition, student writers are expected to complete 35 secondary hours per semester. This includes time spent at authority checks or on other journal-related projects that the editorial board assigns. Student writers improve their writing and editing skills.{{cn|date=August 2024}}
Each spring, members of the outgoing editorial board select the next year's board members from the pool of student writers.
Rankings
JCL is widely regarded as one of the premier journals in its field. In a 2005 ranking of corporate law journals by the ExpressO Law Review Submission Guide, JCL was the highest ranked journal in the field on the basis of total manuscripts submitted through Express0.{{cite web | title = ExpressO Law Review Submission Guide | url = http://law.bepress.com/expresso/2005/subject_other.html}} According to the Washington and Lee Law Journal Rankings, JCL is the fourth highest ranked corporate law journal in the country. Washington and Lee University School of Law, Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings, https://managementtools4.wlu.edu/LawJournals/
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Category:American law journals
Category:Academic journals established in 1974