American Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
Statement of Purpose
The University of South Carolina School of Law plays an integral role in the publication of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, a peer review law journal published by the American Bar Association's Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. The Journal is published on a quarterly basis, and is the premier scholarly publication in the property and probate fields. It is the second largest law review in the country in terms of numbers of subscribers. The Journal's 32,000 subscribers include Section members as well as major law firms and law libraries. Articles in the Journal are written by leading practitioners and academicians from across the United States.
USC students perform the core editing for the Journal, ensuring that its rigorous scholarly standards are maintained.
USC's association with the ABA and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal brings considerable respect and national attention to our University, and we are committed to maintaining the Journal's high standard of excellence. The Student Editorial Board shares the Section's goal of providing the highest quality scholarly publication covering topics of interest for practitioners and academicians in the areas of real property, probate, estate planning, and trust law.
Background
The ABA originally began publishing the Journal in 1966 as a communication vehicle for the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section committees. In 1989, the ABA determined to reposition the Journal from its status as a reporting arm for RPPT Section committees to a scholarly law review. Professor Alan Medlin was instrumental in bringing the Journal to USC, and he remains active in the oversight of the Journal's operations at USC.
The Editing Process
The Journal is a peer review law journal, with both a Student Editorial Board as well as Professional Editors selected by the ABA's RPPT Section. The Professional Editors are responsible for acquiring articles, ensuring a constant flow of relevant scholarly articles.
When an article arrives at USC, the production assistant formats it for editing. Our student editors are next responsible for reviewing and researching the article, both to ensure that it has not been preempted by an article already in print, and also to prepare it for the in-depth spading that is performed by second-year law students. The spaders are given portions of the article, for which they are responsible for verifying all citations, and performing textual edits required to bring the article into compliance with Journal policies. The Student Editorial Board – at the level of the Articles Editors, the Senior Articles Editors, and finally the Editor-in-Chief – reviews all second-year edits, using their judgment to make decisions in situations where mere mechanical application of policies could be inappropriate. Professional editors review the final edits to ensure that the author's substantive meaning has not been harmed. The entire editing cycle at USC takes approximately eight weeks, and each quarterly issue of the Journal contains between four to seven articles.
USC School of Law Students interested in obtaining more information regarding membership on the Real Property Probate and Trust Jounal should contact Student Editor-in-Chief Amy Jowers.
Persons interested in article submissions for publication or other questions related to publications of the American Bar Association should visit the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal website.
Contact Information
University of South Carolina School of Law
Main and Greene Streets, Room 401
Columbia, South Carolina, 29208
Office (803) 777-8849 | Facsimilie (803) 777-2368
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