Examining Legal Scholarship in Australia: A Case Study. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sheehy, Benedict; Dumay, John
• Is Part Of: International journal of legal information. Volume 49:Number 1(2021)
• Page Start: 32
• Page End: 51
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: publication -- legal scholarship -- legal method -- bibliometric study; Law libraries -- Periodicals; 026.34
• DOI: 10.1017/jli.2021.8
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0731-1265

Abstract

Abstract: Legal scholarship in Australia is under-researched. Without detailed empirical investigation, it is difficult to understand the characteristics of the scholarship in terms of topics and method/approach. Legal scholarship, like all scholarship, claims to make a contribution to knowledge. To understand and evaluate the scholarship, this article adopts an empirical method. Using a case study approach and citation counts, the article provides an analysis of all the articles published by a leading law review over ten years: 2008–2018. The article identifies the types and methods of legal scholarship in the journal and examines a sample of its most highly cited articles. The study then evaluates the impact of this scholarship with recommendations for the future.