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Find out what kind of news the Journal prints and what kind it doesn't?

The Journal is a general-interest news and business magazine about the law and the practice of it. Stories are reported and written in the same style as such magazines as Time or Business Week. Most stories in the Journal are "big picture" stories with broad reader interest. Because the Journal has a diverse readership—lawyers with various practice areas, judges, law professors and students, people in all areas of the civil and criminal justice systems, legislators, business people and nonlawyers—stories do not deal with narrow technical or specialty areas of the law. While stories may focus on specific cases or decisions, they usually are reported as part of a broader context. The Journal does not chronicle trials or decisions simply as events for the record. It also does not publish announcements such as career changes, office expansions or seminars.

Find out how many people read the ABA Journal?

The average of paid and unpaid subscriptions to the ABA Journal is 364,061 according to the June 2005 statement of the Audit Bureau of Circulation.

Get a copy of writers' guidelines?

Go to the Writers' Guidelines page on this site. To request a recent issue of the Journal, call (312) 988-6018 or e-mail abajournal@abanet.org.

Submit an article to be considered for publication?

The Journal does not publish unsolicited manuscripts. Our articles are written by in-house legal writers or by freelance journalists we hire for specific assignments. The Journal will consider queries from professional writers. Mail queries to ABA Journal, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL. 60610; fax them to (312) 988-6014; or e-mail them to releases@abanet.org.

Contact someone if I have a story idea the Journal might want a staff reporter to write?

Call any reporter, assistant managing editor or the managing editor. Go to the How to Reach Us page on this site for telephone numbers. To send a press release, e-mail us at releases@abanet.org. Go to the Sending Press Releases page on this site for more information.

How do I send a letter to the editor, and what kind of guidelines are there for writing one?

You may send one by mail to Letters, ABA Journal, 321 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60610; by fax to (312) 988-6014; or by e-mail to abajournal@abanet.org. Letters must concern articles published in the Journal. They may be edited for clarity or space. Be sure to include your name, city and state, and your e-mail address.

Look up a story that appeared in the Journal or get a copy of a previously published article?

The easiest way to do this is to look for it through an online research service. On LexisNexis, the ABA Journal is available in the ABA;ABAJNL file and the eReport is available in the ABA;ERPORT file. On Westlaw, the ABA Journal is available in the ABAJ database and the eReport is available in ABAJEREP. The Journal does not have a research staff that can do extensive research to locate articles. However, simple requests from ABA members often can be accommodated on a time-available basis.

Request permission to reprint an article that appeared in the Journal?

Requests must be in writing and include the name of the person or organization making the request, the purpose for which the reprint will be used and whether the reprint will be used for a nonprofit or commercial purpose. Requests may be sent to Wendell LaGrand, ABA Journal Reprint Permissions at 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610; faxed to (312) 988-6025; or e-mailed to journalreprints@abanet.org.

Get extra copies of the Journal?

The Journal has a limited number of recent issues available at the cover price of $7. To place an order, write to ABA Orders, P.O. Box 10892, Chicago, IL 60611-0892; call the ABA Service Center at 1-800-285-2221; or send an e-mail to service@abanet.org.

Get information about Journal editorial?

Click here or call (312) 988-5822.

Request a media kit?

Click here or call (312) 988-5822.