The journal is the principal academic legal publication in the Palmetto State. Founded in 1948, it is managed and edited by students at the USC School of Law. The editor-in-chief is Eli Poliakoff.

“We are proud to have one of the most frequently cited publications in the country,” said Law School Dean Burnele V. Powell. “The Law Review’s accomplishments reflect well on the University and the School of Law.”

The S.C. Law Review is in the top 5 percent of all legal publications as measured by the number of times courts have cited the periodical from 1996 to 2003. It ranks 38th out of the 702 publications in the country.

Among journals at public law schools, The S.C. Law Review is the 13th most frequently cited publication. The survey also lists publications by the number of citations in other journals. Under this ranking, The S.C. Law Review places in the top 14 percent of all publications.

In March 2003, the National Conference of Law Reviews elected The S.C. Law Review to serve as host of its 2005 national conference in Charleston March 16–19, 2005. In October 2003, the journal was host for a nationally recognized symposium on sealed settlement agreements. Participants included scholars from across the country and the discussion was profiled in The National Law Journal, a national legal newspaper.

The Washington and Lee survey is on the Web at http://law.wlu.edu/library/research/lawrevs/mostcited.asp. Poliakoff can be reached at 7-3426. The S.C. Law Review is on the Web at www.sclawreview.org.

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