Yale Journal of Law and Technology

What Yale Journal of Law and Technology does

Yale Journal of Law and Technology (YJoLT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the intersection of law and technology, operated as a non-commercial publication under Yale Law School at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1999 as the Yale Symposium on Law and Technology, YJoLT is recognized as the world's first online-only law journal and remains the sole fully digital law review at Yale Law School. The journal publishes twice per year (Fall and Spring), with Volume 28 released in Spring 2026 and Volume 29 currently in assembly. Its editorial scope spans privacy, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, antitrust, content moderation, and algorithmic accountability.

The journal's product surface includes the core YJoLT journal, a supplementary blog called The Record for shorter and more timely commentary, and two proprietary editorial tools developed by S. Frederick Liu (JD '27): EasyPerma, a Perma.cc workflow optimizer, and Bookpull Spreadsheet Generator, a source pulling sheet utility. All articles are distributed as free PDF downloads via yjolt.org with no paywall. Manuscript intake is handled exclusively through the Scholastica electronic submission platform, and the journal maintains an AI policy disclosure requirement for submissions. The Record operates under Christopher Ying as Record Editor.

YJoLT's funding derives from contributions by law firm sponsors, who receive brand visibility on the Our Sponsors page, on-campus presentation opportunities, and direct recruitment access to technology and IP-focused Yale Law students. The publication has no external equity investors, no subscription revenue, and no article processing charges. It is governed institutionally by Yale University and does not operate as an independent commercial entity.

Name

Yale Journal of Law and Technology

Legal name

Yale University

Website

https://yjolt.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Yale Journal of Law and Technology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published twice yearly by Yale Law School, covering the intersection of law and technology and funded by law firm sponsorships with free open access globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Legal Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Book Publishers (51313), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG)

Keywords

• Academic law journal
• Law and technology scholarship
• Peer-reviewed legal publishing
• Open access law review
• Online legal scholarship

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Law Firm Sponsorships: YJoLT is funded by contributions from law firm sponsors who receive benefits including firm name listing on website, opportunities for on-campus presentations, and direct communication with technology- and IP-focused students for recruitment purposes

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Yale Journal of Law and Technology (YJoLT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles on the intersection of law and technology twice per year in digital form. Founded in 1999 as the world's first online-only law journal, it remains the sole law review at Yale Law School with a fully digital publication environment, distributing content freely via its website as PDFs and web pages, supported by The Record blog and internal editorial tools such as EasyPerma and Bookpull Spreadsheet Generator.

Product overview

Yale Journal of Law and Technology (YJoLT) operates as a dual-format academic publication centered on the intersection of law and technology. Its core product is the peer-reviewed YJoLT journal, which publishes full-length scholarly articles twice yearly on topics including privacy, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, antitrust, content moderation, and algorithmic accountability. Supporting this primary offering is The Record, a blog platform for shorter, timelier, and more accessible commentary pieces. The journal also develops internal tools—EasyPerma (a Perma.cc workflow optimizer) and Bookpull Spreadsheet Generator (a citation management utility)—to enhance editorial efficiency and make legal scholarship more accessible. The publication maintains archives spanning Volumes 1-28 and accepts submissions through Scholastica with an AI disclosure policy requirement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Record: YJoLT's blog for shorter or less formal pieces on law and technology topics, authored by professors, practitioners, and students. It features timelier and more accessible content than the main journal articles.

Products and services

• Yale Journal of Law & Technology (YJoLT) The primary peer-reviewed academic journal publishing full-length scholarly articles on law and technology topics (privacy, IP, AI, cryptocurrency, cybercrime, antitrust, content moderation, algorithmic accountability), published twice per year (Fall and Spring). Distributed as free open-access PDFs on yjolt.org.
• The Record YJoLT's companion blog publishing shorter, more timely, and less formal pieces on law and technology topics by professors, practitioners, and students, with an accelerated editing process.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ScholasticacoreTechnology or IntegrationScholastica is the exclusive electronic submission platform for YJoLT article submissions. Authors must submit through Scholastica for consideration, with the platform supporting expedite requests, manuscript tracking, and communication throughout the review process.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Lawfare: Online publication and blog covering national security, technology, and law with rigorous analysis from practitioners and academics. Comparable as a digital-first venue publishing authoritative law-and-technology commentary, overlapping YJoLT's Record blog use case.

Direct peers

• Harvard Journal of Law & Technology: Harvard Law School's peer-reviewed journal covering law and technology. Directly comparable to YJoLT as a top-tier, Ivy League-affiliated tech-law journal with similar interdisciplinary scope and online publication model.
• Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property Law: Northwestern Law's journal covering technology and IP law. Comparable as a U.S. law school publication with overlapping scope in IP, privacy, and technology regulation, serving similar academic and practitioner audiences.
• Stanford Technology Law Review: Stanford Law School's online-only technology law journal. Highly comparable as another top-tier U.S. law school journal focused on technology law with online-first publication and similar author/reader demographics.
• Santa Clara High Tech Law Journal: Santa Clara Law's technology-focused journal. Comparable as a U.S. law school journal dedicated to high-tech legal issues with similar peer-review publication model and interdisciplinary tech-law coverage.
• Berkeley Technology Law Journal: UC Berkeley Law's flagship technology law journal publishing six times annually on IP, internet law, biotech, and privacy. Closely comparable as a leading U.S. law school tech-law journal with similar citation prestige and topic overlap.
• Duke Law & Technology Review: Duke Law School's online journal on law and technology. Comparable as a peer law school publication with digital-first format and similar focus on emerging tech issues like AI, privacy, and IP.
• Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review: University of Michigan Law School's journal on telecom and technology law. Comparable as a peer law school journal with substantial topic overlap on internet, privacy, and digital regulation issues.
• Computer Law & Security Review: Elsevier-published peer-reviewed journal covering IT law, cybersecurity, AI, and data protection. Comparable as a peer-reviewed scholarly venue on law and technology, though international and professionally published rather than student-edited.

Broad incumbents

• Yale Law Journal: Yale Law School's flagship general-interest law journal, the parent publication's sibling at the same institution. Comparable as a Yale-affiliated journal with broader legal scope but overlapping readership, prestige tier, and editorial infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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