Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (DRLJ)

Name

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (DRLJ)

Legal name

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

Website

https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

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Product category

Academic Law Journal

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG)

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Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK), Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Academic law journal
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Legal scholarship
• Peer-reviewed publication
• ADR research

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

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Core offering

The Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (DRLJ) is a peer-reviewed academic law journal that publishes scholarly works on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and restorative justice. Published by Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, it serves as a venue for academic and practitioner contributions to the ADR field, distributed through the open-access Pepperdine Digital Commons platform. The journal accepts scholarly articles, essays, book reviews, and practice commentaries for publication.

Product overview

The Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (DRLJ) is a single journal publication hosted on the Pepperdine Digital Commons platform, which serves as the university's centralized digital repository and publication system. DRLJ is one of multiple peer-reviewed journals published through the Caruso School of Law, focusing specifically on alternative dispute resolution topics.

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• Dispute Resolution Law Journal (Print and Online Publication) A peer-reviewed academic law journal focused on alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and restorative justice. Published by Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law and distributed through the open-access Pepperdine Digital Commons platform. Targeted at law scholars, ADR practitioners, and legal researchers.

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pepperdine University LibrariescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is hosted as a service of Pepperdine University Libraries through the Pepperdine Digital Commons platform. The libraries provide infrastructure, preservation services, and administrative support for the journal's digital publication and distribution.
• Pepperdine Caruso School of LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe journal is published by and affiliated with the Caruso School of Law, which houses the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. The law school provides academic oversight, editorial guidance, and connection to the ADR academic community.
• Elsevier (bepress)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe journal platform is powered by Elsevier's bepress Digital Commons software, which provides the underlying institutional repository technology, hosting infrastructure, metadata standards, and integration with the broader academic publishing ecosystem.

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Direct peers

• Harvard Negotiation Law Review: A student-edited law journal at Harvard Law School focused on negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution. Closely comparable in format, audience, and subject matter to DRLJ.
• Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution: A student-edited law journal at Cardozo (Yeshiva) focusing on dispute resolution, mediation, and arbitration. Same niche, same academic-law-journal format, and overlapping author pool.
• Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution: A law journal at Ohio State Moritz College of Law dedicated to ADR scholarship. Directly comparable in mission, scope, and editorial model to DRLJ.
• Journal of Dispute Resolution (University of Missouri): A long-running, peer-reviewed law journal at the University of Missouri School of Law covering mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. Directly comparable as a peer ADR scholarly journal.
• Dispute Resolution Journal (American Arbitration Association): A flagship practitioner-focused journal on ADR published by the AAA. Comparable in subject matter and target audience, though professionally edited rather than student-edited.
• Conflict Resolution Quarterly: An interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal on conflict resolution theory and practice. Comparable in subject matter though broader in methodological scope than DRLJ.

Broad incumbents

• Pepperdine Law Review: The flagship general law journal of Pepperdine's Caruso School of Law, published alongside DRLJ on the same Digital Commons platform. Sibling peer operating in the broader legal-scholarship space.
• Fordham Law Review: A general-issue law journal that frequently publishes ADR-related scholarship. Comparable in publishing model and host institutional backing, though broader in focus.
• ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine: A practitioner-oriented magazine published by the American Bar Association on ADR developments. Comparable audience and subject matter, but distinct in format and commercial orientation.

Emerging players

• Washington University Journal of Law & Policy: A student-edited law journal that publishes themed issues on topics including dispute resolution. Comparable in academic-law-journal format and in occasional overlap with ADR scholarship.

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