Key Environmental Law Journals
- McGill Journal of Sustainable Development LawThe McGill International Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP) provides a forum in which the world's leading scholars exchange ideas on the intersection between law, development, the environment, economics, and society. This journal is available from HeinOnline (2005-2020, linked above) and select issues are available from the journal homepage.
- Journal of Environmental Law and PracticeFull-text articles from the Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, which discusses and provides insight into current issues in environmental law and policy in Canada. Topics covered include water and air quality control, waste management, reclamation, land use, regulation of toxic substances, noise regulation, environmental impact assessment processes, and environmental policies and procedures. Full coverage begins with Vol 7:1 (1997) through Vol 33:3 (2020) when it ceased publication.
- Harvard Environmental Law ReviewThe Harvard Environmental Law Review is a top environmental law journal in the United States, and has been published semi-annually by Harvard Law School students since 1976.
- Columbia Journal of Environmental LawThe Columbia Journal of Environmental Law is one of the oldest environmental law journals in the USA and is widely regarded as one of the preeminent environmental journals in the country.
- Ecology Law QuarterlyPublishing four issues a year, ELQ provides a forum for preeminent scholarship on groundbreaking environmental law topics, including renewable energy, environmental justice, and international environmental law.
- Georgetown Environmental Law ReviewThe Georgetown Environmental Law Review (GELR) is recognized as a leading publication of scholarly commentary and practical analysis of American and international environmental law. Access from HeinOnline (linked) is from 2015 to present.
- Stanford Environmental Law JournalThe Stanford Environmental Law Journal (ELJ) was founded in 1978. ELJ is run by students who are eager to explore environmental issues, improve their writing skills, and be actively involved in academic discourse. ELJ publishes articles on a variety of issues in natural resources law, environmental policy, law and economics, international environmental law, and other topics relating to law and the environment.
- Virginia Environmental Law JournalThe Virginia Environmental Law Journal (VELJ), founded in 1979, is an American leader in environmental legal scholarship. VELJ selects and publishes articles, notes, comments and essays from professors, practitioners and students that focus on local, regional, national and international issues of environmental, land use and natural resources law.
- Environmental LawEnvironmental Law Review is a premier legal forum for environmental and natural resources scholarship. Environmental Law is published quarterly by the students of Lewis & Clark Law School in the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
- Justice, Ecology, Law & PlacePreviously the Journal of Environmental Law and Practice.
Issues from 2004 - 2020 are available through ProQuest Research Library
The revised journal is still being established and information is available through the journal homepage.
Climate Change Journals
- Carbon and Climate Law ReviewAs climate law and policies evolve around the globe, attention is shifting from their conceptual design to the challenges of implementation. Where theoretical concerns once dominated, legal professionals are now called upon to ensure smooth operation of the regulatory framework.
Access: 2006 to 6 months from present - Climate LawThe focus of the peer-reviewed journal Climate Law is on the many legal issues that arise internationally and at the state level as climate law continues to evolve.
Access: 2010 to three years from present - Climate PolicyClimate Policy is a world-leading peer-reviewed academic journal, publishing high quality research and analysis on all aspects of climate policy, including mitigation and adaptation.
Access: 2021 to present - S​an Diego Journal of Climate and Energy LawThis journal serves as a foundation for continued dialogue and development of the rapidly emerging legal issues related to climate change and energy. The journal delves into topics such as insurance claims related to climate change, law and economics associated with cap-and-trade greenhouse gas markets, new energy policy of the carbon-constrained world, legal implications of trans-border air and water pollution, and effects of climate change on endangered species law.
Access: 2009 to present
Key Interdisciplary Journals
- Nature Climate ChangeNature Climate Change publishes original research across the natural and social sciences and strives to synthesize interdisciplinary research. The journal follows the standards for high-quality science set by all Nature-branded journals and is committed to publishing top-tier original research in all areas relating to climate change through a fair and rigorous review process, access to a broad readership, high standards of copy editing and production, rapid publication and independence from academic societies and others with vested interests.
Natural Resources Journals
- Journal of Energy & Natural Resources LawThe Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL)is the leading refereed journal in the field of energy and natural resources law. Featuring contributions from some of the finest academic minds and most successful practitioners in this area of study, JERL offers global coverage of energy and natural resources issues, research and commentary.
Finding more journals
Find more journals by subject:
- The Washington and Lee Law Journal Rankings lists journals by subject, including Energy and Natural Resources journals and Environmental and Land Use Law. Once you have identified a journal you are interested, in search on the Library Homepage under the journals tab to find TMU access
- Science journals are available through a large number of library databases, including ScienceDirect and SciTech
- For interdisciplinary journals look for a title that includes multiple disciplines and check the journal scope page (for example, see Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law). HeinOnline is a great resource for interdisciplinary journals
- For non-law journals browse the research guides by subject for an overview of major resources by TMU discipline