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Manuscripts: The Journal only publishes material written by its members. Unsolicited manuscripts will not be accepted, returned, or acknowledged.

Photocopying Permission: Articles that appear in the Journal may be duplicated for educational use, provided that: (1) each copy is distributed at or below cost; (2) the author and the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems are identified; (3) proper notice of copyright is affixed to each copy; and (4) the Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems is notified of the use.

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation

Required by 39 U.S.C. § 3685

1. Publication Title: Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems. 2. Publication Number: 956860. 3. Filing Date: Sept. 19, 1997. 4. Issue Frequency: Quarterly. 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 4. 6. Annual Subscription Price: $40 (Domestic rate), $45 (Foreign rate). 7. Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: Columbia University School of Law, 435 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027. 8. Mailing Address of the Headquarters of Publisher: same as above. 9. Publisher: Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Inc. Editor: Shawndra Jones. Managing Editor: Charleen Hsuan. Addresses are same as above. 10. Owner: Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Inc., address same as above. 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders: None. 12. The purpose, function and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal income tax purposes have not changed during the preceding twelve months. 15. (All figures are true of both the average number of copies of each issue during the preceding 12 months and the actual number of copies of the single issue published nearest the filing date). a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run): 1000. b. Paid Circulation: (1) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, etc.: None. (2) Mail Subscriptions: about 700. c. Total Paid Circulation: about 700. d. Total Free Distribution by Mail: about 120. e. Free Distribution Outside the Mail: 100. f. Total Free Distribution: about 190. g. Total Distribution: about 890. h. Copies Not Distributed: about 110. i. Total: 1000. j. Percent Paid Circulation: 79%.



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The Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems, published four times a year, contains articles that analyze a specific legal question in light of related economic, political, or sociological considerations. The journal is written and edited entirely by students. Staff members are selected on the basis of their academic performance coupled with a competitive writing exercise at the end of the first year. Members of the board of editors are selected from the second-year staff.