There are a number of journals that focus on environmental law in general and various subtopics. For a list of these journals (available in English), see the list compiled by the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at the University of Ottawa. Many of these publications are available in full text in HeinOnline.
The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) indexes over 500 legal journals published worldwide. According to the source description, IFLP "provides in-depth coverage of public and private international law, comparative and foreign law, and the law of all jurisdictions." IFLP is available online through LUC's subscription to HeinOnline. Links to full-text articles, if available in HeinOnline, are included.
SmartCILP is a legal bibliographic service of HeinOnline. Loyola students and faculty can subscribe to SmartCILP and set up a profile tailored to their areas of interest. Each week, users receive a list of new articles in law reviews and journals that pertain to their profile from the Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP).
Some subject headings related to environmental law include "Natural Resources Law" and "Environmental Law." This service is available only to Loyola Law School faculty, staff, and students. A list of periodicals indexed in CILP is available here.
These indexes and databases provide author, subject, and title access to the vast array of published and online legal scholarship. Both Westlaw and Lexis also offer access to law journal databases, including some foreign law reviews. In Westlaw, you can limit your searches to secondary sources that focus on environmental law. Choose "Energy & Environment" from the list of "Practice Areas," then go to "Secondary Sources." In Lexis, you can choose "Environmental Law" under "Practice Area," then "All Environmental Law Reviews and Journals."
The following journals may contain articles that are useful for your environmental law research.
The journals listed here are linked via the most accessible full-text electronic database available at Loyola. If a journal is in HeinOnline, that link will be used. Some journals may only be available via Westlaw or LexisNexis. If Loyola has the print version of the journal the catalog number and location is given under the blue information button. You should still run searches in the larger combined databases on Westlaw and Lexis to ensure that you do not miss any important articles on your topic.
Google Scholar provides a search mechanism to locate scholarly literature across multiple disciplines, including law. Search results on campus will indicate whether the source is available full text through a Loyola database. Off campus, users may go to the "Settings" link and then "Library Links" to set up results that show links to LUC full-text databases.
SSRN is an electronic repository for international social sciences scholarship that includes the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN). Thousands of downloadable abstracts, working papers, and published papers are available without charge. Set up a free account in order to access all content.
