About

The Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology (MJLST) is a multidisciplinary journal published twice annually, edited by faculty from across the University of Minnesota as well as by law students. MJLST addresses issues in intellectual property, technology policy and innovation, bioethics, and law and science, while maintaining a rigorous grounding in law, values, and policy. The journal is available to subscribers as a hard-copy print journal. Full text PDFs of the articles in each volume are available on this website upon publication of the journal. Issues include solicited content from lectures and symposia, as well as unsolicited submissions. In addition, issues include student Notes and Comments, book reviews, correspondence, and recent developments.

The student staff and board are chosen competitively by the students. The Faculty Editorial Advisory Board supports the work of the students and includes representatives from across University departments working on the societal implications of scientific advancements.

MJLST is based at the Law School and staffed by law students, with the support of an interdisciplinary Faculty Editorial Advisory Board. MJLST is indexed in relevant legal, scientific, and medical databases such as Westlaw, Lexis, and Hein Online.

MJLST is made possible by support from prominent law firms and businesses with interest in the intersection of law and science, the Law School, the Presidential Initiative on Law and Values, and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

This journal builds upon the foundation created by the Minnesota Intellectual Property Review (MIPR) , a completely student-edited publication founded in 2000 available both in print and online. It was the University of Minnesota Law School’s first journal to publish electronically. Following the publication of Volume 5, Number 2 in spring 2004, MIPR became MJLST, which published its first issue in December 2004. MJLST expands the focus of MIPR to address not only intellectual property issue, but also policy, ethical, and societal issues at the intersection of law, science, and technology.