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{{Short description|Magazine of the American Bar Association}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = ABA Journal
| image_file = ABA Journal March 2007.jpg
| image_size = border
| image_caption = March 2007 cover of the ''ABA Journal''
| editor = John O'Brien
| editor_title = [[Executive editor|Editor]]
| previous_editor =
| staff_writer =
| frequency = Bi-monthly
| total_circulation = 250,000 (2021)
| category = [[Law]]
| company = [[American Bar Association]]
| publisher = John O'Brien
| firstdate = 1915
| country = United States
| based = [[Chicago]]
| language = English
| website = [http://www.abajournal.com/ ABAJournal.com]
| issn = 0747-0088
}}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = American Bar Association Journal
| frequency = Quarterly (1915–1920)<br>Monthly (1921–1983) <br> Bi-monthly (2020- )
| issn = 0002-7596
}}
The '''''ABA Journal''''' (since 1984, formerly '''''American Bar Association Journal''''', 1915–1983, evolved from ''[[Annual Bulletin (CLB)|Annual Bulletin]]'', 1908–1914) is a monthly [[law|legal]] [[trade magazine]] and the flagship publication of the [[American Bar Association]]. It is now complemented online by a full-featured website, abajournal.com and its various e-newsletters and apps.

==History==

===Bulletin===
{{Main|Annual Bulletin of the Comparative Law Bureau}}
In 1908, the ''Annual Bulletin'' was founded by the [[Comparative Law Bureau]] (1907–1933) of the [[American Bar Association]]. The first [[comparative law]] journal in the U.S., it surveyed foreign legislation and legal literature. Circulated to all ABA members, it ran from 1908 to 1914 and was absorbed in 1915 by the ABA's newly formed ''Journal''.

===Journal===
In 1915, the ''American Bar Association Journal'' (abbreviated ''Am. Bar Assoc. j.'') was founded as a quarterly magazine. Published by the ABA, it ran under this title from January 1915 to December 1983, for volume 1 to 69. Quarterly from 1915 to 1920<ref name=LOC-AmBarAssJ>LOC, "American Bar Association journal".</ref> (with its second quarter issue dedicated to the ''Bulletin''), it became monthly in 1921.<ref name=LOC-AmBarAssJ/>

In January 1984, it was renamed ''ABA Journal'' (abbreviated ''ABA j.'') for volume 70 onwards. Subtitled "The Lawyer's Magazine", it initially stayed monthly,<ref name=LOC-ABAJ>LOC, "ABA journal".</ref> then in May 1986 became 15 issues a year,<ref name=LOC-ABAJ/> then in June 1999 became monthly<ref name=LOC-ABAJ/> again.

In 2007, the print circulation (paid and unpaid)<ref name=ABAJ-FAQ>ABAJ 2009, "FAQ".</ref> was 375,045<ref name=ABAJ-Mediakit>ABAJ, "Mediakit".</ref> (stable from 381,998<ref>ABAJ (2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20000706230636/http://www.abanet.org/journal/FAQ.HTML "FAQ"] ([[Archive.org]] copy of 2000).</ref> in December 1999).

From 2012 to the end of 2017, the [[executive editor]] and [[publisher]] was Allen Pusey. In February 2018, Molly McDonough, was named editor and publisher.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/molly_mcdonough_is_named_editor_and_publisher_of_the_aba_journal/|title=Molly McDonough is named editor and publisher of the ABA Journal|work=ABA Journal|access-date=2018-06-15|author=Debra Cassens Weiss|language=en}}</ref> John O'Brien took over as editor and publisher in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/a-message-to-our-readers|title=A Message to Our Readers|work=ABA Journal|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en}}</ref>

===Online===
====ABA Journal (Online)====
In 1996,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/abanet.org/journal/feb96/* Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for February 1996] at [[Archive.org]]</ref> an online complement to the ''Journal'' appeared on the ABA website. This original version had monthly updates providing the current ''Journal'''s cover and table of contents, as well as online copies of some selected articles, rising through various design changes from about 3<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19970109053555/http://www.abanet.org/journal/nov96/home.html Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for November 1996] at Archive.org</ref> per month in 1996 to about 15<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000302224122/http://www.abanet.org/journal/home.html Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for February 2000] at Archive.org</ref> per month in 2000, to about 30<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010419093840/http://www.abanet.org/journal/jan01/home.html Snapshot of ABA Journal Online for January 2001] at Archive.org</ref> per month with the January 2001 new look announcing "Soon, every story in the print edition will also be available online." In 1999, the domain name ABAJournal.com had been registered and set as a redirect to the ABA website's ''Journal'' home.

====ABAJournal.com====
In January 2002,<ref name=Kim2002>Kim 2002.</ref> the site had a major redesign in form and content under then editor and publisher Danial J. Kim. The site's logo was updated to show "ABAJournal.com" as official web address<ref name=Kim2002/> (though still redirected to the ABA website). In addition to the full monthly magazine, it featured daily updates (intended to improve the mobile edition)<ref name=Kim2002/> and a weekly email newsletter called the eReport<ref name=Kim2002/> (the ABA Journal eReport). Around this time,<ref>Around this time: the OCLC record was completed from a visit in late 2002, presumably not very long after the collection went online; besides, HeinOnline was launched in 2000.</ref> the whole collection of the first ''Journal'' (1915–1983) was made available on the subscription website [[HeinOnline]].

====ABA Journal – Law News Now====
On July 23, 2007,<ref name=Griffin2007>Griffin 2007.</ref> the site was relaunched under then editor and publisher Edward A. Adams in a [[Web 2.0]]<ref name=Griffin2007/> version. Subtitled "Law News Now", it features breaking legal news updated daily and analysis from more than 2,000 legal blogs,<ref name=ABAJ-About>ABAJ, "About".</ref> as well as a free archive of the full-text magazine since its January 2004 issue,<ref>{{As of|2009|March}}, the [http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/archives/ "Magazine Archives"] section offers a free collection of all issues since January 2004.</ref> with a search engine. Technically, the magazine is now hosted directly on the ABAJournal.com web address (instead of the domain being redirected to the ABA's website).

==See also==
{{Portal|Internet|Journalism}}
* [[Bitter Lawyer]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Refbegin|2}}
* ABAJ (2009). [http://www.abajournal.com/about "About the ABA Journal"], www.abajournal.com, consulted in March 2009
* ABAJ (2009). [http://www.abajournal.com/faq "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions"], www.abajournal.com, consulted in March 2009
* ABAJ (2009). [http://www.abajournal.com/mediakit "Mediakit ABA Journal"], www.abajournal.com, consulted in March 2009
* Griffin, Marie (2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708104100/http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070904%2FMEDIABUSINESS%2F70904006%2F1117%2FFREE "Redesigned ABAJournal.com balances editorial and user judgment"], ''BtoB Online'', www.btobonline.com, September 4, 2007
* Kim, Danial J. (2002). [https://web.archive.org/web/20020117114252/http://www.abanet.org/journal/redesign/home.html "Letter from the Publisher"] ([[Archive.org]] copy), ''ABA Journal Online'', January 2002 ([[JavaScript]] required for archived images)
* LOC (2009). "American Bar Association journal", {{LCCN|15017355}} (also {{OCLC|1479565}}), [[Library of Congress]] Online Catalog, consulted in March 2009 — With frequency history.
* LOC (2009). "ABA journal", {{LCCN|84641839}} (also {{OCLC|10269097}}), [[Library of Congress]] Online Catalog, consulted in March 2009 — With frequency history.
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==Further reading==
* {{Internet Archive|id=annualreportame52assogoog|name=Annual Report of the American Bar Association for 1915}} — Comments on ''Bulletin'' being merged into the new ''Journal''.

==External links==
* [https://www.jstor.org/journal/abaj ''ABA Journal''] at [[JSTOR]]





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