The Ethics of Baiting and Switching in Law Review Submissions
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Publication Information
Ryan Scoville, The Ethics of Baiting and Switching in Law Review Submissions, 101 Marq. L. Rev. 1075 (2018)
Source Publication
101 Marquette Law Review 1075 (2018)
Abstract
Sometimes the authors of law review articles engage in a bait-and-switch: they insert exaggerated claims of novelty or significance into their submission to student editors and then, after securing a satisfactory offer of publication, moderate those claims in drafts made available to colleagues and the public. By doing so, the authors manage to improve their chances at a desirable placement and avoid unscholarly claims before peers.
This symposium essay suggests that baiting and switching is unethical, and then discusses potential ways to address it.
Repository Citation
Scoville, Ryan M., "The Ethics of Baiting and Switching in Law Review Submissions" (2018). Faculty Publications. 689.
https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/facpub/689