The University of Arkansas School of Law Journal of Food Law and Policy and Arkansas Law Review are now available through the U of A's institutional repository, ScholarWorks@UARK.

Since its inaugural issue was published in 2005, the Journal of Food Law and Policy has focused on articles and essays on food law and its impact on society. Article topics include food labeling, food safety, consumer interest in food policy, the environmental effects of food production, agricultural law and its impact on the food system, global food security, food assistance, nutrition policy, farmed animal welfare, international food law and regulation, the regulation of biotechnology and other new food technologies. A wide variety of other dynamic issues affecting food law and policy are included. The journal is published twice per year and is edited by students at the University of Arkansas School of Law.

"When I think about 'food,' I don't think about 'law' or 'policy;' but this journal helped me to understand just how much law and policy affect the quality, availability and safety of food," said Melody Herr, head of the Office of Scholarly Communications. "Food is a hot political issue!"

In addition, the latest issue of the School of Law's Arkansas Law Review has also been added to the institutional repository. Published quarterly, the Arkansas Law Review publishes relevant scholarship on notable domestic and international issues to elicit informed discussions and provide intellectual and practical assistance to members of the legal community. Its Editorial Board serves the Arkansas legal community and beyond by publishing scholarship of state, national, and international importance. The first issue of the Arkansas Law Review was published in the fall semester of the 1946-1947 academic year.

"The institutional repository provides a wonderful opportunity to extend the reach of the Arkansas Law Review and the Journal of Food Law and Policy," said Randy Thompson, head of the Robert A. and Vivian Young Law Library. "It functions as a secure, long-term location to maintain the two journals where students, scholars, the bench and bar, and the general public can access the intellectual output of the Law School without concerns of the cost or reliability of that access."

ScholarWorks@UARK highlights a growing collection of faculty publications, presentations, student work and teaching materials. The University of Arkansas is committed to disseminating its research and scholarship widely.