This is an alphabetical listing of historical and modern legal and law-related journals published in Singapore and/or containing Singapore content.
*indicates abbreviation prescribed in the journal, where alternative abbreviations exist
*indicates subscription database
Journal | Abbreviation | Publication/Coverage | Location |
ACRA Legal Digest (formerly RCB Legal Digest) |
- | 2003-06 | Online: ACRA |
Asia Business Law Review | *AsiaBLR / ABLR |
1993 - 2003 |
Ref: KA1 ASL Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Asia-Pacific Arbitration Reporter | APAR | 2015, 2017 | Ref: KA1 APAR |
Asian International Arbitration Journal | AIAJ | 2005 - |
Ref: KA1 AIA (2005-13) Online: *Kluwer Arbitration |
Asian Journal of Comparative Law | AsJCL | 2006 - |
Ref: KA1 ASJC (2006-12, 2016 - ) Online: *Cambridge Core (2013 - ) |
Asian Journal of International Law (formerly Singapore Year Book of International Law) |
AsianJIL | 2011 - |
Ref: KA1 AJI Online: *Cambridge Core |
Asian Journal on Mediation | *Asian J. Mediation (2005-09) / *AsianJM (2011 -) / AJM |
2005-09, 2011 - |
Ref: KA1 AJM Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) /(Other NUS staff and students) |
CLAS News | *CLASNEWS (1987-91) / *CLAS News (1992 - 2003) |
1987 - 2003 | Ref: KA1 CN |
The Designs Journal Singapore (also called Registered Designs Journal) |
- | 2002 - |
Ref: TS113.12 DJS (2002 only; Central Library) Online: IPOS Digital Hub |
Inter Se (formerly Singapore Academy of Law Newsletter) |
- | 2002-10 |
Ref: KA1 IS (Law Library lacking 2007) Online: Academy Publishing Journals Online (2006-11) |
Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society |
JMBRAS | 1923-63 |
Ref: DS591 RASMJ (Central Library) Online: *JSTOR |
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (formerly Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society) |
*JMBRAS | 1964 - |
Ref: DS591 RASMJ (Central Library) Online: *JSTOR (1964 - 2017); |
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (continued by Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society) |
Jour Straits Branch R A Soc | 1878 - 1922 |
Ref: DS591 RASMJ (Central Library) Online: *JSTOR |
Judiciary Times | - | 2017 - |
Online: Singapore Courts |
Juris Illuminae (online supplement to Singapore Law Review) |
- | 2015 - | Online: SLR |
Law Gazette (formerly Singapore Law Gazette) |
- | 1992 - |
Ref: KA1 SLG (1992 - 2017) Online: Law Gazette (2000 - ) |
Law Society's Journal | - | 1984-91 | Ref: KA1 LSJ |
Law Times | - | 1965-82 | Ref: KA1 SLT (1965-71, 1975-82) |
LawLink : the Alumni Magazine of the National University of Singapore Law School | LawLink | 2002 - |
Ref: KE5233.1 NUSFL.LA Online: NUS Law (2012 -) |
LAWMatters | - | 2016 - | Online: NUS Law |
Malaya Law Review (formerly University of Malaya Law Review) (continued by Singapore Journal of Legal Studies) |
*Mal LR / MLR |
1962-90 |
Ref: KAI MALR Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) /(Other NUS staff and students) |
Malayan Law Journal | *MLJ | 1932 - |
Ref: K7599 MLJ Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / Online: *Lexis Advance Singapore |
Me Judice (continued by Singapore Law Review) |
- | 1958-68 |
Ref: KA1 MJ Online: Digital Gems - Law |
The MINDEF Legal Counsel | - | 1997 - 2010 |
Ref: KA1 MLC Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
The Patents Journal (Singapore) | - | 1995 - |
Ref: T313.12 PJS (1995 - 2006; Central Library) Online: IPOS Digital Hub |
Plant Varieties Protection Journal | - | 2024 - | Online: IPOS Digital Hub |
SAL Practitioner | SAL Prac | 2018 - | Online: Academy Publishing Journals Online |
SAWL News | -` | 1980-84 | Ref: KA1 SAWL |
Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review of Singapore cases | *SAL Ann Rev | 2000 - |
Ref: KE5003 SALAR Online: Academy Publishing Journals Online Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Singapore Academy of Law Journal | *SAcLJ | 1989 - |
Ref: KA1 SACLJ Online: Academy Publishing Journals Online Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) /(Other NUS staff and students) |
Singapore Academy of Law Journal (Special Issue) | *SAcLJ | 2005 - |
Ref: KA1 SACLJ Online: Academy Publishing Journals Online Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Singapore Academy of Law Newsletter (continued by Inter Se) |
- | 1989 - 2002 | Ref: KA1 SAL |
Singapore Arbitration Journal | SIArb J | 2019 - |
Ref: KAI SARJ Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Singapore Arbitrator | *SINARB | 1992 - 2012 |
Ref: KA1 SA (1992-98) Online: SIAC (2004-12) |
Singapore Construction Adjudication Review | SCAdjR | 2005-07 - |
Ref: KE5134 Bui.Si ... Search by Title in LINC |
Singapore Journal of Construction Law | SingJCL | 2016-17 | Ref: KA1 SGCL |
Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law (continued by Singapore Year Book of International Law) |
*SJICL | 1997 - 2003 |
Ref: JX1 SJI Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (formerly Malaya Law Review) | *SJLS (1991 - 2001) / *Sing JLS (2002 -) |
1991 - |
Ref: KA1 SJLS Online: NUS Law (selected full texts) Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) /(Other NUS staff and students) |
Singapore Law Journal | SLJ | 2021 - |
Ref: KA1 SLJL Online: Lexicon (SMU) |
Singapore Law Review (formerly Me Judice) (online supplement: Juris Illuminae) |
*Sing LR (1969 - 2003) / *Sing L Rev (2004 -) |
1969 - |
Ref: KA1 SLRE Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
The Singapore Year Book of International Law (formerly Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law) (continued by Asian Journal of International Law) |
*SYBIL | 2004-08 |
Ref: KA1 SYB Online: *HeinOnline |
Straits Law Journal | SLJ | 1888-92 |
Ref: K7596 SLJ Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) /(Other NUS staff and students) |
Trade Marks Journal | - | 1999 - |
Ref: KA1 TMJ (1999 - 2005) |
University of Malaya Law Review (continued by Malaya Law Review) | UMLR | 1959-61 |
Ref: KA1 MALR Online: *HeinOnline Online: *LawNet (NUS Law) / |
Writz : the Law Fac newsletter | Writz | 1986-99 | Ref: KA1 WR |
i. Legal bulletins and updates published by Singapore law firms:
ii. Other full text articles published by Singapore judges, law lecturers, practitioners and students:
iii. PERIND
NUS Libraries' homegrown index to articles and book chapters relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN. Legal articles relating to Singapore were covered extensively until 2009. Useful for researching older materials. Available to NUS staff and students via the NUS Libraries Portal.