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ylj-student-editor-review
Use when working with The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) student editors during evaluation and acceptance — the Articles & Essays Committee read, the Notes Development process for student authors, and the source-pull. It explains how the student-edited model works; it does not run the intensive line-edit cycle (ylj-revision-and-editing).
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# Student-Editor Review (ylj-student-editor-review)
YLJ is **edited entirely by Yale Law students** and is **not peer-reviewed**. The people deciding and
editing your piece are law students — exceptionally able, reading anonymized, and backed by a rigorous
process. Understanding *how they read and verify* changes how you prepare. This skill covers evaluation,
acceptance, and the source-pull; the multi-round line editing afterward is `ylj-revision-and-editing`.
## When to trigger
- You want to understand who evaluates the piece and on what criteria
- You are a Yale Law student starting a **Note or Comment** (Notes Development process)
- An offer arrived and the source-pull / verification is beginning
- You're unsure why a student-edited review differs from peer review
