NLUJ Law Review invites original and unpublished manuscripts in different facets of law and allied fields from academicians, practitioners, legal professionals, research scholars and students.
About the Journal
NLUJ Law Review is the flagship journal of National Law University, Jodhpur, established with the objective of promoting academic research and fostering debate on contemporary legal issues.
It is a bi-annual, double-blind student-reviewed and edited journal, focusing on an interdisciplinary approach towards legal writing.
The remit of the Review is not restricted to any particular field of law but is broad enough to include national as well as international legal and policy-related issues.
About the Call for Papers
NLUJ Law Review invites original and unpublished manuscripts including, but not limited to, long articles and short articles in different facets of law and allied fields from academicians, practitioners, legal professionals, research scholars and students.
Submission Categories
- Long Articles [6,000 – 8,000 words]: The category includes submissions that are comprehensively analysing a nuanced legal issue. It must contain an analysis of the current legal scenario, help the reader identify the lacunae therein, and provide constructive suggestions. The author(s) are also encouraged to provide their opinions and responses to the previous publications of the Review.
- Short Articles [3,000 – 6,000 words]: The category includes submissions that undertake an in-depth study of specific legal issues and gives the reader valuable insight into the legal challenge identified by the author.
General Instructions
- The submissions made under the categories of Long Articles and Short Articles must enclose an abstract of not more than 200 words.
- The Review permits co-authorship of not more than two authors in the categories of Long Articles and Short Articles.
- All submissions to the Review should be original and should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication. Any form of plagiarism by the author(s) will lead to the disqualification of the manuscript for the purposes of publication.
Formatting Guidelines
- Disclosure of information concerning the identity of the author(s) including, but not limited to name, institutional affiliation, professional details, etc., within the body of the manuscript or other properties of the document submitted is strictly prohibited. Any violation of the anonymity requirement will lead to the disqualification of the manuscript for the purposes of the review process.
- The main content of the manuscript must be formatted as per the following guidelines:
- font style: Garamond;
- font-size: 12;
- line spacing: 1.5;
- headings and sub-headings in the document must be formatted in a uniform style.
- The footnotes must follow the 20th edition of the Bluebook and must be formatted as per the following guidelines:
- font style: Garamond;
- font-size: 10;
- line spacing: 1.0;
- use of speaking footnotes and end-notes is discouraged.
- The first page of the manuscript must contain only the title of the paper, followed by the 200-word abstract. The second page must contain a table of contents; the main body of the manuscript should begin immediately thereafter.
- Submissions must adhere to the prescribed guidelines for the relevant category.
How to Submit?
Interested candidates may fill out the form available at the end of this post to submit the manuscript.
Submission Deadline
January 23, 2023
Contact Information
In case of any queries, please contact lawreviewnluj@gmail.com
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