The MNLUM Law Review Blog team is pleased to announce that they are now open for submissions for this academic semester.
About The MNLUM Law Review Blog
The MNLUM Law Review Blog is the flagship online publication of the Maharashtra Law University Mumbai. It is a student-run peer-reviewed legal blog that aims to create a platform that showcases exemplary academic research on contemporary legal and allied issues.
This shall be a platform for students, legal practitioners and academicians to express their views and contribute to scholarly discussions on the pertinent concerns that our legal systems grapple with.
About the Call for Submissions
The MNLUM Law Review Blog team is pleased to announce that they are now open for submissions for this academic semester. They invite submissions in the form of articles, essays, case studies, and reviews, offering an excellent opportunity to engage with contemporary legal issues and contribute to academic discourse.
Submission Guidelines
- Authors: The Blog accepts submissions from both the students and the professionals.
- Nature of Submissions: The articles shall be analytical in nature expressing opinions or offering critiques on the legal and inter-disciplinary issues.
- Co-authorship: The submissions can be co-authored by a maximum of two authors.
- Plagiarism: The submission should reflect the original and unpublished work of the author(s). The Blog however permits a maximum similarity index of 15% and in no case a submission shall exceed this permissible limit.
- Anonymity: The author shall maintain anonymity throughout the article and shall not disclose his/her name, institution’s name, or any other information that identifies the author in the file containing the article.
- Penalty: The Blog follows a detailed double-blind review process which starts right after the receipt of the manuscript. Therefore, the manuscript must not be under review by any other platform at the time of submission. Non-adherence to this rule shall result in a ban on publishing on the Blog for a period of six months.
Formatting Guidelines
- Word-Limit: The submissions shall ideally range between 1000 to 1500 words. This word limit is exclusive of the endnotes and any explanatory notes. The Blog, however, accepts submissions exceeding this word limit if it is deemed necessary in the light of the issue at hand.
- Format: All submissions shall be made in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format. The submission should adhere to the following formatting style: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font Size: 12; Line spacing: 1.5; Margin: 1 inch from all sides; Alignment: Justified.
- Citation: All relevant sources which are available as open-source documents such as judgments, laws, reports, articles, and other sources shall be provided as hyperlinks within the main text of the document itself. However, where a source is not available as an open-source document, the same shall be cited by providing an endnote instead of a footnote. All endnotes shall adhere to the uniform Bluebook 20th Edition citation style. For Endnotes the following formatting style shall be adhered to: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font size: 10; Line spacing: 1 and Alignment: Justified.
How to Submit?
Submit by filling out the form given below this post.
Click here to Submit
Source: Lawctopus
