Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law [RGNUL], Centre for Environmental Legal Studies [CELS] Enviro-Legal Blog invites articles on a rolling basis on contemporary environmental issues.
About the Centre
The Centre for Environmental Legal Studies (CELS) was established by the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab in 2016 as a research centre tasked with the responsibility of undertaking and encouraging discourse on the wide array of enviro-legal issues faced by humanity, at the domestic, regional and international level.
About the Blog
The CELS Enviro-Legal Blog is an egalitarian space that aims to foster critical interdisciplinary research on environmental developments across the world by inviting original contributions by the legal fraternity.
The objective is to stir and promote discussion and discourse between various stakeholders in the field of environmental jurisprudence. It intends to provide an accessible forum for relevant, well-researched, and edited scholarly articles.
About the Opportunity
CELS Enviro-Legal Blog invites articles on a rolling basis on contemporary environmental issues.
Eligibility
Organizers invite articles from students, environment law researchers, academicians, practitioners, members of civil society organizations, and policymakers.
Submission Guidelines
- Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
The title of the manuscript should indicate the sub-theme that has been chosen by the author(s). - The word limit for the submission shall be 800-1200 words, accompanied by an abstract of not more than 150 words.
- The word limit is exclusive of endnotes and abstracts.
- Co-authorship to a maximum of two authors, of the same or different institutions, is permissible.
- The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.
- The endnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10 with single line spacing. The text alignment should be justified.
- Ensure that the title of the document has been renamed to the title of the post [without any personal detail of the author(s)].
- Referencing and citations must be put up in the form of in-text hyperlinks for internet sources.
- Endnotes for offline sources shall adhere to Bluebook (20th Edition) citation format.
- Submissions should include the manuscript in .doc or .docx format. The manuscript should not contain the name of the author or his/ her institutional affiliation or any other identification mark.
- Along with the manuscript, a separate cover letter in .doc or .docx format has to be attached. The Cover letter should contain the name of the author, professional information, the title of the manuscript, contact information, and a short bio about the author(s).
- Authors must also indicate their academic qualifications including their year of study or degree(s) completed and the name of the university/ institution to which they are affiliated.
How to Submit?
- The manuscript shall be sent along with the Declaration form(provided below) stating that the manuscript is an original and a bona fide work of the author(s) and they undertake to divest the copyright of the work to The CELS Enviro-Legal Blog if accepted for publication. The Declaration form is available here as a declaration form.
- Submissions shall be emailed to cels[at]rgnul.ac under the subject heading “Submission for CELS Blog”.
Contact Information
For any queries, please contact the Editorial Board at cels@rgnul.ac.in.
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Source: Lawctopus
