The National Law University Delhi Journal of Legal Studies (JLS) is inviting submissions for its forthcoming Volume IV, due to be published in August 2022. We particularly welcome authors whose voices are marginalised in knowledge production about law and society.
About
The Journal is the flagship student-run journal of National Law University, Delhi. It is an annual peer-reviewed journal which seeks to provide a forum for students, academicians, and professionals to engage in discussions on varied issues of contemporary importance in domestic and international law and policy.
Further information may be found here.
Submission Categories
- Articles (5000 to 10000 words, inclusive of footnotes) – Papers that comprehensively analyse a theme and engage with all the existing literature on it.
- Essays (3000 to 5000 words, inclusive of footnotes) – Papers that concisely analyse specific contemporary issues.
- Case notes and/or Legislative commentaries (2000 to 7000 words, inclusive of footnotes).
- Book reviews: Between 2,000 to 3,000 words.
Submission Guidelines
- The deadline for the submission of manuscripts is 11:59 PM (IST) on 21 March 2022. Manuscripts will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Manuscripts submitted after the deadline shall be reviewed for the next volume. Submissions are accepted only in electronic form. The submission must be made in a Microsoft Word (.docx) format via e-mail to nludslj@nludelhi.ac.in with the email title as ‘Submission – JLS’.
- Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism and, if found, manuscripts will be rejected at any stage of processing. In case an article is already published when plagiarism is detected, it will be retracted, and authors’ institutions may be notified.
- By submitting contributions to NLUD JLS, the author(s) confirms that the manuscript is not being simultaneously considered for publication elsewhere (online or print).
- Co-authorship is permitted up to a maximum of two authors.
- Upon submission, the manuscript shall be the property of National Law University, Delhi. All rights are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. On subsequent reproduction, the authors would be required to credit the original publication in the Journal of Legal Studies. The University reserves the right to reproduce, publish and distribute any paper submitted for publication in all media, including but not limited to electronic and print media.
Style Guide
- Submissions must conform to the Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA), 4th Edition.
- After review, manuscripts may be returned to authors suggesting changes to content, style or structure. Acceptance of the piece for publication may be made contingent upon incorporating the suggestions.
For any questions or clarifications, the authors may contact the Editorial Board at nludslj@nludelhi.ac.in.
