About the Organisation
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, formerly Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law Institute, is an institute for law in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr, RMLNLU was established in 2005, and since then, has been providing undergraduate and postgraduate legal education.
About the Journal
RMLNLU Law Review (‘Journal’) is an
annual Journal published by the Journal Committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya
National Law University, Lucknow which seeks to provide numerous insights and
views into contemporary legal issues and encourage conversation about the same.
We seek to provide numerous insights and views into contemporary legal issues
and encourage conversation about the same through our Journal. The RMLNLU Law
Review runs parallel to the RMLNLU Law Journal on CMET (Communications, Media,
Entertainment, and Technology).
After having celebrated ten years
of immense success and acclaim as a reputed Journal, we are pleased to announce
the call for papers for Volume XI of the RMLNLU Law Review. We are also extremely
excited to bring to your notice, the addition of an Advisory Board for
Volume XI of this Journal. The expertise and experience of the diversely
composed board which has representation in the form of professors, advocates
and legal professionals, is to provide a holistic review of each article and
uphold the standard of the articles that finally get accepted for publication;
with there being a great emphasis on quality research, relevancy of topic and
novel contributions in the scrutiny phase of review.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Journal accepts submissions
from law students and professionals all over the country and abroad in the form
of:
- Articles: 5000-7000 words
- Essays: 4000-5000 words
- Case notes/comments: 2000-3000 words
- Book Reviews: 2000-3000 words
The submissions may be on any
contemporary legal issue. The authors are expected to adhere to the prescribed
word limit (excluding footnotes and abstract), as indicated above.
Each of these entries shall be
required to conform to the set of guidelines that follow.
Submission Guidelines
The formatting shall be as per the
following:
Content:
- Font – Times New Roman
- Font size – 12 pts.
- Line spacing – 1.5
- Margin – 1” from all sides
- Alignment: Justified
Footnotes:
- Font – Times New Roman
- Font size – 10 pts
- Line Spacing – 1.0
- All the sources in the footnotes must be
properly cited strictly in accordance with the latest OSCOLA (4th edition)
format. No endnotes or speaking footnotes (descriptive footnotes) are
allowed.
General Instructions
- An abstract of about 250-300 words and 5
keywords should be mandatorily included in the same word document as a
part of the submission.
- The title should be Bold, Underlined, in
Capitals, Size 16, and Centre Aligned.
- Headings should be Bold, in Capitals, Size 14,
and left aligned.
- The contents should in no way, directly or
indirectly, indicate or reference the identity of the author(s).
- The submission should be original and
non-plagiarized. They should exhibit originality in thought, critical
evaluation, and careful interpretations. Submission of a paper shall be
taken to imply that it is an unpublished work and is not being considered for
publication elsewhere.
- The author(s) must send in the cover letter in
the body of the mail, which must contain all the relevant biographical
details (Name of the author(s), their degrees, Designation, Name of
College/University/Institution, Postal Address, Phone Number and Email
ID). A separate attachment as a cover letter will not be entertained.
- The mail bearing the manuscript must indicate
the category that the submission is intended for, i.e. Article/ Essay/
Case Comment/ Book Review.
- Co-Authorship to a maximum of two members is
allowed. However, co-authorship is not allowed in “book reviews” and “case
notes/comments”.
- Editors’ decision shall be final and binding.
They reserve the sole rights to the publication of the selected articles
in addition to; inter alia, any edits/amends/reproduction.
- The contributions presented to and accepted for
publication and the copyrights therein shall be the intellectual property
of the Journal Committee, RMLNLU.
How to Submit?
The submissions may be emailed
to lawreview.rmlnlu@gmail.com in
Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. The attached submission in the email,
i.e., the name of the document must be the name(s) of the author(s).
The subject title for the mail must
be ‘Article/Essay/Case Comment/Book Review for Volume XI’. Please note
that only one submission per author or a team of co-authors is permissible.
In case of more than one submission, only the one received first would be
considered for review.
Submission Deadline
The deadline for submission of the
manuscript is 25 September 2020.
There shall be a rigorous review
process comprising 3 stages. Members of the Advisory Board will be closely
involved in the review process. This would ensure a greater standard of review
and identification of quality academic writing. The authors shall be intimated
about the status of their manuscript at every stage.
Contact Details
Email: lawreview.rmlnlu@gmail.com
Agrima Gupta: 9810373335
Harshit Agrawal: 9425429954
Aditya Pattanayak: 9818849520
Official Website: http://www.rmlnlu.ac.in/
