Vishwakarma University is inviting submissions for its Law Journal through the call of papers.
About the University
Vishwakarma University, Pune (VU) is a natural offshoot of the Vishwakarma Group of Institutions’ educational legacy spanning more than 35 years. The University was established as a State Private University through Maharashtra Government Act in the year 2017.
About the Law Journal
The Vishwakarma University Law Journal is a faculty-run, annual, blind peer-reviewed journal of the Vishwakarma University Department of Law. The objective of this Journal is to contribute original, outstanding and socially relevant research to the Field of Law.
It provides a platform for academicians, practitioners, researchers, scholars and students to share their views and make effective contributions to legal academia.
Eligibility
Students, academicians, practitioners, industry experts and research scholars.
Themes
The Journal does not restrict its scope to a particular theme. However, the authors must ensure that the research paper addresses a contemporary legal or socio-legal issue. The topic must be of relevance in the present time, and the authors must show originality in their approach to dealing with the issue at hand.
Submission Guidelines
- The submission must be in English.
- Word Limit: Submissions should be in the following word limits (inclusive of footnotes)
- Research papers (4,000- 6,000 words)
- Case Comment (2000-3000 words)
- Book reviews (1000-2000 words)
- Submission must be accompanied by an Abstract of not more than 300 words.
- Co-authorship is allowed with a maximum of two authors.
- Submissions should be in Times New Roman font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, justified text, and 1-inch margins on all sides.
- Footnotes should be in Times New Roman font of size 10 with 1.0 line spacing. Endnotes are not allowed.
- The citations shall conform with the ILI Rules of footnoting, available at https://www.ili.ac.in/cstyle.pdf
- The name of the author(s) should not appear on the manuscript to facilitate blind review.
- The name, affiliation and designation, mailing address, mobile number, and e-mail address of the author (or corresponding author, if more than one author) must be mentioned in a separate MS Word document in the same mail.
- All submissions shall go through a plagiarism check. The similarity percentage should be within UGC-approved guidelines.
How to Submit?
All Submissions are to be made at journal.law[at]vupune.ac.in in MS Word format.
Submission Deadline
April 15, 2023
Contact Information
In case of any further queries, kindly write to us at journal.law[at]vupune.ac.in.
