School of Law, Forensic Justice and Policy Studies

CALL FOR PAPERS

The NFSU Journal of Forensic Justice invites high-quality and original articles, case-studies, commentaries and book reviews; for its inaugural issue in July 2022. The call for papers opportunity is open to law academics, students, researchers and scholars. Authors can contribute articles on any of the following themes or any topic related to the broad area of Forensic Justice:

1. The Role and Impact of Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice System

• The role of forensic science in administration of justice
  • Organized crime the new menace and justice delivery Mechanism
  • Role of forensics in effective implementation of law & order
  • War crimes and role of forensics in justice delivery and relief to the victims

• Crime Scene Investigation and Forensic Evidences

• Cybercrime and Role of Forensics in investigation
  • Crime Scene process, management and construction
  • Forensic analysis and tools
  • Crime scene Investigation and Technicians
  • Investigation in cybercrime and transnational cyber crime

• Admissibility of Forensics and Digital Evidence in Criminal Courts

• Cyber Security Forensics / Relevancy of Forensics in Cyber Security
  • Evidentiary value of Forensics and legal implications
  • Innovations and Challenges in Forensic Investigation
• Juvenile justice and role of forensics psychology to determine Juvenile’s antisocial behavior

• Digital forensics Techniques and tools

• Digital Forensics and Network Vulnerabilities
  • Artificial Intelligence and Forensics
  • Multimedia Forensics
  • Forensic encryption
  • Forensic Databases
  • Forensic Epistemology
  • Transforming Forensics
  • Genetic Justice
  • DNA profiling and Criminal Justice Administration About the Journal

The NFSU Journal of Forensic Justice is the flagship journal of the School of Law, Forensic Justice and Policy Studies (National Forensic Sciences University–An Institution of National Importance, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India) Gandhinagar, India–a premier law school in India. This double-blind, peer-reviewed, international journal promotes interdisciplinary studies on law and forensic science.

The journal was founded on January 26, 2022, and is published bi-annually.

Submission Guidelines

• The manuscript should be in MS Word format. The word length of the contributions are as follows:
  • Articles: 6000-8000 words excluding footnotes and endnotes
  • Notes/Comments: 3000-4000 words

• Book Reviews: 1500-2500 words
  • The articles should include an abstract 200-250 words

Authorship: All contributors who have made a substantial contribution to the submission should be listed as authors/co-authors.

Reference Style: Bluebook 19th edition

Formatting: Times New Roman font, 12; 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10.

Submission: Authors may email their work to- [email protected]

Contact Information:-

Any correspondence, questions, or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the NFSU Journal of Law and Forensic Science editorial office:

Dr. Navtika Singh Nautiyal ([email protected]) Dr. Shilpa Bhat ([email protected])