Call for Papers! HNLU Journal of Law and Social Science [Vol XI (I)]! Submit Now!

About the Opportunity

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur invites submissions for its forthcoming Vol – X, Issue – I of HNLU JLSS. The journal welcomes and intends to promote authors from various backgrounds having a strong interface with law. HNLU JLSS endeavours to cradle research among the legal academia, practising lawyers, students, research scholars, and domain experts. It promotes thought-provoking analysis and discussions on contemporary legal and socio-political issues. It is also an attempt to provide a standard platform for quality research papers.

Submission Categories

Articles (5000 to 10000 words, inclusive of footnotes) – Papers comprehensively analyzing a theme.
Essays (3000 to 5000 words, inclusive of footnotes) – Papers concisely analyzing specific contemporary issues.
Case notes / Legislative Commentaries (2000 to 7000 words, inclusive of footnotes).

Manuscript

Co-authorship of papers (maximum two) between individuals from the same or different institutions is allowed.
Each manuscript must contain an abstract of not more than 250 words. Inclusive of the above-mentioned word limit prescribed for each submission category.
Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st edition).
Submissions must use only footnotes as a form of citation.

Formatting

Please download the specimen Word file from the website and customize your manuscript accordingly Or click here.

Font Type and Size of the main text must be Times New Roman, 12.
Font Type and Size of footnotes must be Times New Roman, 10.
Line Spacing of the main text and footnotes must be 1.5 and 1 respectively.
Use of headings and Subheadings is encouraged. Headings and Subheadings should be numbered, should be of the same font type and size as the main text, and should be in bold.
Page borders and ‘All caps’ in the titles and sub-titles must be avoided.

How to Submit?