Call for Papers: JOURNAL OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY DELHI (JNLUD), Volume 12 (2026), Submit Now
[ISSN No: 2277-4017]
About
The Journal of National Law University, Delhi (JNLUD) is the flagship journal of the National Law University Delhi, [ISSN No: 2277-4017] one of the premier law schools in India. This peer-reviewed, faculty-edited, open access, international journal promotes inter-disciplinary and empirical discussions on diverse areas of law. It is widely read by scholars, judges, and practitioners across the world. The journal was founded in the year 2013 and within a short span of time, it has achieved wide recognition due to the quality and diversity of works published. JNLUD is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Editorial Policies
JNLUD is published annually and includes articles, comments, and book reviews. All submissions must be made online (here). JNLUD is currently unable to accept submissions from students pursuing undergraduate or post graduate studies. In such instances it invites students to make their submission to the NLUD Journal of Legal Studies. However, submissions from research scholars including doctoral scholars would be considered.
Submission types
Manuscripts must be in English. The preferred lengths for submissions are as follows:
- Articles: 6000–8000 words
- Notes/Comments: 4000-5000 words
- Book Reviews: 1500–2500 words
All submissions (except Book Review)) should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 300 words and important 5 Key words.
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of JNLUD will be reviewed.
As part of the submission process, you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere.
Please see the call for papers for detailed submission guidelines.
Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A scholar is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the scholar’s dissertation or thesis.
All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed in an Acknowledgements section. Examples of those who might be acknowledged include a person who provided purely technical help, or a department chair who provided only general support.
Please supply any personal acknowledgements separately to the main text to facilitate anonymous peer review.
Permissions
Please ensure that you have obtained any necessary permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere.
For more details, refer here
