About HNLU Raipur
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) is a public law school and a National Law University located in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. It was named after the former Chief Justice of India, Mohammad Hidayatullah. It is one of the autonomous law schools in India and seventh in the series of such national law schools.
About the Opportunity
Kautilya Society of HNLU is currently inviting call for blogs for its Nitisara Blogspace. The Kautilya Society at HNLU is a student-led policy think tank committed to exploring the intersections of law, society, and public policy. As an emerging platform for policy discourse within and beyond the legal fraternity, Kautilya Society aims to foster informed debate, critical thinking, and impactful writing on issues of contemporary relevance.
With its expanding presence through research initiatives, surveys, and collaborations, the Society is now opening up its blog to contributions from students, researchers, and policy enthusiasts across the country. They invite original, well-reasoned, insightful blog submissions that align with their objective of furthering public engagement on legal and policy issues.
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions should be between 1000-1500 words (excluding references). Exceptional pieces exceeding this limit may be considered for publication in multiple parts at the Editorial Team’s discretion.
- Each submission may include an abstract not exceeding 150 words.
- Citations should appear primarily as hyperlinks within the text. Where hyperlinks aren’t feasible, please use endnotes following the Harvard’s Bluebook Citation (20th Edition) format. Speaking footnotes are not permitted.
- A maximum of two authors may collaborate on a single submission.
- Format all text in Garamond size 12 for main content with 1.5 line spacing between lines and single spacing between paragraphs. Titles should appear in Garamond size 14, UPPERCASE and bold.
- Authors may retract submissions within 5 days of the submission date.
- Authors shall send a short bio with their names on the mail, along with their LinkedIn.
Plagiarism Policy
- Originality is the utmost priority for us, so we only accept authentic blogs. The Editorial Board may exercise discretion in exceptional cases to preserve content quality. Plagiarism in the blog shall not exceed 10%. AI detection will be determined by the editors.
- The blog should not be submitted elsewhere for submission, in case it is, the author must inform the editors at any time during the review process. Cross publication without intimation would lead to blacklisting of the author(s) and their submission.
Submission and Review Process
- The Editorial Board follows a comprehensive double-blind review process to evaluate each submission on its merit, relevance, and quality. Every effort is made to complete the review within three weeksof receipt of the manuscript.
- All manuscripts must be submitted as Word documents (.doc or .docx)via the official email address. To maintain anonymity during the review process, the manuscript must not contain the author’s name or any identifying information. Author details should be included only in the submission email.
- The Editorial Board conducts two rounds of reviewduring the editorial process.
- Where necessary, the manuscript, along with comments and suggested revisions, is shared with the author for appropriate modifications.
- Upon receipt of the revised manuscript, a final review is undertaken before the manuscript is considered for publication.
- Withdrawal of a submission before the completion of the stipulated 7-day review periodor after communication of acceptance is not permitted. In such cases, the Editorial Board reserves the right to discontinue future collaboration with the respective contributor.
- Only complete manuscripts are considered for review. Preliminary assessments based on abstracts, concepts, or proposals are not provided.
- Acknowledgement of receipt is generally sent within 48 hours. In the event that no acknowledgement is received within this period, contributors are requested to follow up via the official email address.
- Note:Submissions are accepted throughout the year via the official email address.
Submission Procedure
Send your submissions to ksociety@hnlu.ac.in
Contact Information
- ksociety@hnlu.ac.in
- +91-9343457001
