Call for Papers: HPNLU, Shimla Law Review (Volume – VIII: 2025-26), (ISSN: 2582-1903), Submission Deadline- April 30, 2026
Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla is launching the Eighth Volume of its annual publication, Shimla Law Review (SLR) (ISSN: 2582-1903). In this regard, submissions under different categories are invited from interested faculty members, research scholars, judges, professionals, and students. The volume is not restricted to any particular theme and submission of manuscripts with an inter- disciplinary perspective on contemporary socio-legal issues, theories, and developments, awaiting scholarly treatment are encouraged. The last date for submission of manuscripts is April 30, 2026.
About the Law Review
The Shimla Law Review is envisioned to be an annual publication, owned and published by the HPNLU, Shimla. The periodical is intended to provide a forum to the judges, professors, research scholars, and students for exposition on contemporary legal issues, apart from the traditional challenges that the legal paraphernalia comes across. SLR finds its genesis in the backdrop that the role of an institution is beyond the traditional classroom interaction. It includes deliberations that can affect the society in multifarious ways and support the progressive values that are imbibed in the Constitution.
The papers published in its previous volumes have received accolade from academicians at home and abroad, bar & bench alike. Papers published in Shimla Law Review has been chosen as one of the best fifty-one papers published in English, under peer reviewed journals from across the world, in the decade, 2010-2020, by Cross Examination Debate Association, the United States. Some of the papers published in its previous Volumes have found place amongst the most downloaded papers in the category of ‘jurisprudence and theoretical inquiry’ from the SSRN database. SLR has also been cited by Prof. I. P. Massey in his book on Administrative Law.
Categories of submissions of manuscript
- Lead or Special Articles- 15000-20000 words
- Articles- 8000-15000 words
- Case Comments- 6000-8000 words
- Notes including Legislative Comments- 6000-7000 words
- Book Reviews- 2000-3000 words
Last Date of Submission:
The last date of submission for the Eighth Volume of SLR is April 30, 2026.
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