Call for Blogs| CAN Foundation’s Academic "Vedanam": Rolling Submissions

About the CAN foundation

The Confederation of Alumni for National Law Universities (‘CAN Foundation’) is an entity established for working towards promotion of students (or Alumni) connected with all the National Law Universities (NLU’s) of the Nation. It helps students and aspiring fresh graduates by supporting them financially and mentoring them to hone their professional abilities.

The Foundation, which is a body of Alumni drawn from various NLU’s was conceptualized as a helping hand to help the financially underprivileged legal geniuses in overcoming their hardships. It aids them in securing their education and other co-curricular activities, thus expanding their access to a multitude of opportunities.

What initially started as a movement with its roots in National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) has today expanded to over as many as 10 NLU’s of the Country, with its members & Alumni network eager to help achieve the Foundation’s vision of easier access to legal education.

About the Vedanam

The Vedanam Blog is CAN Foundation’s Academic wing aiming to provide a platform to not just Law Students and Legal Professionals, but, also to people not associated with law who wish to initiate legal discourse of contemporary relevance in pursuance of one of the dear ideals of the Foundation to promote legal literacy and to expand access to the same.

Call for Blogs

Vedanam welcomes submissions that fall within the vast universe of Law and Interdisciplinary research from students, academicians, lawyers, Legal professionals and people not associated with law.

Entries that present creative and enriching perspectives on contemporary legal issues will be much appreciated. The Editorial Board may, at its discretion, also allow the publication of unconventional and analytical book reviews and case comments.

Submission guidelines

We prefer an article that is between 1200-2000 words. However, flexibility is allowed if the content so requires, and the quality is ensured.
All submissions must be in Garamond, font size 13, The font size of the Heading and any sub-headings should be 14. Line Spacing is to be maintained at 1.5.
The content of the writing should be Justified. Use Centre Alignment for the Main Heading as well as for sub-headings.
All the relevant sources must be duly acknowledged and hyperlinked in the text of the manuscript itself.
Endnotes will be accepted if the said reference cannot be accommodated through hyperlinks, and must be formatted in accordance with OSCOLA (Latest Edition).
All works submitted must be original and unpublished. Any form of plagiarism will lead to disqualification for publication on the Blog (Vedanam).
The authors shall receive an acknowledgement email on the receipt of the article by the Editorial Board. Once the Editorial Board receives an article, it shall be processed through a rigorous editorial procedure (double-blind review) and the decision about its acceptance or rejection shall be communicated to the authors within 10 days.

Abstract Submission

Author(s) must write a small (50-75 words) brief of the article at the beginning of the manuscript. Authors may also mention 3-5 keywords at the end of such a brief.

Submission Procedure

All manuscripts shall be sent to [email protected] with the subject ‘Submission of a manuscript for Vedanam’.
Articles should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.docx) only.
Details of the author(s) should not be mentioned in the file containing the article.
Author(s) must include their full name, institution/organization, email address, photograph and a bio not exceeding 100 words in a separate cover letter.
Authors(s) are also required to submit a declaration of originality.

Click here to download the declaration form.

Note

All manuscripts which meet the above-mentioned criteria shall be robustly reviewed by the Editorial Board and provided due consideration.
Any queries regarding the submission or review process may be addressed to the Editorial Board at [email protected].