Call for Blogs | MNLU Law Review Blog: Submission On Rolling Basis!

About Maharashtra Law University Mumbai

Maharashtra National Law University , Mumbai (MNLU , Mumbai or NLU , Mumbai ) is a National Law University located at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is ranked one among the Top 10 law College / NLUs in India.

MNLU Mumbai, was the countries 18th and Maharashtra’s 1st NLU but even after being a new NLU in comparison to the other top NLUs and law colleges of India which were established years or even decades ago, NLU Mumbai, has shown a tremendous growth in terms of placements, college ranking and various other academic and non-academic areas and today it has surpassed many colleges and is one among the most preferred NLU, law college for most of the law, CLAT aspirants in the country.

About MNLU Law Review

The MNLU Law Review Blog is the flagship online publication of the Maharashtra Law University Mumbai. It is a student-run peer-reviewed legal blog that aims to create a platform that showcases exemplary academic research on contemporary legal and allied issues.  

About the Event

The MNLU Law Review Blog invites submissions, including articles, case comments, opinion pieces, book reviews, etc. on contemporary legal issues in all areas of law, legal studies and related social sciences. The aim of the Blog is to stimulate discussions and encourage discourses by hosting articles and opinions from the community of scholars both within and outside India including legal scholars, researchers, jurists, students, etc. on legal and inter-disciplinary issues. 

Submission Guidelines

Mode of submissions

All submissions shall be made by filling out the Google Form which can be accessed here. Any submission made through the email will not be considered for the review process.

Deadline

The Blog accepts submissions on a rolling basis.

Authors

The Blog accepts submissions from both the students and the professionals.

Nature of Submissions

The articles shall be analytical in nature expressing opinions or offering critiques on the legal and inter-disciplinary issues.

Co-authorship

The submissions can be co-authored by a maximum of two authors.

Plagiarism

The submission should reflect the original and unpublished work of the author(s). The Blog however permits a maximum similarity index of 15% and in no case a submission shall exceed this permissible limit.

Word-Limit

The submissions shall ideally range between 1000 to 1500 words. This word limit is exclusive of the endnotes and any explanatory notes. The Blog however, accepts submissions exceeding this word-limit if it is deemed necessary in the light of the issue at hand.

Format

All submissions shall be made in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format. The submission should adhere to the following formatting style: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font Size: 12; Line spacing: 1.5; Margin: 1 inch from all sides; Alignment: Justified.

Citation

All relevant sources which are available as open source documents such as judgments, laws, reports, articles and other sources shall be provided as hyperlinks within the main text of the document itself. However, where a source is not available as an open-source document, the same shall be cited by providing an endnote instead of a footnote. All endnotes shall adhere to the uniform Bluebook 20^th Edition citation style. For Endnotes the following formatting style shall be adhered to: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font size: 10; Line spacing: 1 and Alignment: Justified.

Anonymity

The author shall maintain anonymity throughout the article and shall not disclose his/her name, institution’s name or any other information that identifies the author in the file containing the article.

Penalty

The Blog follows a detailed double-blind review process which starts right after the receipt of the manuscript. Therefore, the manuscript must not be under review by any other platform at the time of submission. Non-adherence to this rule shall result in a ban on publishing on the Blog for the period of six months.

For further information, please visit the website which can be accessed here.