Call for Blogs| NUJS’ Society for Advancement of Criminal Justice: Rolling Basis!

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) is a premier national law university consistently ranked as one of India’s top legal educational institutions. It was established under the WBNUJS Act, 1999 (West Bengal Act IX of 1999). It is a university within the meaning of subsection (f) of Section 2 and Section 12-B of the UGC Act, 1956, and has permanent affiliation from the Bar Council of India.

With a rich set of faculty and students from diverse backgrounds, drawn from almost all corners of India, the academic community of the law school has made a name for itself in more than one field of law. The Chief Justice of India is the Chancellor of NUJS and is also the Chairman of the General Council, the supreme policy-making body of the University. Under the current guidance of its Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, one of the most respected and renowned legal scholars in India and backed by a rich and diverse faculty, the University strives to continue with its history of merit in various domains of law.

About the Society for Advancement of Criminal Justice

The Society for Advancement of Criminal Justice (SACJ) at the National University of Juridical Sciences is a premier academic society working in the field of Criminal Law and its allied disciplines.

Since its inception in the year 2005, the Society has focused on fostering a conducive environment to promote discourse in the field of Criminal Law. This discourse is aimed to be promoted through talks, lectures and panel discussions by dignitaries related to this field, as well as by organising various academic competitions and focusing upon academic writing.

About the opportunity

The Society for Advancement of Criminal Justice (SACJ) at the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, is now accepting submissions for its blog.

About the Blog

The SACJ runs a blog that contains notes, articles, news updates and case briefs on contemporary issues in the fields of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and allied themes. The blog is comprehensive and is updated regularly.

Call for Blogs

The submissions can be centred around any theme relating to Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and its allied avenues and can cover both domestic or international perspectives. However, the piece submitted should not be a mere reiteration of the existing literature or framework, and the author(s) should try to be novel in their ideas.

Co-authorship

Co-authorship is allowed for up to 2 authors.

Plagiarism Policy

The work submitted must be original, unpublished and not under review on any other platform. Any form of plagiarism will result in an automatic disqualification. Before submitting any piece, it is requested to refer to our ‘Conditions for Publication’ dealing with our submission policies regarding plagiarism, copyright infringement and ownership provided on the website.

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Publication Fee

There is no publication fee for the approved works.

Submission procedure

All the submissions must be mailed to [email protected] and must be in word format (‘.doc’s or ‘.docx’).

Guidelines for Publication

Timeline for Review

The authors will get feedback maximum within 10-15 days post the submission of their piece. The author(s) can request for an expedited review if they feel the topic is of pertinent contemporary importance and might lose its relevance if the review is delayed. The editorial board might accept/reject such requests of expedited review depending upon the feasibility.