Call for Papers | Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law by Delhi University: Submit by Nov 7

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1. About Delhi University

2. About Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

3. Submission Guidelines

4. Eligibility

5. Style and Formatting

6. Title of Paper, Headings and Subheadings

7. Originality of Manuscripts

8. Citation Format

9. AI Policy

10. Submission Deadline

11. Submission Procedure

About Delhi University

The University of Delhi is a collegiate research central university located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly. The Vice President of India serves as the university chancellor and the President of India is the Visitor of the University. The university is ranked 5th by National Institutional Ranking Framework 2025 in University.

About Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law is an Online Journal of Law Centre II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. It is a Peer-Reviewed Annual Law publication. The Journal provides an opportunity to legal academicians, research scholars, judges, jurists, legal practitioners to publish original work on important contemporary areas of law. It aims to promote discussions and awareness on current debates on law and public policy. The Editorial Board of Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law invites Articles/Research Papers, Notes and Comments, Book Reviews for its forthcoming issue.

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Submission Guidelines

Articles shall be of above 6000 words (excluding footnotes and abstract).
Notes and Comments shall not be exceeding 5000 words (excluding footnotes and abstract).
Book Reviews shall not be less than 1500 words.
All articles, notes and comments should provide a brief abstract of 250–300 words. Minimum four keywords have to be provided along with the abstract.
Not more than 2 co-authors.

Eligibility

Academicians, Ph.D. Scholars, Legal Practitioners.
LLM Scholars could only be co-author with either academicians or legal practitioners.
Papers of 3 Year LLB/5 Year LLB students will not be considered.
Multiple submissions by the same author(s) will not be considered.
Only the first submission will be considered.

Style and Formatting

Text: Font shall be Times New Roman, Font size: 12, Spacing 1.5.
Footnote: Font shall be Times New Roman, Font size 10, spacing 1.

Title of Paper, Headings and Subheadings

Title of the Paper: Times New Roman, Bold, Font size 14, Centre Aligned.
Abstract: Times New Roman, Font size 11.
Headings: Times New Roman, Bold, Font Size 12, Centre Aligned.
Sub-Headings: Times New Roman, Italics, Font Size 12, Left Aligned.
Bullet Points should be avoided in the text of the manuscript; small roman numbers should be used instead.
In case of more than one author, the corresponding author details has to be specifically mentioned.

Originality of Manuscripts

All the contributions should be the original work of the contributors and must not have been submitted for publication in any other journal. All submissions will strictly undergo the plagiarism test as per UGC Rules.

Citation Format

Kindly use footnotes instead of endnotes. Footnotes should conform to the ILI Style of Footnoting strictly. Non-adherence to the prescribed footnotes may lead to rejection of the paper.