Call for Papers | NLUO Student Law Journal [Volume IX, ISSN 2305-062X]: Submit by Mar 31

About National Law University Odisha

National Law University Odisha (NLUO) is a public law school and a National law University in India located at Cuttack, Odisha. It was established in 2008 under the National Law University Odisha Act (Act 4 of 2008), commencing its first batch from July 2009. The NLUO offers undergraduate (integrated B.A./LL.B., BBA/LL.B.), and post-graduate courses (L.L.M, M.Phil., PhD) in law. It is one of the 25 NLUs in the country.

About NLUO Student Law Journal (ISSN 2305-062X)

The NLUO Student Law Journal (ISSN 2305-062X) is the student-run law journal of National Law University Odisha. It is not confined to any one area of law and covers national as well as international legal and policy issues. The Journal releases a volume every August.

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About the Call for Papers

The Journal invites original, unpublished manuscripts for Volume IX. Interdisciplinary, analytical and literary submissions are preferred.

Eligibility

• Students of law and allied disciplines.
• Academicians, legal practitioners and researchers working in law and allied interdisciplinary fields may be admitted at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
• Co-authorship is limited to a maximum of three authors.

Theme

There is no single theme. The following areas are indicative, not exhaustive:

• Constitutional law, public law and governance
• Criminal law, criminology and criminal justice
• Corporate, commercial, tax and other private law
• Technology, data protection, artificial intelligence and the law
• Environment, climate change and natural resources
• Human rights, gender, child rights and social justice
• International law, trade, investment and comparative law
• Law and the humanities, including legal history, jurisprudence, philosophy and literature
• Labour, welfare, health and development
• Dispute resolution, access to justice, legal education and the legal profession

Submission Categories

Word limits exclude footnotes.

• Long Article: 5,000 to 8,000 words
• Short Article: 3,000 to 5,000 words
• Case Comment / Legislative Comment (on a Bill or Act): 2,000 to 3,000 words
• Book Review: 1,500 to 2,500 words

A manuscript that exceeds the word limit must carry a justification in the cover letter.

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Formatting Guidelines

• Main Text: Times New Roman, 12-point, 1.5 line spacing, justified.
• Headings: Times New Roman, 12-point, left aligned, up to four levels.
  • First level in bold with Roman numerals (I., II., III.).
  • Second level in bold with capital letters (A., B., C.).
  • Third level in bold with small Roman numerals (i., ii., iii.).
  • Fourth level underlined with small letters (a), b), c)).
• Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10-point, single spacing, justified. Speaking footnotes should be avoided.
• Margins: 1 inch on all sides.
• Citation: Strictly the Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA), 5th edition.
• Abstract and Keywords: Every manuscript other than a Book Review must carry an abstract of up to 300 words and a maximum of five keywords.

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscripts must be original and cannot be under consideration by any other publication at the same time.
• Submissions go through similarity screening on Turnitin, excluding footnotes and the bibliography. They are sent for peer review only if the overall similarity index is below 10%.
• The main manuscript must be fully anonymised, with no author-identifying information.
• A separate cover letter must accompany the manuscript, giving the full title and, for each author:
  • Full name
  • Institutional affiliation
  • Designation
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • ORCID ID (if available)
  • Postal address for correspondence
• A Certificate of Originality and Copyright Transfer, signed by each author, is required.

Templates: Cover Letter and Certificate of Originality and Copyright Transfer.

• Generative AI may not be used to generate or fabricate text, data, citations or case law, or to produce peer review reports. Limited uses such as copyediting, translation, literature searching and reference formatting are allowed, but must be disclosed in the Certificate of Originality. Authors remain fully accountable for all AI-assisted output.
• The Journal follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors must declare any conflict of interest in the Certificate of Originality.
• Peer-review decisions are communicated within 60 to 90 days of receipt. Authors may then be asked to make minor or major revisions.
• Submissions received on or before 31st March are considered for the volume released in August of the same year. Later submissions are considered for the following year’s August volume.

Submission Deadline

31st March 2027

Submission Procedure

Click Here To Submit.

Please read the full Submission Guidelines first. Then submit the following through the Google Form:

• The anonymised manuscript
• The cover letter
• The Certificate of Originality and Copyright Transfer

Contact Information

Editorial Board, NLUO Student Law Journal

Email: n[email protected]