Call for Papers | The Integral Law Review [ISSN: 3048-5258, Volume IV]: Submit by Mar 15

About Integral University

Integral University is a private university in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, India, It is located in the North-eastern part of the city in Dashauli, approximately 17Km from the center of the City. Integral University, the first enacted Minority University in the country, started functioning from 1 April 2004.

About the Call for Papers

The Integral Law Review (‘Journal’) is pleased to announce the call for papers for its upcoming Volume IV, May 2025. The Journal is a peer-reviewed, annual flagship law journal of the Faculty of Law, Integral University, Lucknow.

Integral Law Review is an initiative by the Faculty of Law, Integral University which seeks to provide numerous insights and views into contemporary legal issues. It aspires to provide a platform for all those opinions that are crucial to the understanding of contemporary issues and legal studies cutting across disciplines, interests, and expertise.

Through the publication of high-quality research on diverse and contemporary topics, it aims to contribute to better policy-making and judicial discussions. There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.

Theme

Integral Law Review welcomes submissions on any area of law, there is no limitation on the choice of the topic, with the only requirement that it involves legal analysis. We accept manuscripts which have law as the base with an intersection with another academic disciplines such as technology, global politics, sciences, public policy, history, management, philosophy, psychology, etc.

Submission Categories

The Journal accepts under the following categories:

• Academic Articles: 3000 – 6000 words
• Short Academic Essays: 2500 – 4500 words
• Case Comments: 1500 – 3000 words
• Review of Law and Treaty: 1500 – 3000 words
• Book Reviews: 900 – 1500 words
• Photo Essays: Minimum 10 Pictures with 2000 words of supporting text

Submission Guidelines

• Submission is to be made in electronic form only and must be sent to integrallawreview[at]gmail.com with the email subject ‘Submission – Integral Law Review.’ Co-authorship should be limited to two.
• The manuscript must be submitted with an abstract, which shall not be more than 350 words and should contain a minimum of three keywords.
• The manuscript must be in English only, in Microsoft Word (MS-Word) format, with the font size 12 in Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing for the main text and size 10 in Times New Roman with single line spacing for footnotes. The author must adhere to the OSCOLA citation format.
• The manuscript must be accompanied by a covering email providing the author’s name and name of the institution/organization. The author shall not include their name or any other identity in the manuscript, in any form.
• We encourage professional writing and expect authors to avoid foul or defamatory language.

Review and Publication Policies

The Integral Law Review is a peer-reviewed journal that follows double-blind methods, which means that both the reviewer/editors and the author identities are concealed from the reviewers/editors, and vice versa, throughout the review process.

Important Dates

Contact Information

If you have any submission queries, please email us at ilr[at]iul.ac.in, with the email subject ‘Query – Integral Law Review.’