Call for Blogs | CREL Blog Series by Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur: Rolling Submissions!

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1. About Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

2. About the Blogs

3. Categories of Submission

4. Submission Guidelines

5. Formatting Guidelines

6. Citation Guidelines

7. Mode of Submission

8. Review Process

9. Plagiarism and Originality

10. Copyright

11. Contact Information

About Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

The Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) is a National Law University founded in 2018 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. As of 2021, the university is headed by Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court as the Chancellor and Manoj Kumar Sinha, as the Vice-Chancellor.

About the Blogs

The Centre for Research in Environmental Law (CREL), Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, has opened submissions for its blog series on a rolling basis.

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The blog aims to promote critical discourse on contemporary issues relating to environmental law, policy and allied fields. Submissions must be analytical in nature rather than merely descriptive.

Categories of Submission

Submissions are invited under the following categories:

Long-form Articles: Analysis of legal issues, trends or debates in environmental law and policy.
Case Comments: Critical comments on recent decisions of the Supreme Court, High Courts or the National Green Tribunal.
Legislative and Policy Comments: Analysis of new legislation, rules, draft notifications and policy documents.
Book Reviews: Critical reviews of books concerning environmental law and policy.

Submission Guidelines

Word Limit: Submissions must be between 800 and 1,500 words. Requests for relaxation may be sent by email and will be considered at the Centre’s discretion.
Co-authorship: Submissions may have up to two authors.
Cover Letter: The abstract and author details must be included only in the cover letter accompanying the submission email, not in the manuscript.
Abstract: The abstract must not exceed 50 words.
Author Details: The cover letter must include the author’s name, institutional affiliation, year of study or designation, contact details, a biography of not more than 50 words and a LinkedIn profile link, if available.
Visuals: Images, graphs and tables may be included where necessary. Authors are encouraged to incorporate case studies, empirical data and policy analysis.

Formatting Guidelines

Authors must follow the prescribed formatting requirements:

Text: Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing and paragraph spacing of 6 points above and below.
Title: Bold and underlined, in sentence case (not all caps or small caps), and limited to 10 words.
Headings: Heading 2 must be in bold, while Heading 3 must be underlined.
Layout: One-inch margins on all sides. Borders are not permitted.

Citation Guidelines

All legal and supporting materials must be cited through hyperlinks embedded within the body of the manuscript. Footnotes and endnotes will not be accepted.

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Authors are advised to link to primary sources, including judgments, statutes, notifications and official reports, wherever available.

Mode of Submission

Interested authors must comply with the following submission requirements:

File Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
File Name: The manuscript must be titled “Title_CREL Blog”.
Anonymity: The manuscript and its metadata must not disclose the names or institutional affiliations of the author(s).
Submission Email: [email protected]
Email Subject: “Submission for CREL Blog Series”.
Cover Letter: The abstract and author details must be included in the cover letter accompanying the email.

Review Process

Each submission will be acknowledged by email and subsequently undergo an anonymised editorial review. The editorial decision will be communicated within two weeks of submission.

Selected submissions will be published on the CREL website. Before publication, manuscripts may be returned to the author(s) with suggestions concerning substance or style. Authors are expected to cooperate with the editorial changes suggested by the Centre.

Plagiarism and Originality

Submissions must be original and unpublished work of the author(s).
Manuscripts must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere during the review process.
All submissions will be screened using plagiarism and AI-detection software.
The similarity index must not exceed 10%, and AI-generated content must not exceed 15%. Submissions exceeding either limit will be summarily rejected.
Authors will be solely responsible for the accuracy of the facts, opinions and views expressed in their submissions.
Offensive, abusive or potentially defamatory content will not be considered.

Copyright

Upon publication, all literary rights in the submission will vest in CREL, DNLU Jabalpur.

CREL reserves the sole right to decide whether to publish a submission. Any relaxation of the prescribed guidelines will be at the discretion of the Centre. Compliance with all submission guidelines is mandatory.