Call for Papers | DU’s Delhi Journal for Law and Justice: Submit by May 15

About Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

Law Centre-II (LC-II), part of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, is a prestigious institution established in 1971. Located in the North Campus (Umang Bhawan), it offers a premier three-year LLB program, known for its experienced faculty, active student committees, and strong legal research focus, producing many judges, legal experts, and advocates.

About Delhi Journal for Law and Justice

The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice (DJLJ) is the student-run journal of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. It is a double blind peer-reviewed academic journal focused on publishing original, high-quality research in the field of law and justice. The journal encourages discussion on important legal issues and promotes critical engagement with legal theories and practices. It adds to the ongoing discussion about justice, governance, rights, and duties in India and beyond.

Eligibility

The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice invites submissions from an inclusive group of authors with the condition that authorship and copyright agreements follow the Journal’s standard academic publishing guidelines. The Journal is excited to receive original, unpublished manuscripts from undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as research scholars, legal practitioners and policy practitioners.

Interdisciplinary approaches to law are welcome if they involve using an accepted legal methodology. Acceptable methodologies include the use of doctrinal analysis, the use of a composite approach, the employment of an empirical legal study, or conducting socio-legal research, which demonstrate a growing trend among legal scholars across institutional lines. In addition, the Journal will allow collaborative authorship with for two collaborators only, promoting the idea of collaboration while maintaining clarity regarding the responsibilities for and accountability of jointly submitted work.

Submission Categories

Manuscripts may be submitted to the Delhi Journal for Law and Justice in the following categories:

• Long Articles: Submissions in this category are expected to engage with the theme and literature of a particular topic in a comprehensive manner. Word limit: 5,000–8,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Short Articles: Submissions in this category are expected to engage with the theme and must be written in a concise and clear manner ensuring brevity of thought in cross-disciplinary spectrum. Word limit: 3,000–5,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Legislative / Case Comments: Comments critically evaluating recent judicial decisions, landmark cases, legislation, or bills. Word limit: 1,500–2,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Book Reviews: Book Reviews to critically assess books on law and justice-related themes. Word limit: 1,000–1,200.

Suggested Themes

This Call for Paper is open for the following topics:

• Current issues of legal significance, both at the national and international level, or
• Recent developments and judicial pronouncements in the field of law, or
• Comparative law and legal systems, or
• Interdisciplinary legal studies

Submission Guidelines

• All submissions should be wholly original, have never been published and not under review by another publication. Any instance of plagiarism or self-plagiarism will result in immediate rejection.
• A maximum of one co-authorship is allowed within any of the aforementioned submission categories, with the exceptions of Case Comment and Book Review for which do not allow for co-authorship. 
• Submission must adhere to aforementioned category based word limit. The Editorial Board retains discretion to allow for flexibility around these limits, based on the depth and quality of research. Howbeit, extension may be permitted for only up to an additional 500 words. 
• All submissions (Short Articles and Long Articles) must include an abstract of about 200 – 250 words, clearly outlining the thesis, argumentative structure of the submission and highlighting the major contributing points/information contained in the submission. In addition, five (5) Keywords need to be included in conjunction with the abstract.
• Focus on current legal issues, Indian law and sub judice matters is generally preferred.
• Use of gender-neutral language is suggested.
• The Author(s) are required to confirm that there is no third-party rights infringement.
• Strict policy of maintaining exclusivity shall be followed which indicates no simultaneous submissions.
• Final acceptance vests with DJLJ Editorial Board.
• Non-compliance of any aforementioned guideline may lead to preliminary rejection.

Deadline

Deadline for submissions is Thursday, 15^th May 2026, 11:59 p.m. IST.

Submission Procedure

• DJLJ accepts manuscripts through electronic mode of submissions.
• Short Articles and Long Articles must be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 200-250 words.
• The full manuscript must be submitted on the official website of DJLJ i.e. djlj.lc2.du.ac.in
• All submissions must contain the manuscript in Word (.doc or .docx) & PDF (.pdf) format on the official website. No other formats/hard copy submissions will be accepted.
• For co-authored papers, details of both the authors should be given in the body of the email.
• Co-authorship is not allowed for Legislative / Case Comments and Book Reviews.
• Any form of submission in violation to the understated AI  Plagiarism Policy will lead to disqualification for publication.

Detailed guidelines are here.