Call for Papers | Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues (IJCLSI) [ISSN: 2583-2824

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1. About Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues

2. About the Opportunity

3. Eligibility

4. Topics

5. Submission Guidelines

6. Publication Fees [LB Discounts Applicable]

7. Last Date of Submission

8. Submission Procedure

About Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues

The Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues (IJCLSI, ISSN: 2583-2824) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal established in 2014. Based in New Delhi, the journal provides a platform for legal research, interdisciplinary scholarship and academic discussions on contemporary legal and social issues.

The journal publishes research covering constitutional law, criminal law, corporate law, technology law, environmental law, human rights and other areas of legal studies. It encourages scholarship examining the relationship between law, society, technology and governance.

Published articles are made available through open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence, with authors retaining copyright over their work.

About the Opportunity

The Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues (ISSN: 2583-2824) is inviting manuscripts for publication in its upcoming issues.

The journal welcomes original research examining contemporary legal developments, judicial decisions, legislative reforms and interdisciplinary issues.

Submissions undergo an initial editorial screening followed by independent peer review. Accepted manuscripts are published online and made accessible to readers.

Eligibility

The opportunity is open to students, research scholars, academicians, legal professionals and other individuals interested in legal and multidisciplinary research.

Topics

Submissions may be on any topic within law, including multidisciplinary and socio-legal themes, contemporary legal developments, and current affairs with a legal dimension. The journal particularly encourages work that examines contemporary legal developments, emerging policy questions, and current affairs through a legal lens.

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be in English only.
Research Paper: 5,000 to 8,000 words
Article: 1,500 to 5,000 words (Short Article 1,500 to 2,500 words, Long Article 2,500 to 5,000 words)
Case Comment: 1,500 to 3,000 words
Book Review: 1,000 to 2,000 words
Each paper must carry an abstract of 150 to 250 words and 4 to 6 keywords.
Any uniform citation style is acceptable (Bluebook, OSCOLA, ILI, or similar).
Submit the manuscript in Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF format. Suggested formatting is Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing.
Co-authorship is allowed.

Publication Fees [LB Discounts Applicable]

Authors submitting their manuscripts through LawBhoomi can avail themselves of an exclusive discount on publication fees.

Single Author: ₹750 (Regular Fee: ₹800 | Discount: ₹50)
Two Authors: ₹900 (Regular Fee: ₹1,000 | Discount: ₹100)
Three Authors: ₹1,100 (Regular Fee: ₹1,200 | Discount: ₹100)

Note: The discounted publication fees are exclusively available to authors submitting through LawBhoomi. The publication fee is payable only after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. There is no submission fee.