Call For Papers | Intellectual Property Innovative Review by HPNLU: Submit by Nov 30

About Centre For Intellectual Property Rights, HPNLU, Shimla

CIPR is a newly established center in the HPNLU family. HPNLU has strived to establish itself as the Nodal Centre for Academics and Professionalism in legal education but has yet to specialize in Intellectual Property Rights. HPNLU’s aim is to create an enabling environment by modernizing the IPR infrastructure and implementing various programs to raise awareness among professionals and the public will be a stepping stone to success. CIPR conducts research in the field of intellectual property on a variety of socio-legal and socio-economic parameters, social strata, technological fields, R&D trends, and more such developments. The conference, awareness program, journal.

About Intellectual Property And Innovation Review (IPIR)

Intellectual Property and Innovation Review (IPIR) is an annual double-blind peer-reviewed journal of the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla. The Journal (IPIR) would foster inter-disciplinary discussions and collaboration in various fields such as technology, science, art, culture, ethics, economics, and with much focus on emerging trends and challenges in the field of intellectual property, such as the impact of digital technologies, open access movements, and globalization. The Journal would contribute to policy debates by providing evidence-based research on the implications of intellectual property policies on traditional knowledge holders, local communities, and global cultural heritage.

Submission Guidelines

The contribution may be made in the form of Research Papers / Articles, Notes and comments, and book Reviews. The contribution, in a given category, should be a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of contemporary issues related to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including international arbitration. There is no specific or particular theme(s) or topic(s) for the Volume. All submissions, relating to different kinds of Intellectual Property Rights directly or otherwise, are welcome.

The following word limit should be observed:

• Articles (6000-10000 words)
• Essays and Comments (4000-6000 words)
• Book Review (3000-4000 words) (Contribution under this Category is required to be made along with the new soft copy of the Book).
• The font of the body of the paper must be Times New Roman, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing, and the font size of the footnotes must be size 10 with single line spacing.
• Abstract of the paper in 250-300 words, including not more than 7 keywords, should be sent along with the electronic submissions.
• The manuscript should be typed in MS Office double-spaced, with a left margin of one and a half inches.
• For citation and references, the HPNLU Citation Style or the Bluebook, A Uniform System of Citation (20th Edn.), should be strictly followed.
• Co-authorship up to 1 person is allowed.
• Paraphrasing and other author’s work shall not be considered as original work.

Important Dates

30th November 2023, 11:59 P.M.

Submission Procedure

All contributions have to be submitted in electronic form, and sent to: [email protected]

Contact Information

• In case of any queries, kindly drop an email at [email protected] or contact:
• Ayushi Soni (Convenor)- +91 75681 60039
• Vansh Chadha (Co-Convenor)- +91 8350977884
• Saumya Goswami (Senior Editorial Member)- +91 70180 29546

The official notification is here.