Call for Papers | NLU Jodhpur’s Scholasticus 2026 [ISSN 0975-1157]: Submit by May 31

About NLU Jodhpur

National Law University, Jodhpur (NLUJ), established in 1999, is a premier law school in Rajasthan, consistently ranked among India’s top law universities. It offers five-year integrated B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) and B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) programs, plus specialized one-year LL.M. and Ph.D. programs. Admissions are highly competitive, based on the CLAT exam.

About the Centre of Studies in Banking and Finance

The Centre of Studies in Banking and Finance, at National Law University, Jodhpur (CSBF or Centre) was established by the Reserve Bank of India in 2002. The Centre provides a platform for scholars and practitioners to exchange views on issues dealing with banking and financial systems through its Conferences, Essay Competitions, Workshops, and Discussion Forums.

CSBF seeks to promote discourse related to the banking sector, capital markets, and other financial services. The Journal is another venture of the Centre to associate with professionals, judges, academicians, and students to discuss ideas related to the banking and finance sector. 

About Scholasticus

 Scholasticus (ISSN 0975-1157) is one of the earliest publications by National Law University, Jodhpur, established with the objective of promoting academic research and fostering debate in the field of Banking & Finance. 

The Journal has been re-launched after a gap of a few years and is now published under the aegis of the Centre of Studies in Banking and Finance at National Law University, Jodhpur. It is a bi-annual, double-blind student reviewed and edited Journal, with an ambit broad enough to include issues in the fields of project finance, private equity, corporate finance, debt restructuring, capital markets, etc.

Submission Categories

Scholasticus (ISSN 0975-1157) is accepting submissions for publication in Volume XII, Issue II under the following categories:

• Long Articles (6,000 – 8,000 words): Long Articles must comprehensively analyse important themes and may adopt comparative perspectives. It must analyse the current practice in the field, identify the lacunae therein and provide constructive suggestions.
•  Short Articles (4,000 – 6,000 words): typically identify a specific issue, which may be of contemporary relevance and present a central argument.
•  Case Notes, Legislative Comments, Book/Article Reviews (1,500 – 3,000 words). 

Suggested Themes

• Sustainable Finance and ESG Compliance 
• The 2026 “Authentication Mechanisms” Directions and Strict Liability in Digital Lending
• “Agentic AI” in Digital Lending: Liability and Algorithmic Bias
• Shadow Banking 2.0: The Rise of Fintech Intermediaries and the Regulatory Blind Spots in India.

Please note that the aforementioned themes are merely indicative and not exhaustive.

Deadline

The deadline for sending submissions for the forthcoming volume is May 31st, 2026. 

Submission Guidelines

• The Journal is pleased to invite submissions for its Volume XII, Issue II.
• All submissions must be in MS Word format (.doc) or (.docx), with Garamond font (Main text: size 12 and line spacing: 1.5, footnotes: size 10, and line spacing: 1). 
• An abstract of not more than 250 words must be provided.
• Co-authorship (up to 2 authors) is permitted. 
• No biographical information or references, including the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), and acknowledgments should be included in the text of the manuscript, file name, or document properties. 
• Scholasticus uses only footnotes (and not endnotes) as a mode of citation. Submissions must conform to the Bluebook (22nd edition) Citation style.
• All the submissions will be checked for plagiarism and those with plagiarism percentage over the permissible limit (i.e., 10%) will be summarily rejected. 
• The permissible limit for usage of Artificial Intelligence is 20%, beyond which the submissions will be summarily rejected. 
• Submissions are accepted for publication on the condition that they do not infringe on the copyright or any other rights of any third parties. Any form of plagiarism is strictly discouraged.
• Submissions made to Scholasticus shall be exclusive and must not be concurrently under consideration by any other publication.

Submission Procedure

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