Call for Papers: RMLNLU Law Review Journal Volume XIII

ABOUT RMLNLU

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, formerly Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National
Law Institute, is an institute for law in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr, RMLNLU was
established in 2005, and since then, has been providing undergraduate and postgraduate legal
education.

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

RMLNLU Law Review (‘Journal’) is an annual peer-reviewed Journal published by the Journal
Committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow which seeks to
provide numerous insights and views into contemporary legal issues and encourage
conversations about the same. The RMLNLU Law Review runs parallel to the RMLNLU Law
Journal on CMET (Communications, Media, Entertainment, and Technology).
After having celebrated twelve years of immense success and acclaim as a reputed Journal, we
are pleased to announce the call for papers for Volume XIII of the RMLNLU Law Review. Since
the previous two editions of the Law Review, the Editorial Board has worked in close
collaboration with an Advisory Board to select articles for publication. The expertise and
experience of the diversely composed Advisory Board, which has representation in the form of
professors, advocates and legal professionals, is to provide a holistic review of each article and
uphold the standard of the articles that finally get accepted for publication; with there being a
great emphasis on quality research, relevancy of topic and novel contributions in the scrutiny
phase of review.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Journal accepts submissions from law students and professionals all over the country and
abroad in the form of:
● Articles: 5000-7000 words
● Essays: 4000-5000 words
● Case notes/comments: 2000-3000 words
● Book Reviews: 2000-3000 words

The submissions may be on any contemporary legal issue. The authors are expected to adhere
to the prescribed word limit (excluding footnotes and abstract), as indicated above. Each of
these entries shall be required to conform to the set of guidelines that follow.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The formatting shall be as per the following:
Content:

● Font – Times New Roman
● Font size – 12 pts.
● Line spacing –1.5
● Margin – 1” from all sides
● Alignment – Justified

Footnotes:
● Font – Times NewRoman
● Font size – 10 pts
● Line Spacing –1.0
● All the sources in the footnotes must be properly cited strictly in accordance with the
latest OSCOLA (4th edition) format. No endnotes or speaking footnotes (descriptive
footnotes) areallowed.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

● An abstract of about 250-300 words and 5 keywords should mandatorily be included in
the same word document as a part of the submission.
● The title should be Bold, Underlined, in Capitals, Size 16, and Centre Aligned.
● Headings should be Bold, in Capitals, Size 14, and Left Aligned.
● The contents should in no way, directly or indirectly, indicate or reference the identity of
the author(s).
● The submission should be original and non-plagiarized. They should exhibit originality in
thought, critical evaluation, and careful interpretations. Submission of a paper shall be
taken to imply that it is an unpublished work and is not being considered for publication
elsewhere.
● The author(s) must send in the cover letter in the body of the mail, which must contain all
the relevant biographical details (Name of the author(s), their Courses, Designation,
Name of College/University/Institution, Postal Address, Phone Number and Email ID). A
separate attachment as a cover letter shall not be entertained.
● The mail bearing the manuscript must indicate the category that the submission is
intended for, i.e. Article/ Essay/ Case Comment/ BookReview.
● Co-Authorship to a maximum of two members is allowed. However, co-authorship is not
allowed in “book reviews” and “casenotes/comments”.
● Editors’ decision shall be final and binding. They reserve the sole rights to the
publication of the selected articles in addition to; inter alia, any
edits/amends/reproduction.
● The contributions presented to and accepted for publication and the copyrights therein
shall be the intellectual property of the Journal Committee, RMLNLU.

HOW TO SUBMIT?

● The submissions may be emailed too lawreview.rmlnlu[at]gmail.com in Microsoft Word
(.doc or .docx) format. The attached submission in the email, i.e., the name of the
document must be the name(s) of theauthor(s).
● The subject title for the mail must be ‘Article/Essay/Case Comment/Book Review for
Volume XIII’. Please note that only one submission per author or a team of co-authors is
permissible. In case of more than one submission, only the one received first would be
considered forreview.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND REVIEW

● The deadline for submission of the manuscript is 23 September 2022.
● There shall be a rigorous review process comprising 3 stages. Members of the Advisory
Board will be closely involved in the review process. This would ensure a greater
standard of review and identification of quality academic writing. The authors shall be
intimated about the status of their manuscript at every stage.

CONTACT

● E-Mail ID: lawreview.rmlnlu[at]gmail.com
● Mob Nos.:

• Aryansh Gajendra: +91-7800777978
• Sanket Khandelwal: +91-9569373708
• Dhaman Trivedi: +91-9026133406