Submission Guidelines

I. Types of Submissions accepted by the NLIU Law Review:

Manuscripts on any topic of contemporary legal relevance meeting the below-mentioned criteria:

The word limit is inclusive of the abstract and exclusive of footnotes.

II. General Submission Guidelines:

Submissions should be accompanied by a covering letter including the name of the author, email ID, mobile number and the name of the author’s institution.
Submissions must be in electronic form sent via email.
Submissions must be made to lawreview@nliu.ac.in before 23:59 hrs, 20 January 2021.
The manuscript itself should not contain any information that can be used to identify the author. These details must only be mentioned in the covering letter.
All submissions must be in (.docx) format. They must be word-processed and compatible with Microsoft Word 2007 and above.
Manuscripts submitted to the journal must not be written by more than 2 authors.
Manuscripts must include an abstract of 250-300 words (included in the word limit). The abstract must highlight the structure and essence of the manuscript.
Manuscripts not in conformity with these guidelines may be rejected at the sole discretion of the editor.
Submissions should also be accompanied with a Declaration Form which can be downloaded from the link given below.

III. Citation Standards:

Citations must strictly conform to the standards laid down in OSCOLA 4th edition (The Oxford University Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities).
Submissions must use only footnotes as a form of citation.
Speaking/substantive footnotes are discouraged.

For the detailed version of the submission guidelines please refer to: