Eligibility Law students pursuing the three year LL.B, as well as the five year integrated LL.B. program, students pursuing LL.M. or Ph.D., Research Associates, Academicians, Educators, and professionals and practitioners in any field of Law are eligible to submit.
Word Limit Following word limit should strictly be adhered to:
Long Articles: 5,000-7,000 words
Short Articles: 3,000-4,500 words
Case Notes: 1,000-2,500 words
(Note- Limit exclusive of footnotes)
Abstract All the submissions must be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 300 words.
Authorship The Articles being sent can be co-authored. However, a maximum of two authors per article is permitted.
Citation Style We accept footnote citations exclusively. Citations must conform to standards laid in the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th Edition).
Format of the Main Text & the Footnotes
Times New Roman font, in font size 12 is prescribed for all articles.
The footnotes shall be in font size 10 and in the Times New Roman font.
A line spacing of 1.5 for the main text and 1.0 for the footnotes is to be followed.
Alignment must be justified.
All articles are to be sent in either doc or docx format. Any submission in PDF form shall not be accepted.
Anonymity In order to facilitate our anonymous review process, we require you to confine your name, email address, phone number, affiliation, biographical information and academic qualifications, and acknowledgments in a separate cover letter and/or body of email. No such information is permitted in any part of the manuscript.
Exclusivity and Copyright Submitted manuscripts should not be simultaneously considered by any other publication at the time of submission. The author/s undertake to inform Indian Contemporary Law Review (ICLR) immediately in case the manuscript under consideration OR published manuscript is under consideration for publication elsewhere. The contribution presented to and accepted for publication and the copyright therein shall be the intellectual property of Indian Contemporary Law Review (ICLR).
Submission Through Email All submissions must be emailed to [email protected], with the subject as ‘Manuscript Submission for ICLR’ and a declaration to the effect that the manuscript is an original and previously unpublished work of the author/s. A cover letter must accompany the manuscript mentioning the relevant author/s details such as Name, Institute/Organization, Year of Study, Contact Details, etc.