Deadline- 31 May 2013
Call for Papers – The Lex-Warrier:Online Law Journal is pleased to accept applications for articles, essays, case notes, legislative comments, book reviews etc on contemporary legal issues for its upcoming issues. The goal of this program is to encourage original and analytical research, therefore articles submitted to other journals shall not be accepted.
Word Limit-
- Word limit varies according to the nature of the contributions. The word limit insisted below is exclusive of footnotes/end notes and references.
- In the case of an article, it should be between 4,000-5,000 words containing a comprehensive study of the theme that is expected to engage with the theme comprehensively, examine literature comprehensively, and offer an innovative reassessment of the current understanding of that theme.
- An essay is more concise than article specifically dealing with the challenges to the problems consisting between 3,000-4,000 words.
- A note shall be on any contemporary issue with concrete analysis from the part of the author along with solutions to the issue and the same shall not exceed 2,500 words.
- A Case comment is an analysis of the landmark judgment where the author has to critically deal with the case and put forward his remarks on the issues dealt within. The word limit for case comment is restricted to 2,500-3,000 word.
- A book review where a literary work is criticized on the basis of its content and merit shall not exceed 2,000 words.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants from around the world are invited to apply.
- The Journal encourages gender neutrality in its submissions.
- The articles in the Journal will be edited and published according to the orthographical and grammatical rules of Indian English, which is based on British English; thus, submissions in American English will be modified accordingly.
- Authors are required to obtain written permission for the use of any copyrighted material in the manuscript and must communicate the same to the Journal. Such material may include tables, charts etc. Acceptance of publication in the Journal implies acceptance of the copyright transfer and other terms in the LW Author Agreement.
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