Centre for Innovation Research and Facilitation at CNLU, Patna

About

The Intellectual Property Bulletin (IP Bulletin) is a half-yearly publication of the Centre for Innovation Research and Facilitation in Intellectual Property for Humanity and Development (CIRF-in- IPHD) with respect to the National IPR Policy 2016 and strives to work as per CIPAM and MSME have been working towards the propagation of creativity, innovation, industrialization and commercialization of intellectual property.

Submission Guidelines

• Authorship
  • Co-authorship up to TWO authors is allowed.
  • Academicians, professionals, and doctoral researchers are invited to submit their work.
• Word count
  • Long Articles are typically of around 8000-10,000 words.
  • Short Articles are typically of around 4000-8000 words.
• Case Analysis
  • Book reviews are generally around 2500 words. Submissions to this category must critically analyse the ideas and themes explored in the book instead of merely providing a summary of its main arguments.

(Note: All the above-mentioned word counts are exclusive of footnotes.)

• Format & Citation
  • Each submission (except Book Review) should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 300 words and five keywords.
  • Authors must indicate their name, academic qualifications and the name of the university/institution to which they are affiliated.
  • Font type and size of the main text must be Times Roman, 12.
  • Font type and size of the footnotes must be Times Roman, 10.
  • The main text must have a line spacing of 1.5; Abstract & Footnotes line spacing must be 1.
  • The permissible plagiarism limit is 10% & AIshould be 0%
  • Footnotes to be used for citing the sources. Citation style must adhere to ILI. No references & bibliography.
  • Manuscripts must be in MS-Word (doc./docx.) format.

How to Submit?

• The name of the word file should be the Author’s Name.
• The subject of the mail should be the Name of the journal along with the Volume and Issue.
• Submit the article to: cirf.journal@gmail.com

Deadline

Last Date for submission: 30th September, 2025.