Bi-annual Law Journal (PURCL-Student Law Journal) (Vol 3, Issue 1)

About UIL

University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre (PURC), Ludhiana has embarked upon a well-structured course of action to achieve levels of excellence in the field of legal studies and research since its establishment at the campus of P.U. Extension Library, Ludhiana w.e.f. the academic Session 2003-04.

About the Journal

PURCL Student Law Journal is a Peer-reviewed/ Refereed Journal and a remarkable initiative of the University Institute of Laws, PURC, Ludhiana. Student Law Journal is a biannual publication (July and January) which provides an excellent way for law students to critically engage in current legal issues and to collaborate closely with other students to study the nuances of contemporary legal Pedagogy. The experience enhances writing, editing and citation-checking skills.

Who can Submit?

Submissions are invited from students and research scholars of all the law institutions.

Theme

Students are invited to contribute in the form of Tributes, Articles, Case Comments, Book Reviews, Notes, Critical Evaluation of any Contemporaneous Legal Issues. The main focus of the Articles/Papers shall be the latest trends in the field of Law. These could be but not limited to the following themes- Constitutional Law, Business Law, Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, ADR, Intellectual Property Law, Labour law, Cyber Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law and any other contemporary legal issue.

The Journal is extremely useful to academicians, practitioners, researchers, scholars and students who are interested in the latest theoretical and practical advances and innovations in the field of Law and want to adapt to new legal trends.

Submission Guidelines

• Authors are requested to send their original, unpublished submission in editable .doc format to purcl.slj@gmail.com.
• The submission must be accompanied by a separate covering letter bearing the following information:
  • Full Name of the Author(s)
  • Position/Year of Study (if applicable on all author(s))
  • Institutional Affiliations (if any)
  • Contact Details of the Author & Co-Author
  • Title of the Paper
  • Class + Session + Semester
  • Declaration of originality
  • Author must submit a plagiarism report (below 10% similarity index) along with the submission otherwise the submission will be outrightly rejected.
• The authors must not mention any relevant identification information on the body of the research paper such as their name, contact details, institutional affiliation (if any).
• Submissions can be in the form of long articles, short notes, book reviews. The acceptable word limit should not exceed.
• Long Articles: 4000-5000 words
  • Short Notes: 3000-4000 words
  • Case Comments/Legislative Comments: 1500-3000 words
  • Book Review: 1000-2000 words
    All the word limits mentioned above are exclusive of footnotes. Kindly note that the word limits will be strictly enforced.
• All the submissions must consist of an Abstract of not more than 300 words. The abstract will not be included in the word limit.
• The submission must be sent along with to 6 keywords along with the abstract in the manuscript.
• A submission can be co-authored by a maximum of two people.
• In case, authors send more than one submission for consideration, only the first submission shall be reviewed for publication.

Formatting Guidelines

• An appropriate Title must be mentioned in the cover page of the submission. The Title should be font type- Times New Roman and font size-16.
• The submission should not contain any biographical information of the author throughout the manuscript.
• The body of the text must be submitted in font type- Times New Roman, font size- 12.
• The footnotes must be font type- Time New Roman, font size 10.
• The Line Spacing of the main text and footnotes must be 1.5 and 1 respectively.
• Use of Headings and Subheadings is encouraged throughout the text-
  • Title of paper- Capital, Bold, Font Size-16, Times New Roman
  • Headings: Centre Aligned, Bold, and Font Size- 14, Font Type- Times New Roman, with Roman Numbering.
  • Subheadings: Justified Alignment, Bold, Font Size – 12 and Font Type – Times New Roman.
  • Foot notes and citations of research work are to be given as per the format of Indian Law Institute available at www.ili.ac.in, in single space.
• All submissions are subject to peer review and modification as per the journal style sheet.
• The final decision of the Editorial Board, regarding publication of the article shall be final.

Deadline

All papers must be submitted before October 30, 2025 to below listed email address.

Contact

For submission of papers and any queries please drop your mail at : purcl.slj@gmail.com.