International Journal of Legal Studies and Research

About the Journal

The ‘International Journal of Legal Studies and Research’ (IJLSR) has been established in the year 2012. The IJLSR is online e-journal and is managed by the School of Technology, Law and Development (STLD) of NUJS. The purpose of introducing this online e-journal is to reach widely to every reader interested in law and legal research, by way of open access system through internet and disseminate and share ideas and knowledge of legal studies and research all over the world.

Therefore, the write up available to this e-journal is basically for educational and research reason only and not for any financial profit. This online e-journal supports the idea of Open Journal System (OJS) and would like to reach to its readers through electronic media only. This journal will not be issued in paper printed form keeping into account the global environmental condition.

Theme

Law

Sub-themes

Contract Law, Constitutional Law, Land Law, Agricultural Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, Property Law, Jurisprudence, Administrative Law, Code of Civil Procedure, Alternate Dispute Resolution, Law of Evidence, International Trade Law, Corporate Law, Human Rights Law, International Law, Intellectual Property Law, Taxation Law, Environmental Law, Labour Law, Banking Law, Insurance Law, Conflict of Laws, Information Technology Law, Election Law, Cyber Crimes Law, Natural Resources and Energy Law, Water Law, etc.

Who can submit?

Open to any Students, Academicians and Practitioners

How to Submit?

The write-up must reach through e-mail ijlsr@nujs.edu on or before June 30, 2025. The Next issue will be uploaded on or after September 15, 2025. For further information, one may visit the instructions on the author’s web page. Articles preferred by the Chief Editor or Editorial Committee may also be published.

Please visit the terms & conditions before sending the manuscript. The Editorial Board reserves the right not to accept any further manuscript if the board has already received enough publishable articles before the submission deadline.

Submission Guidelines

• Part A – Long Article:- Any topic relating to legal studies and research.·
  Minimum Length (12000 words including footnotes).
• Part B – Special Article:-
  Any topic relating to legal studies and research.·
  Minimum Length (6000 words including footnotes).
• Part C – Short Article:·
  Any topic relating to legal studies and research.
  Minimum Length (3000 words including footnotes). 

Submission Guidelines

• Convert the A 4 size paper to executive paper [7.25” X 10.5”];
• Remove page border if any;
• Remove references and/or Bibliography if any;
• Ensure and cross check that the footnote citation style is appropriate according to Journal citation style (for details click here);
• While justifying the footnote pay attention to URL or internet address, if the address create unwanted gaps, then use space bar tab after each words in the URL to remove the gaps;
• Ensure and cross check the format of the text as per the following style:
  • Paper Title: [Times New Roman, 12 POINTS, BOLD, ALL CAPS, CENTRE ALIGN]
  • Name of Author(s): (Max two authors) [Times New Roman, 12 Points, Italics, Centre Align]
  • Author’s designation and e-mail (font size 10) must be made available below the name of the author.
  • Abstract Caption: [Times New Roman, 11 Points, Centre Align]
  • Abstract Text: [Times New Roman, 11 Points, Italics, Justify, 0.5 inch indent on both sides]
  • Keywords caption: [Times New Roman, 11 Points, Left Align & colon sign]
  • Keywords text: [Times New Roman, 11 Points, Justify, Single Line Spacing]
  • HEADING LEVEL 1, 2, 3 and next: [ English number, Times New Roman, 12 Points, Left side & justified, bold]
  • Main Text: [Times New Roman, 12 Points, Justify, Single Line Spacing]
  • Name of the case in main text: [Times New Roman, 12 Points, Justify, Single Line Spacing, Italics]
  • Footnotes Text: [Times New Roman, 10 Points, Justify, Single Line Spacing]

How to Submit?

The write-up must reach through e-mail ijlsr@nujs.edu on or before June 30, 2025. The Next issue will be uploaded on or after September 15, 2025.

Contact

E-mail: ijlsr@nujs.edu 

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