• 1. Authors are requested to send their original, unpublished submissions in MS Word (doc./docx.) Format.
• 2. The name of the file must contain Name of the Author(s) + Title of the Submission.
• 3. The submissions must be accompanied by a covering letter bearing the following information:

(a). Full Name of the Author(s)
(b). Position / Year of Study
(c). Institutional Affiliations (if any)
(d). Contact Details of the Author(s)

• The author/s can submit the articles to [email protected]

• 1. Submissions can be in the form of :

(a). long articles,
(b). short notes,
(c). Book reviews

• 2. The acceptable word limit should not exceed:

(a). Long Articles: 7000-9000 words
(b). Short Notes: 4000-6500 words
(c). Book Review: 2000-3000 words

• 3. All the word limits mentioned above are exclusive of footnotes. Kindly note that the word limits will be strictly enforced.
• 4. All the submissions must consist of an Abstract of not more than 300 words, main contribution and a declaration of originality. The abstract will not be included in the word limit. 5 to 8 key words should also be mentioned in the article
• 5. Joint authorship is allowed upto two co-author for each submission. Submissions can be made by academicians, practitioners and research scholars and students.

FORMAT AND CITATION GUIDELINES

• Font Type and Size of the main text must be Times New Roman, 12.
• Font Type and Size footnotes must be Calibri, 10.
• Line Spacing of the main text and footnotes must be 1.5, Single respectively.
• Use of headings and Sub-Headings is encouraged. Headings and Sub-Headings should be numbered, should be of the same font type and size as the main text and should be in bold.
• Till date the citation style that was being followed was that of the Indian Law Institute citation mode. From March 2020 issue, the editors have decided to follow the Bluebook System of Citation (20th and 21st Edition).

The journal is a double blinded peer-reviewed refereed journal and therefore, both the reviewer and the author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. This ensures that the research is judged fairly, keeping bias out of equation. On the other hand, both, the authors as well as the reviewers are protected against criticism.

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

The Department of Law is the sole copyright owner of all the published materials in the India Journal of Law and Justice.

• 1. Articles/Research Papers/Notes and Comments/Book Reviews:

(a). Should be original in nature
(b). Should not have been already published elsewhere, and
(c). Should not be under active consideration of any publication house

• 2. Authors are required to certify that the articles sent by them are within the permissible limits of plagiarism as per the 2018 norms of the Universities Grants Commission, New Delhi, India.
• 3. After initial screening, short-listed submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process and the final selection will be based on that procedure.
• 4. By sending the submissions to the Indian Journal of Law and Justice, the author(s) agree to assign exclusive copyright in the work to Department of Law, University of North Bengal and permit the article to be put for open access data base. It shall be entitled to, without limitation, publish and reproduce the submission (or part(s) thereof) in any manner it sees fit (with due acknowledgement to the author) subject to the doctrine of fair use as enumerated under the Copyright Act.
• 5. No payment is charged by the publisher from the authors for publication of their articles in the Indian Journal of Law and Justice.
• 6. In case of any legal dispute, petition should be filed within the territorial jurisdiction of the District Court of Darjeeling; or High Court of Judicature at Calcutta having its Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India; or Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, India
• 7. The opinion expressed in the article is personal opinion of the author.
• 8. The author should agree to the Disclaimer Policy and also should take a print of the copy of the Disclaimer Policy, sign the Policy, scan it and send it to [email protected]
• 9. The editors reserve the right to edit the submissions (or part(s) thereof) for publication without permission from or further notice to the author.
• 10. Author/s shall be held responsible for breach of UGC Norms regarding plagiarism UGC Notification issued from time to time shall be binding to the author/s and all other concern persons in this regard. Please refer this link regarding anti plagiarism initiative : https://ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/7771545_academic-integrity-Regulation2018.pdf.

The journal is open to the public for its access.

University of North Bengal provides the financial support for this Journal.