ALSD Student Journal is a biannual initiative of the Student Journal Society of Amity Law School, Delhi (affiliated to the GGSIP University), India. We are now inviting contributions for Voulme 2 Issue 1 of the Journal to be released in December 2012. We welcome contributions from jurists, academicians, policy makers and law students from all across the globe.
The submission deadline is Aug. 18, 2012, by 11:59pm (+5.30 GMT). mw
CALL FOR PAPERS
The ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL (ISSN 2249 – 4421), an initiative of The STUDENT JOURNAL SOCIETY of AMITY LAW SCHOOL, DELHI (GGSIP UNIVERSITY) welcomes submissions for Volume 2, Issue 1 of the Journal.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
The issue shall be multi-disciplinary. However it is encouraged that the paper take in to account recent developments in a particular field of law. Articles with contemporary legal relevance will be preferred over others.
Due consideration to the legal scope of the subject matter at hand is to be given. It is expected that political or sociological take on a given problem shall not be at the expense of legal relevance of the subject matter.
The flow of the content in the submissions must be in a logical manner, conveyed with utmost clarity and without any repetitive or circular arguments.
Co-authorship is allowed up to a maximum of two authors.
Manuscripts can be in the form of articles, essays, notes and case comments. The last date for submission shall be 18th August, 2012, 11:59pm.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES
The body of the manuscript shall be in font size 12, Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing.
The footnotes shall be in font size 10, Times New Roman, 1.0 line spacing.
Word Limit
Articles 8,000 words
Essays 5,000 words
Notes and Case comments 3,000 words
The word limit mentioned hereinabove is exclusive of the footnotes.
In exceptional circumstances, if the manuscript exceeds the word limit, their publication may be allowed subject to the discretion of the Editorial Board.
Citation
Citations must be done in the footnotes and conform to the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (19th Edition) style.
Plagiarism
All manuscripts must be the original work of the authors and must not have been published or considered for publication elsewhere.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
All manuscripts must be emailed to alsdjournal@gmail.com with the subject marked as SUBMISSION FOR THE ALSD STUDENT JOURNAL.
The submissions shall be made in the form of a Microsoft Word document (preferably 2003 or 2007 format).
All manuscripts must be preceded by a separate cover page containing the title of the manuscript, name of the author, year of study, course, college/university, and contact details. These details should not be mentioned anywhere in the body of the manuscript.
All queries shall be emailed to alsdjournal@gmail.com with the subject marked as QUERY.
All suggestions/feedbacks shall be emailed to alsdjournal@gmail.com with the subject marked as FEEDBACK.
The call for papers may be downloaded here.
