Call For Papers: NLUA Law & Policy Review (NLUALPR), VOL. 3, No. II, 2018

Update: 2018-05-06 09:01 GMT

The NLUA Law & Policy Review (NLUALPR), is a faculty edited referred Journal and included by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in its approved list of Journals (sr. no.37023 ) published bi-annually by the National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam, Guwahati.

Who can apply?

Academicians, judges, jurists, practitioners, students, activists, scholars and prominent thinkers across India and the globe.

Submission Categories:



  • Research papers: Between 7000 and 10000 words, inclusive of footnotes.

  • Notes: Between 3000 and 5000 words, inclusive of footnotes.

  • Case/Report Comments: In between 2500- 3000 words, inclusive of footnotes.

  • Book/Reports Review: Word limit is 2000- 3000 for review of a book relevant to the themes.


Submission Guidelines:



  • Submission must be compatible with Microsoft Word.

  • Submissions must be emailed at nlualpr@nluassam.ac.in (preferably in docx format) along with a covering letter addressed to Dr. Topi Basar (Editor, NLUA Law & Policy Review Publication Committee). The covering letter should include the author’s III contact information and a short abstract (250-300 words) that outlines the main questions or themes addressed in the paper.

  • Authors shall be required to submit an author profile of 200 words before their contribution can be considered for publication.

  • The submission must be the original work of the authors. Any form of plagiarism will lead to disqualification.

  • Submitted entries must not have been sent for consideration at any other place for presentation or publication.

  • Co-authorship is allowed.

  • Authors should provide their contact details, designation and institutional affiliation in the covering letter for the submission.

  • Footnotes must conform strictly to the NLUA law & policy review citation style (attached here with).

  • Copyright of all entries shall exclusively vest with NLU ASSAM. The submission would imply that the author has assigned such rights to NLU ASSAM.

  • All submissions will go through an initial round of scrutiny and shortlisted contributors will be informed by 21st June 2018.


The Last date for the submission: 21st May 2018

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