Call For Papers: NALSAR -IAMC ADR Journal Volume I [Submit By 31st July]

ABOUT IAMC

The International Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Hyderabad (‘IAMC’), a first-of-its-kind, focuses on assisting in the resolution of commercial and legal conflicts by providing efficient, cost-effective, and impartial methods.

The Centre provides both Arbitration and Mediation services, by combining first-class client service, cutting-edge technology, top-notch facilities and highly experienced arbitrators and mediators toprovide tailored, in-person, virtual and hybrid conflict resolution services.

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

The NALSAR-IAMC ADR Journal (‘The Journal’) is the result of the budding relationship &joint efforts between NALSAR and IAMC. The Journal primarily endeavors to facilitate the development of scholarship in the fields of Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution.

In furtherance of the same, the Journal aims to provide a robust platform for legal minds all over the country to showcase their critical thinking and analytical abilities in order to positively contribute to the emergent discourse surrounding Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution.

In light of the above, the Editorial Board is pleased to invite submissions for Volume I, Issue I of the Journal.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

All entries shall be submitted by 31st July, 2023.

CATEGORIES

The Journal invites submissions under the following categories:

• Long Articles (approximately 6000 words)
• Short Articles (approximately 4000-6000 words)
• Essays (approximately 2500-4000 words)

*(Kindly note that the aforementioned word limits indicate the upper limit for entries and are exclusive of footnotes.)

MANDATE

All submissions made to The Journal must fall under the ambit of Arbitration Law (both domestic andinternational) and / or Alternate Dispute Resolution.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

Kindly note that all submissions made to The Journal must mandatorily comply with the following guidelines:

• ·The maximum number of authors for each submission shall be 2.
• ·All submissions must be accompanied by a 250-word abstract and 5-8 keywords. · The submissions must be in compliance with the following formatting requirements –

-Body of the Submission - Times New Roman, Font Size 12, 1.5 Line Spacing, Justified Alignment and 1-inch margins on each side.

-Footnotes - Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and Single Line Spacing.

-Footnotes to be in accordance with the Blue Book (20th edition).

• Body of the Submission - Times New Roman, Font Size 12, 1.5 Line Spacing, Justified Alignment and 1-inch margins on each side.
• Footnotes - Times New Roman, Font Size 10 and Single Line Spacing.
• Authors must ensure that the submissions are original works. All submissions will be thoroughly scrutinized for plagiarism and the finding of any plagiarized content will led to the submission being directly rejected. Further, the decision of the Editorial Board shall be final inthis regard.
• The submissions must not contain any information which may lead to the identification of the author/authors. Information such as the name of the author/authors, contact details, designationand institutional affiliation must be provided separately in covering email for the submission.

Any information leading to the identification of the author/authors, if found, shall result in the submission being rejected. Further, the decision of the Editorial Board shall be final in this regard.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION

Authors are hereby requested to comply with the following procedure:

⮚ All submissions shall be sent to nalsariamcadrjournal@nalsar.ac.in in .doc or .docx format. ⮚ The subject of the email shall be as follows – “Submission for Volume I, Issue I | Name of the Author/Authors – Title of Submission”

⮚ The soft copy of the submission shall be in the following format – “[Name of Author/Authors] –Title of Submission”

⮚ The submission should be accompanied by a covering email which includes the following details:

◆ Name of the Author / Authors

◆ Contact Details

◆ Designation

◆ Institutional Affiliation

EDITORIAL POLICY

⮚ All submissions will be subjected to a Two-Stage Blind Review Procedure. Further, all submissions will be thoroughly anonymized before the review process commences. ⮚ Submissions which have been published earlier, or are under consideration for publication, in any other place at the time of submission will be directly rejected.

⮚ Further, if a submission is accepted elsewhere while being under consideration by The Journal, the author/authors must duly inform the Editorial Board and withdrawtheir submission immediately.

⮚ The Editorial Board reserves its discretion to make any changes to the Editorial Policy, as it deems necessary and any change so effected will be duly communicated by the Editorial Board.

CONTACT US

All queries may be addressed to nalsariamcadrjournal@nalsar.ac.in

Additionally, the undersigned may also be contacted:

Piyush Raj (Editor-in-Chief): +91-8578020809, piyush.raj@nalsar.ac.in

Tejas Raghav (Editor-in-Chief): +91 7798492920, tejas.raghav@nalsar.ac.in