Long articles, short articles and research papers must be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 300 words.
Up to 2 co-authors are allowed for all categories, except Case Notes and Legislative Comments wherein co-authorship is not permitted.
All works must be original and unpublished, and must not be pending for review before any other journal. Any form of plagiarism will result in immediate disqualification for publication in IJCLSI
While it is advisable to adhere to the word limits of each category, the journal may be flexible on the word limit depending on the quality of the article.
Formats
The first page of the manuscript should contain the name of the paper, the name of the authors, and their institutional affiliation followed by an abstract.
The second page should commence with the main body of the manuscript.
The name of the authors and their institutional affiliation must be mentioned in the manuscript.
The main body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman style, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing and footnotes in Times New Roman Style, Size 10, with 1.0 line spacing. All headings must have uniform formatting.
Texts and footnotes should conform to the Bluebook 20th Edition.
All submissions must contain the following:
Peer Review Process
All unsolicited manuscripts submitted to be considered for publication in Indian Journal of Contemporary Legal and Social Issues are subject to an editorial review process.
Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, it is assigned for editorial review by the Editorial Board. The first step in the editing process is simply reading your article. The editors do this as a first check to make sure the article is of sufficient quality. The editors will also check to make sure you adhered to the citation guidelines in your article. If your article passes this stage, we will send it to a referee to review based on academic level and content. The executive editor will contact you about the results of this review process and we will send you any comments or suggestions about your article. If your article is accepted, we will ask you to make the changes suggested by the editors. We will contact you to set an appropriate deadline to get the improved version back from you. At this point, our editorial board will read the article closely for style, form, content, and language use. After your approval of the final version, the article will be published in the journal.
