About the Journal
The Central University of Karnataka Journal of Legal Studies (ISSN (Online): 3139-4345 | ISSN (Print) : 3139-4485) is a biannual, international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the field of law. While its primary focus is on contemporary legal issues, it also encourages interdisciplinary research from other fields, providing a clear connection to legal institutions, instruments, or matters that are established and emphasised in line with the journal’s criteria.
Submission Guidelines
Note: The author(s) are requested to go through all the submission guidelines, formatting guidelines, and other policies provided herein to avoid rejection of their submissions.
- Co-authorship is limited to a maximum of two, but in no way can authorship increase to more than 3;
- All submissions must contain proper citations referring to the sources used in writing the concerned Articles and must adhere to the formatting guidelines strictly, failing which will result in summary rejection of the Articles;
- All submissions shall include an Abstract highlighting the novelty of the idea of the Research as well as the Conclusion derived in brief;
- The Abstract shall contain 4-6 keywords;
- The Manuscript submitted must not contain any details regarding the Author(s), for which a separate cover letter shall be submitted along with the manuscript, mentioning the details as regards the name, designation, institution, email id as well as phone numbers of all the Authors, in case the submissions consist of Coauthors. (Note- all such information shall be used only for the Journal and nothing else);
- The Manuscript must be in Doc. Or Docx. The format is in a Word file. PDF or any other format will not be accepted.
- All the submissions must also contain a Declaration, the format of which is provided under the Section Forms.
- All submissions must be made through the form provided under the Section Submit Here; and
- In case of any difficulties in submitting, kindly email us.
Formatting Guidelines
These formatting guidelines are different from those provided for Title, Abstract, and Keywords; these guidelines are only for the actual body of the submissions.
- Font Style Times New Roman
- Font Size 12 (Manuscript Body)
- Line Spacing 1.5 (Double Line Spacing)
- Alignment Justified
- Margins 0.5 inches from all sides
- Page Numbers No page numbers must be given
Headings Style
- Main Headings: Must be in BOLD and CAPITAL LETTERS.
- Sub-Headings: Must have Roman numerals, be bold, and typed in small case.
- Sub-sub Headings: Must be typed in italics.
- Paragraph spacing must be automatic.
Citations and References
- All sources from where information has been used for writing the manuscripts, or the references of the authorities whose data has been applied during the research shall be duly acknowledged by providing citations and references;
- The Journal accepts citations by way of both in-text citations and expanded references;
- APA style of referencing shall be followed.
- The Journal encourages the authors to use information from verified and authentic sources. Citations from unauthorized blogs or publications might amount to a rejection of the submissions; and
- Unnecessary referencing shall be avoided and efforts shall be made to provide due credit to the authors and authorities whose information, research works, or any other materials have been applied by the author(s) in their research works.
Figures, Tables, and Diagrams Formatting
- All the Figures, Tables, and other Diagrams shall be provided in a centrally aligned format and shall not be included in between the running texts of the manuscripts;
- The names of the figures, Tables, and Diagrams shall be provided right below such figures, tables, and diagrams and shall be duly cited by way of footnoting;
- For self-created figures, tables, diagrams, graphs, etc., the authors shall mention the term self-created in the footnote section; and
- For more information on the resolution and other graphical guidelines, kindly refer to the section Guidelines for Graphics.
How to Submit?
Interested candidates can submit entries via the link given at the end of the post.
Contact
For any queries, please email to the Executive Editor at jayantaboruah@cuk.ac.in.
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