• Submission should be made in MS Word format (doc.) or (.docx). Pdf format shall not be entertained.
  • The submissions shall be original, unpublished and shall not be under consideration anywhere.
  • The manuscript shall strictly be free from plagiarism (except the accepted 20%), any spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.
  • The format shall be in following manner-
    • Font Style – Times New Roman
    • Font Size – Heading – 14, Content – 12; Footnotes – 10
    • Line Spacing – Main Content – 1.5; Footnotes – 1
    • Paraphrasing – Justified
    • Margins – 1 from all sides.
  • The citation style shall strictly be in consonance with Harvard Bluebook (20th Edition). The non-compliance to the proper footnoting method shall be subject to rejection.
  • Each submission must be accompanied by an Abstract. The word limit for the abstract shall be 300 words.
  • All the submissions must be accompanied by a cover letter including the names of author; email-id; contact number, name of institution and the title of the paper. No personal information shall be mentioned in the text or the file of the manuscript.
  • In case of co-authorship, which is allowed up to two authors, cover letter shall contain the details of both the authors.
  • Contributors are requested to provide full details of phone numbers, postal address and email address.
  • Submissions shall be evaluated by the Editorial Board. Mere submission shall not confer any claim for publication.
  • The copyright of the entry to the journal will rest with the Editorial Board once the entry has been selected and author(s) of the same have been notified.
  • All the submissions are required to be addressed to The Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Socio-Legal and Contemporary Affairs and shall be mailed on: ijoslca.submission@gmail.com in (.doc) / (.docx) format with the subject “Submission for IJOSLCA”.
  • Submission of the paper shall mean that it is an unpublished work and is not being considered for publication elsewhere.
  • The submissions shall be acknowledged through an e-mail within 48 hours. In case of acceptance/rejection the authors shall be informed accordingly.
  • Upon selection of the papers, the author(s) are required to fill up ‘copyright statement’ provided in the website and email us the same.
  • Post-publication, the selected author(s) shall receive a certificate and a free copy of journal via post.