NLUA Law and Policy Review

Submission Guidelines

  1. The submission of papers is open for Teachers/ Academicians/ Professionals/ Judges/ Jurists and Researchers. Only one co-author shall be allowed. Student can be the co-author.
  2. The author(s) should strictly follow the Bluebook 20th edition for a uniform system of citation.
  3. Headings should be according to the following standard:
    • Headings: All Capitals & Bold Letters
    • Sub-Headings: First letter Capital & Bold
  4. Submissions should be in Times New Roman, 12 font size with 1.5 line spacing, justified text and 1-inch margins on all sides of an A4 sheet besides the center aligned page number at the bottom of each page.
  5. Footnotes should be in Times New Roman, 10 font size with 1.0 line spacing.
  6. Graphics, Charts, Tables, and Diagrams should be numbered consecutively and included in the body of the work.
  7. In case of references from websites, complete URL address, along with the last date of accessing the website should be mentioned.
  8. Last date of submission of the soft copy in Word Format of the manuscript is: 15th May, 2023.
  9. Submissions must be mailed at nlualpr@nluassam.ac.in with the subject “Submission for Volume <volume number>, Type of Submission (Article/ Case Comment/ Book Review/ Law and Policy analysis)” along with a Covering letter addressed to Chief Editor, NLUA Law & Policy Review.
  10. The covering letter should include the author’s contact details, designation and institutional affiliation.
  11. Submitted entries must not have been sent for consideration at any other place for publication.
  12. All submissions will be scrutinized by the Review Committee and the shortlisted contributors shall be duly informed.
  13. All submissions shall meet the UGC anti-plagiarism requirement- only 10% content similarity.
  14. Mere submission of a manuscript shall not confer any claim for publication. The Editorial Board reserves all rights to take decision to publish the contribution or not. The Board’s decision as regards the interpretation of guidelines or any other matter related to the publication shall be final.