Details of the Organization

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad was created under the Maharashtra National Law University Act, 2014, on the 16th of March, 2017, and is one of India’s premier National Law Universities. Committed to the enhancement of legal education, the university is dedicated to providing specialized and systematic instruction, rigorous training, and fostering research in various legal systems. 

Details of the Blog/Paper

Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai’s Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective seeks to redress this imbalance in its own small way by providing a platform for expression and exchange of ideas and insights that craft and critique interdisciplinarity from a Global South perspective. This student-run blog shall strive to mentor interested contributors and readers, provide insights on research and writing skills, thematically collate resources and organize monthly reading groups and panel discussions.

Eligibility

Students, legal professionals, teachers, researchers, policy-makers, senior academicians, and any member of the legal and humanities fraternity. 

Types of Submission and Word Limit

The word limit for every submission must ideally be limited to 1500-2000 words, except in cases where the Editorial Board deems otherwise. Longer pieces may be published in installments in consultation with the contributors. 

Submission Guidelines

• Submissions shall be accepted on a rolling basis from students, legal professionals, teachers, researchers, policy-makers, senior academicians, and any member of the legal and humanities fraternity. 
• Co-authorship of up to 2 authors is allowed.
• The submission should be original, exclusive, and unpublished, and should not be under review by any similar platform. Non-adherence to this rule shall result in a rejection of the submission, irrespective of its quality.
• Cross-publication will be allowed subject to prior permission from the original platform of publication. 
• Any content that is related to the intersection of law with humanities and social sciences, or raises awareness about the same, whether in theory or in practice, is eligible for submission to the Blog.
• Submissions may be in the form of articles, short notes, book reviews, responses to an existing post on the Blog, or in any other form or manner that the Editorial Board deems appropriate. 
• The Board retains absolute discretion in relation to both acceptance and rejection of a submission
• Upon acceptance of the submission by the Board, the copyright over the manuscript is vested with the Blog. 
• The submission should reflect the original and unpublished work of the author(s). The Blog however permits a maximum similarity index of 15% and in no case shall a submission shall exceed this limit.

Formatting Guidelines

• The title of the post must be formatted to Times New Roman, Size 14, 1.5 Line Spacing, in All Caps and in Bold. 
• The main body of the submission must be formatted to Times New Roman, Size 12 and with 1.5 Line Spacing and single line space between paragraphs. 
• All references must be in the form of hyperlinks in the body of the submissions. In case a hyperlink is not available for a reference, Endnotes in Times New Roman, Size 10 with 1 Line Spacing may be used, and such Endnotes must follow either the Bluebook 20th Edition or APA Citation Style.
• The submission must be turned in as a Word document (.doc/.docx). The name of the document must be the same as the title of the submission.
• The submission document should not contain the name or institutional affiliation of the author, or any information that may disclose the identity of the author and hamper the review process.

Dates to Remember

The editors shall then subject the article to the review process of a full article and shall revert back to the authors within 15 days along with further comments/changes, if any.