Call for Blogs: CCJC Blog by Civil and Criminal Justice Cell, NLIU Bhopal (Rolling, Double-Blind Peer-Reviewed)

The Civil and Criminal Justice Cell (CCJC) at National Law Institute University, Bhopal is a student-run cell dedicated to simplifying complex civil and criminal laws and to imparting practical legal education through workshops, lectures and competitions. Alongside its monthly newsletter The CCJC Express and its Snippet Series, the Cell runs the CCJC Blog, which carries in-depth analysis of legal questions relevant to the current legal landscape.

Blogs published by the Cell go through a double-blind, peer-reviewed process and cover developments in civil and criminal law, including detailed analysis of landmark judgments, legislative changes and procedural updates.

Contributions are welcome from students, researchers, practitioners and academicians. Submissions are expected to reflect strong legal reasoning, clarity of thought and contemporary relevance to the field of civil and criminal law.

Submissions should engage with civil and criminal law, and may include:

• Detailed analysis of landmark judgments
• Legislative changes in the civil and criminal justice framework
• Procedural updates and their practical effect
• Contemporary legal issues of current relevance

The ideal word limit for an article is not more than 1,500 words, excluding endnotes. Flexibility may be allowed at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board, depending on the nature and quality of the content. The title of the manuscript must not exceed 12 words.

• File format: MS Word (.doc or .docx)
• Font: Times New Roman, body text size 12 with 1.5 line spacing
• Footnotes: size 10 with single line spacing
• Citations: only endnotes (not footnotes), following the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA, 4th Edition)
• All sources must be duly acknowledged and hyperlinked within the text

Non-compliance with the prescribed citation style may lead to disqualification.

Submissions must be original and unpublished, and must not be under consideration elsewhere. Submissions with plagiarism of more than 15% will be rejected, and any submission found to be plagiarised or otherwise contravening this rule will be summarily rejected.

The manuscript must not contain any identifiable information about the author or authors, including names, institution, address or any other identifying detail. Co-authorship is permitted for up to two authors for articles.

Every submission goes through a double-blind, peer-reviewed process. The Editorial Board reserves the right to suggest edits, including adding or removing content, at its discretion, and authors are expected to incorporate those changes within the timeframe specified to them.

Submissions are accepted for publication on the condition that they do not infringe upon any third-party rights. Authors bear sole responsibility for any such violation.

Interested authors may submit their manuscript in Word format by email to the Civil and Criminal Justice Cell at ccjc.editorial@gmail.com with the subject line "NLIU-CCJC Blog Submission". Entries sent through any platform other than email will not be considered.

Submissions to the CCJC Blog are accepted on a rolling basis, so there is no closing date. The call page does not mention any submission or publication fee.