Call for Blogs: CTL Blog by the Centre for Tax Laws, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Rolling Submissions)

The Centre for Tax Laws (CTL) is a research-based centre under the umbrella of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, focusing primarily on taxation law and policy. Its stated objectives are to engage with contemporary developments in taxation law and policy, promote academic scholarship in the field, conduct workshops for industry professionals and students, and make its research accessible to all. The Centre is directed by Dr. Neha Pathakji.

On 10 September 2026, NALSAR announced that the Centre for Tax Laws invites submissions for the CTL Blog. The blog serves as a forum for students, practitioners and scholars to analyse contemporary developments in tax policy and jurisprudence. No closing date is given, so submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.

The central theme of every article must be taxation law or policy. Allied areas of law, such as economic offences and white-collar crime, are also covered. The blog publishes under heads including Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Constitutional Aspects, Academia & Policy and Simplified, and the Centre suggests reading its existing posts to get a sense of the scope.

The call is open to students, practitioners and scholars. Articles may be co-authored. Do not send an article that has already been submitted to another platform.

• Articles must not exceed 2,000 words. The Editorial Board may relax the limit for individual articles and may allow a multi-part series for longer submissions.
• All references must be hyperlinked in the body of the text. Footnotes may be used only where no online source is available for a reference.
• Every submission must come with a short summary of the article in one or two lines.

• Name of the author
• Year of study (if applicable)
• Institution or organisation of affiliation
• A short bio of about 40 to 50 words
• A LinkedIn profile link (optional)

CTL follows a two-step review. First, the Student Editorial Board carries out a preliminary review and informs the author of rejection or provisional acceptance, usually within about 7 days of receiving the article. A provisionally accepted piece then goes to the Editorial Board, which can take up to 14 days from receipt. Because the process includes incorporating the author's revisions and may run through several rounds, the whole cycle can take 20 to 30 days from submission. Final acceptance is communicated only after the changes are made, and the Editorial Board may reject a submission at any stage.

Neither the NALSAR notice nor the CTL submission guidelines mention any submission or publication fee.

Email your article, with the one-to-two-line summary and the author details listed above, to ctl@nalsar.ac.in. Queries go to the same address.