Call for Chapters: Arbitration and Mediation in Commercial Matters - Emerging Research Gaps in India [No Publication Fee]

You are invited to contribute a chapter to an edited volume titled "Arbitration and Mediation in Commercial Matters: Emerging Research Gaps in India". As commercial transactions and cross-border trade continue to grow, so does the need for efficient dispute resolution, and arbitration and mediation have become vital tools thanks to their flexibility, confidentiality, and time efficiency.

This volume aims to explore contemporary issues, emerging trends, and practical challenges in arbitration and mediation in commercial matters, fostering academic and practical discourse on the future of commercial dispute resolution in India and beyond. Best of all, there is no publication fee.

The volume is being put together by three editors with strong academic backgrounds in corporate and commercial law:

• Dr. Priyanka Taktawala - Assistant Professor of Law (Corporate) at Karnavati University; LL.M. (gold medal) from GNLU and B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons., gold medal) from Nirma University; author and editor of several books.
• Dr. Amrit Subhadarshi - Corporate law scholar with over eight years in academia; LL.M. from NLU Odisha and Ph.D. from KIIT School of Law.
• Adv. Vyomesh Warunjikar - Mumbai-based legal scholar and practitioner specialising in commercial and constitutional law; LL.M. (Constitutional Law) from IIULER, Goa, and a doctoral research scholar there.

Submissions are welcome on any of the following themes (and related areas):

• Ease of doing business and commercial arbitration
• Judicial intervention in ADR proceedings
• Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
• Arbitration in government and public sector contracts
• Emergency arbitration in commercial disputes
• Interplay between IBC and arbitration
• Domestic vs international arbitral institutions
• E-signatures and digital contracts in ADR
• Mandatory mediation before corporate insolvency
• Party autonomy vs statutory mandates
• Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) policies
• Group insolvency and arbitration interface
• Sovereign immunity and award enforcement
• Third-party funding in ADR mechanisms
• Impact of non-payment of arbitrator's fees
• Out-of-ADR settlements in commercial matters
• Mediation as a conflict management tool
• Institutional vs ad hoc arbitration
• Cross-border commercial mediation and practices
• Future of commercial ADR in India: prospects

• Word limit: 3,000-4,000 words
• Citation style: OSCOLA (5th Edition)
• Submission deadline: 31 July 2026
• Publication fee: Nil - there are no publication charges

Submit your chapter through the official Google Form: https://forms.gle/umDZi1CvxbwA8c61A. For any queries, reach out to the editors using the contact details below before the 31 July 2026 deadline.

• Chapter is 3,000-4,000 words
• Citations follow OSCOLA (5th Edition)
• Topic fits the volume theme or a suggested sub-theme
• Submitted via the Google Form before 31 July 2026