Call for Papers: DSNLU Journal of Science, Technology & Law, Vol 4 Issue 2, Visakhapatnam [Online; Abstract by 24 Oct 2026]

The Centre for IPR and Technology (CIPR&T), Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam, is calling for papers for the DSNLU Journal of Science, Technology & Law (DJSTL), Volume 4 Issue 2 (ISSN 2583-1208). It is a peer-reviewed, double-blind and open-access journal dedicated to contemporary developments in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, giving academicians, practitioners, researchers and students a platform to contribute to the discourse on IPR and Technology Law. The previous issue focused on IPR, Biotechnology Law and Information Technology Law.

• DSNLU was established through the DSNLU Act, 2008, is located in Visakhapatnam, is recognized under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and has 12(b) status from the University Grants Commission.
• CIPR&T was established in 2017 as a student-initiated body and aims to bring together knowledge and best practices across academia, practitioners and the research fraternity in IPR and Technology Law.
• The University was sanctioned the IPR Chair by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in December 2023. The Centre runs workshops, seminars, empirical research and competitions, including its flagship Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Quiz Competition on Intellectual Property Rights, and has supported Geographical Indication registrations such as Atreyapuram Putharekulu.

The journal accepts original and unpublished submissions from academicians, professionals, research scholars and students pursuing Under-graduate, Post-graduate and Ph.D. programs from recognized universities. A maximum of two authors is permitted, that is, one author and one co-author. Co-authorship is not allowed for Legislative Comments.

The journal solicits high-quality articles on Intellectual Property and Technology Law, including:

• Patent Law
• Copyright Law
• Industrial Designs Law
• Geographical Indications Law
• Trademark Law
• Trade Secrets Law
• Plant Varieties & Farmers Protection Law
• IPR and Dispute Resolution including the Role of Commercial Courts
• IPR and Artificial Intelligence
• Integration of IPR & Technology Laws
• Law of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout
• Biotechnology Law
• IPR & International Trade Law
• IPR & International Law

• Long Articles (5000 to 8000 words): a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of contemporary problems and ideas relating to IPR, identifying lacunae in the existing status quo along with alternatives, suggestions and references to a range of sources.
• Short Articles (3000 to 5000 words): a rigorous analysis of contemporary problems and ideas relating to IPR, ideally identifying lacunae, providing solutions and alternative suggestions, with references to a range of sources.
• Legislative Comment (2000 to 3000 words): a rigorous analysis of a recent legislative instrument, examining its objective and the legal impact it is expected to have.
• Case Comment (2000 to 3000 words): a rigorous analysis of a recent judicial precedent, examining the facts, issues, ratio decidendi, obiter dicta, and the legal impact and any critique.

• Send a cover letter in a separate document with the name, affiliation, academic qualification, contact number and email address, and postal address of the author and co-author (if any).
• The manuscript must not contain the name or affiliation of the author(s).
• The manuscript must carry an abstract of not more than 300 words with five keywords, as the first page of the submission.
• Similarity must not exceed 10%.
• The title of the manuscript must be [Your Name & Category of Submission], for example CIPR & Long Article.
• Any manuscript found to contain AI-generated content is not considered for review and is disqualified summarily.

• Body of the manuscript: Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spacing.
• Title of the article: size 16, Times New Roman, all caps.
• Main headings: size 14, Times New Roman, with roman numbers; subheadings: size 12, Times New Roman, with general numbers.
• Citations must be given as footnotes and conform to the Harvard Bluebook style of citation (21st edition).
• Footnotes and references: size 10, Times New Roman, single spacing.

• Abstract submission: 24 October 2026
• Selection of abstract: 7 November 2026
• Submission of research work: 2 January 2027

All submissions are made electronically as an MS Word (.doc) file by filling out the Google Form of the journal. The form asks for the author's email, name, designation (Faculty, Research Scholar, Professional, Student or Other), academic qualification, institution or university affiliation, contact number and email, the same details for a co-author if applicable, the area of research in IPR, the title of the research work, and an upload of the abstract (one document, maximum 10 MB). The call does not state a submission fee.

For any queries, write to ipr[at]dsnlu.ac.in (replace [at] with @).