Call for Papers: Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL) (ISSN 2455-0361), Volume X on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Economy

The Journal of Intellectual Property Laws (JIPL) is an academic initiative of the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR), Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. It is a peer-reviewed ISSN serial journal (ISSN 2455-0361) that welcomes scholarly contributions across copyright, trademarks, patents, designs, geographical indications, trade secrets and emerging intersections of IP. The CIPR was established in 2015; the Institute of Law was founded in 2007. The Centre now invites original, previously unpublished manuscripts for Volume X of the Journal.

Main theme: Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Economy: Data Protection, Cybersecurity, and Digital Personality in the age of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.

• Intellectual Property Protection in the Data Economy with Copyright, Database Rights, Data Ownership and Commercial Access to Information
• Intellectual Property Protection of Proprietary Information and Commercial Knowledge in the Digital Economy
• Intellectual Property Enforcement in the Digital Environment through Online Infringement, Intermediary Liability and Cross-Border Protection
• Personal Data Protection and Its Intersection with Intellectual Property Rights
• Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Platforms with Ownership, Licensing, Content Creation and Commercial Exploitation
• Intellectual Property Protection in Emerging Technologies across Copyright, Trademarks, Patents and Designs
• Intellectual Property Protection against Cybersecurity Threats and Digital Misappropriation of Creative Works and Technological Innovation
• Digital Personality, Copyright and Performers' Rights: Protection Against Deepfakes, Digital Replicas and Unauthorised Use of Image, Voice and Likeness
• Posthumous Intellectual Property and Personality Rights for the Protection of Digital and Commercial Legacies

The sub-themes are suggestive; authors may write on any other topic that falls under the main theme.

Open to academicians, legal professionals, research scholars, and students currently pursuing undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral studies at a recognised university or institution. Co-authorship is permitted, with a maximum of two authors per submission.

• Articles: 3,000 to 6,000 words, including footnotes.
• Essays: 2,000 to 3,000 words, including footnotes.
• Case Notes and Case Comments: 2,000 to 2,500 words, including footnotes; may analyse recent judicial decisions, legislation, policies or other contemporary developments relevant to IPR.
• Book Reviews: 2,500 to 3,000 words, including footnotes; reviews should engage substantively with the book's ideas rather than merely summarise it.

• Every manuscript must carry an abstract of 250 words and five keywords on its first page. The word limits above exclude the abstract.
• The manuscript must not contain the name, institutional affiliation or any other identifying information of the author(s).
• Body in Times New Roman 12, 1.5 line spacing; title in Times New Roman 16, bold, uppercase; main headings Times New Roman 14, sub-headings 12; footnotes Times New Roman 10, single spacing.
• All citations in footnotes, conforming to the OSCOLA citation style.
• Submissions must be original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere. Plagiarism, copyright violations or AI-generated content lead to rejection; the similarity index follows the applicable UGC Guidelines.

JIPL follows a blind peer-review process: each manuscript is reviewed by designated reviewers without disclosure of the author's identity. Authors of selected manuscripts are notified when the review is complete. Submitting to JIPL grants the Journal exclusive permission to publish and reproduce the work in all streams of media, subject to fair use and the author's entitlements; the submission form also asks authors to consent that, after publication, all rights of the manuscript remain with the Journal.

Submit only through the designated Google Form; manuscripts sent any other way are not considered. The form requires a Google sign-in and asks for the manuscript title, author and co-author details (designation, affiliation, email, phone) and an upload of the manuscript with abstract as a .docx file (maximum 10 MB). Submissions close on 30 November 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.

Queries: centreipr@nirmauni.ac.in. The call also lists the Student Editors: Piyush Gupta and Syona Arya (Chairpersons), +91 83030 19683, +91 93891 37650; Aanya Jakhmola and Aloki Vakil (Secretaries), +91 7060490851, +91 8155 833394. Faculty Editors: Dr. Neelesh Shukla and Dr. Gunjan Arora, Assistant Professors of Law, Institute of Law, Nirma University.

The call for papers does not mention any submission or publication fee.