Call for Papers: Lex Terra Issue 49 at NLUJAA, Assam [online; deadline 14 November 2026]

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) invites scholastic submissions for Issue 49 onwards of Lex Terra (ISSN: 2455-0965), its quarterly online publication (webzine).

Lex Terra has published 48 issues on various debatable facets of the environment and environment-related analytical items. Academicians, practitioners and students have contributed, including a special edition on ‘Protected Area Governance and Conservation Frameworks at Manas National Park’. Through Lex Terra, the Centre aims to facilitate better, more impactful ideas and to create a community of environmentally conscious individuals from both legal and non-legal fraternities.

Lex Terra exclusively accepts manuscripts on the themes of environmental law and policy research. Manuscripts not related to environmental law are summarily rejected. Sub-themes include, but are not limited to:

• Natural Resource Management Law
• Waste Management
• Biodiversity Management
• Energy Law
• Forest Laws
• Animal Rights
• Agricultural Laws
• Climate Change Law and Policy
• Global Commons
• Sustainable Development
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Ecological Restoration
• Pollution Control
• Carbon Markets
• Coastal Regulation
• Environmental Ethics
• Ecofeminism
• Environment, Business and Human Rights
• Ecosystem Services
• Environmental Economics

Articles on these themes may deal with any jurisdiction, but submissions exploring customary environmental standards and practices pertaining to North-East India are especially encouraged. The editors consider the region, rich in biodiversity and natural resources, to need particular attention from an enviro-legal standpoint.

Word limits are exclusive of footnotes.

• Short Articles: 2000 words
• Enviro-legislative analysis: 1000 words
• Enviro-legal news & perspectives: 1000 words
• Enviro-judgement analysis: 1000 - 1500 words

• Co-authorship among individuals of the same or different institutions is allowed up to two authors.
• The manuscript must not be under consideration at other academic publications at the same time.
• Lex Terra has a strict no-plagiarism policy. All manuscripts are put through plagiarism and AI detection software, and only non-plagiarised manuscripts are sent to the peer reviewers.
• Plagiarism limit: 15% or less for UG students; 10% or less for PG students, professors and legal professionals.

• All manuscripts and author(s) details must be submitted only via the Google Form at https://forms.gle/Y38SpT8PeJrfPrFy5.
• Manuscripts sent by email will not be considered.
• Do not use any personal identification details in the manuscript, such as your name or institutional affiliation, so that the double-blind peer review can work.
• The submission deadline for Issue 49 is 14th November, 2026.

• Submit only in .doc or .docx format.
• Citations follow the Bluebook 20th Edition.
• All text, including hyperlinks in the footnotes, must be in black colour. Hyperlinks to an online citation must be removed and only the text of the link retained.
• Main title: Times New Roman, size 14, small capitals, centre aligned, bold.
• Headings in the main body: Times New Roman, size 12, upper case, left aligned, bold.
• Subheadings: Times New Roman, size 12, title case, left aligned, italics.
• Lengthy articles should be divided into headings and subheadings, using only two heading levels, numbered as I. Heading, then 1.1 First Sub-Heading, 1.2 Second Sub-Heading, then II. Heading, then 2.1 and so on.
• Main body: Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, justified.
• Footnotes: Times New Roman, size 10, single line spacing, justified.
• Abbreviate a word only at its first instance and do not repeat it later. Do not use terms such as “hereinafter” within the parentheses, and do not use periods in short forms.
• Use double quotation marks only for verbatim content.
• Speaking footnotes are strictly prohibited.

• All manuscripts go through a double-blind peer review.
• Peer review for Issue 49 begins only after the deadline, so authors can expect the final decision on acceptance or rejection in the first week of January 2027.
• Manuscripts are judged on use of language, style and structure, referencing and research, and relevance and contribution to existing literature.
• The preliminary screening, which includes the plagiarism test, may take up to 21 days. Follow-up emails to the Editorial Board should be sent only after 21 days.
• The Editorial Board will not entertain requests to expedite the review process.
• If enough submissions arrive for Issue 49, later submissions will be considered for forthcoming issues in 2027.
• The Editorial Board communicates its decision directly to the author. By submitting, authors agree to make the edits and revisions the Board considers necessary for publication, whether procedural or substantial, in good faith and in cooperation with the Board.

• The Editorial Board may modify the guidelines at any time without prior notice, and its decision in any dispute is final and binding.
• On final acceptance, the copyright over the manuscript is vested in the Registrar, NLUJAA, while the moral rights remain with the author(s).
• Lex Terra is committed to free and open access. No publication fees are charged to authors at any stage of the review, and no subscription costs are charged to readers.
• Accepted manuscripts are published online and can be freely accessed through the official website of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. Previous issues are at https://nluassam.ac.in/lex_terra.php.

For further queries, write to celar@nluassam.ac.in.