Call for Papers: Lex Terra, Issue 49 (Environmental Law and Policy Webzine, ISSN 2455-0965)

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) invites submissions for Issue 49 onwards of Lex Terra (ISSN: 2455-0965), its quarterly online publication (webzine). Lex Terra has published 48 issues so far on facets of the environment and environment-related analysis, with contributions from academicians, practitioners and students.

CELAR describes itself as the first centre of its kind in North-East India devoted to environmental law jurisprudence, working under the auspices of NLUJAA, Guwahati.

Lex Terra accepts only manuscripts on environmental law and policy research; manuscripts unrelated to environmental law are summarily rejected. Possible 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

Submissions on any jurisdiction are welcome, and the editors especially encourage pieces on customary environmental standards and practices of North-East India.

• Short Articles: 2,000 words
• Enviro-legislative analysis: 1,000 words
• Enviro-legal news and perspectives: 1,000 words
• Enviro-judgement analysis: 1,000 to 1,500 words

Word limits are exclusive of footnotes.

The call is open to students, academicians, practitioners and legal professionals; the submission form asks for the author's batch (First Year to Fifth Year, LLM, or Other). Co-authorship among individuals of the same or different institutions is allowed up to two authors. Manuscripts must not be under consideration elsewhere at the same time.

• Submit only in .doc / .docx format, with no name or institutional affiliation in the manuscript (double-blind peer review).
• Citations: Bluebook 20th Edition. All text, including footnote hyperlinks, in black; remove hyperlinks to online citations and keep only the link text.
• Main title: Times New Roman 14, small capitals, centred, bold. Headings: Times New Roman 12, upper case, left aligned, bold. Subheadings: Times New Roman 12, title case, left aligned, italics. Use only two heading levels (I., 1.1).
• Body: Times New Roman 12, 1.5 line spacing, justified. Footnotes: Times New Roman 10, single spacing, justified. Speaking footnotes are not allowed.
• Plagiarism limit: 15% or less for UG students; 10% or less for PG students, professors and legal professionals. All manuscripts are run through plagiarism and AI detection software.

All manuscripts go through double-blind peer review, which for Issue 49 begins only after the deadline. Authors can expect the final decision 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. Requests to expedite review will not be entertained. If Issue 49 receives enough submissions, later submissions will be considered for forthcoming issues in 2027.

On final acceptance, copyright vests in the Registrar, NLUJAA, while moral rights remain with the author(s).

No publication fees are charged to authors at any stage, and Lex Terra is free to read on the NLUJAA website.

Submit the manuscript and author details only through the official Google Form (Manuscript Submission) by 14 November 2026. Manuscripts sent by email will not be considered. The form requires signing in with a Google account to upload files. Queries go to celar@nluassam.ac.in; send follow-up emails only after 21 days.