CELAR Blog, NLU Assam (Call for Blogs, Rolling Submissions)

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) at the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) invites you to contribute to the CELAR Blog. The blog is a space for fresh writing and analysis on contemporary issues in environmental law and its connected fields, and it welcomes pieces that engage with emerging conflicts, recent cases, legislative developments, and evolving legal landscapes around the environment.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, so you can send in your piece whenever it is ready. If you care about environmental law and want a peer-reviewed platform from a premier law school in North-East India to get your work read, this is a welcoming place to start.

The Government of Assam established the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) in 2009. It makes modern legal education and research facilities available to students and scholars drawn from across the country, including the North East, from different socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds.

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) is the first centre of its kind in North-East India, devoted to strengthening and contributing to the jurisprudence on environmental law under the auspices of NLUJAA. CELAR aims to be a torchbearer of the University's mission to translate legal knowledge and skills into an instrument that addresses the country's environmental concerns, with a special focus on the North-Eastern region of India.

Authors may choose to write on specific aspects of the following broad themes. These are only suggestions, and you are free to write on any topic that falls within the scope of the CELAR Blog.

• Environmental Policy and Regulation
• Climate Change Law
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Sustainable Development
• Pollution Control and Remediation
• Environmental Justice
• Natural Resource Management
• Land Use and Conservation Easements
• Environmental Litigation
• Corporate Environmental Responsibility

The call is open to anyone interested in environmental law who wants to contribute a well-researched, original piece. Co-authorship of up to two authors is permitted.

Please follow these formatting requirements carefully, as adherence is mandatory.

• Length: Articles should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words, with a short abstract of 50 to 100 words. The abstract is submitted only through the form and should not appear in the main article. Longer articles may be considered case-by-case with the editor's permission.
• Main text: MS Word document, Times New Roman, font size 12, line spacing 1.5.
• File name: "Title_CELAR Blog". The short title should capture the essence of the piece and not exceed ten words.
• Citations: Hyperlinks are preferred over footnotes. Where a source cannot be linked, use OSCOLA (4th edition) in footnotes, set in Times New Roman, size 10, single spacing.
• Originality: Work must be original and is screened for plagiarism; any plagiarism leads to summary rejection. Submissions must not contain offensive, abusive, derogatory, or potentially defamatory content.

There is no submission or publication fee. Participation is free.

All submissions undergo a thorough editorial review and rigorous double-blind peer review. Authors are notified of acceptance or rejection within 7 days, though response times may occasionally extend to 10 to 12 days. Publication decisions rest solely with the editorial team, and any relaxation of the rules is at the Board's discretion. Not following the guidelines may prolong the review or have your submission returned for compliance adjustments.

Submissions are made exclusively through the official Google Form. Any submission made through alternative channels will not be considered. Use the registration link on this page to open the form, fill in your abstract there, and attach your article as instructed.

For queries, write to the Centre at celar@nluassam.ac.in using "Query for the Blog" as the subject line.

• Your topic falls within environmental law and the CELAR Blog's scope
• Article is 1,200 to 1,500 words with a 50 to 100 word abstract
• MS Word, Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5; file named "Title_CELAR Blog"
• Sources hyperlinked, or cited in OSCOLA (4th ed.) footnotes
• Work is original and plagiarism-free (max two co-authors)
• Submitted via the official Google Form only