DNLU Journal of Legal Studies, Volume IV (2026)

Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur invites original, unpublished manuscripts for Volume IV (2026) of the DNLU Journal of Legal Studies (DNLU-JLS) — its flagship, faculty-run, double-blind peer-reviewed law journal, bearing ISSN 3048-958X. The journal publishes rigorous legal scholarship across doctrinal, empirical, comparative, interdisciplinary and policy-oriented work, and is distinct from the student-run DNLU Student Law Journal.

There are no rigid thematic constraints for Volume IV. Submissions are welcome on any area of law of contemporary relevance.

Submissions are open to:

• Faculty members
• Working professionals
• Students, only in collaboration with a faculty member or a working professional

A maximum of two authors is permitted per manuscript; co-authorship is not permitted for Book Reviews and Case Commentaries.

Each manuscript must be accompanied by an abstract of 300–350 words along with 4–5 keywords.

• Main text: Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing.
• Footnotes: Times New Roman, font size 10, single line spacing.
• Citations must conform to The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th edition).
• The similarity (plagiarism) index must not exceed 10%.

There is no submission or publication fee.

Email your manuscript as an MS Word document (.doc/.docx), together with a covering letter containing the author’s details, to dnlujls@mpdnlu.ac.in on or before 5 August 2026. Use the subject line “Submission for DNLU-JLS Volume IV (2026)”.

The editorial review takes approximately 6–8 weeks from the date of acknowledgement of a submission.