FIMT Law Journal, Volume 9 Issue 1
Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology (FIMT), School of Law.Overview
The FIMT Law Journal is inviting submissions for Volume 9, Issue 1. It is a peer-reviewed, open access law journal published by the School of Law at the Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology (FIMT) in New Delhi, and carries ISSN 2321-4333. If you have an original piece of legal writing on a contemporary or emerging area of law, this is a genuine, fee-free avenue to get it published.
What makes this worth your time: there are no processing or publication charges, the review is double blind, and the journal welcomes work from students alongside academicians, researchers, and practitioners. The submission deadline is 30 June 2026.
About the journal
The FIMT Law Journal has been published under the aegis of the FIMT School of Law since 2018. It is an openly accessible, blind peer-reviewed journal that comes out twice a year (bi-annually) and is dedicated to recognising and fostering legal research across the legal fraternity.
FIMT is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi, approved by AICTE and NCTE, and its School of Law is approved by the Bar Council of India. The institute runs BA LLB, BBA LLB (Hons) and LLM programmes, which gives the journal a credible academic home. The journal examines contemporary developments in law at both national and international levels.
What you can submit
The journal accepts original, unpublished work from academicians, researchers, legal professionals, and students on contemporary and emerging areas of law. The following categories of writing are published:
- Long articles
- Short articles
- Case comments
- Book reviews
Submissions should be original and not previously published or under consideration elsewhere.
Who can apply
Submissions are open to:
- Students (undergraduate and postgraduate)
- Research scholars
- Academicians and faculty members
- Legal professionals and practitioners
Requirements and formatting
Please follow these formatting requirements when preparing your manuscript:
- All citations must be placed in footnotes.
- Footnotes must follow the ILI (Indian Law Institute) Rules of Footnoting.
- Footnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10, with 1.0 line spacing and justified alignment.
- Work must be original and unpublished.
If you have submitted the same piece to any other journal, you must disclose this, and you must notify the Editorial Board of any existing acceptance for publication elsewhere.
Process and fees
The journal follows a double blind peer-review process, so your manuscript is assessed on its merits without the reviewers knowing your identity. There are no processing charges and no publication fees of any kind. The journal is open access, which means accepted work is freely available to readers.
How to apply
Email your manuscript to the Editorial Board at fimtlawjournal@gmail.com on or before 30 June 2026. Make sure your submission complies with the footnoting and formatting requirements above, and include the originality and prior-submission disclosures in your covering email. You can view past issues on the FIMT publications page to get a sense of the journal scope and style before you submit.
Submission checklist
- Original, unpublished manuscript in one of the accepted categories (long article, short article, case comment, or book review)
- All citations placed in footnotes following ILI Rules of Footnoting
- Footnotes in Times New Roman, size 10, 1.0 spacing, justified
- Disclosure of any prior or parallel submission to other journals
- Covering email confirming the work is original and unpublished
- Submission emailed to fimtlawjournal@gmail.com before 30 June 2026