MNLU Mumbai Law Review Blog (Peer-Reviewed) - Rolling Submissions 2026-27

The MNLU Mumbai Law Review Blog is now accepting submissions on a rolling basis for the 2026-27 academic year. There is no fixed closing date, so you can send in your work whenever it is ready.

This is the flagship online publication of Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. It is a student-run, peer-reviewed legal blog that aims to showcase exemplary academic research on contemporary legal and allied issues, and submissions are free to make.

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai (MNLU Mumbai) is one of India's National Law Universities. Its Law Review Blog is the university's flagship online publication, run by students and reviewed by peers, with the goal of promoting accessible, high-quality scholarship on contemporary legal and interdisciplinary questions.

The Blog welcomes work across a broad range of legal disciplines. As a student-run, peer-reviewed platform, it seeks to promote discourse on contemporary legal and allied issues through high-quality and accessible scholarship.

Submissions should be analytical in nature - expressing an opinion or offering a critique on a legal or interdisciplinary issue, rather than simply describing it.

The call is open to a wide pool of contributors. You are welcome to submit if you are a:

• Student
• Academic
• Legal practitioner
• Researcher

Submissions may be co-authored by a maximum of two authors.

• Originality: Your submission must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration anywhere else.
• Plagiarism: A maximum similarity index of 10% is permitted, and submissions must not exceed this limit under any circumstances.
• Word limit: Ideally between 1,000 and 1,500 words, exclusive of endnotes and explanatory notes. The Blog may accept longer pieces if the importance of the issue warrants it.
• Format: Microsoft Word (.doc / .docx). Body text in Bookman Old Style, font size 12, 1.5 line spacing, 1-inch margins on all sides, justified alignment.
• Citation: Open-source sources (judgments, laws, reports, articles) should be hyperlinked within the main text. Sources not available as open-source documents should be cited via endnotes (not footnotes), following Bluebook 20th Edition style. Endnotes: Bookman Old Style, font size 10, justified.
• Anonymity: Keep the file anonymous - do not include your name, your institution's name, or any other identifying detail in the document.

There is no submission or processing fee. Submitting your work to the MNLU Mumbai Law Review Blog is free.

The Blog is peer-reviewed, so each submission goes through a review process before a publication decision is made. Submissions made by email will not be considered - only entries sent through the official Google Form enter the review process.

1. Prepare your piece following the word limit, formatting, and citation guidelines above.
2. Make sure the file is anonymised and in .doc / .docx format.
3. Submit through the official Google Form linked below. Do not submit by email - those entries are not reviewed.

Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, so you can apply at any time during the 2026-27 academic year.

• Piece is analytical and on a contemporary legal or allied issue
• 1,000-1,500 words (excluding endnotes)
• Similarity index at or below 10%
• .doc / .docx, Bookman Old Style 12, 1.5 spacing, 1-inch margins, justified
• Endnotes in Bluebook 20th Edition style
• File fully anonymised (no name or institution)
• Maximum two co-authors
• Submitted via the Google Form, not email