Submission Guidelines
- Mode of submissions: All submissions shall be made by filling out the Google Form, which can be accessed here. Any submission made through email will not be considered for the review process. The submissions must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere.
- Deadline: The Blog accepts submissions on a rolling basis.
- Authors: The Blog accepts submissions from both students and professionals.
- Nature of Submissions: The articles shall be analytical in nature, expressing opinions or offering critiques on the legal and interdisciplinary issues.
- Co-authorship: The submissions can be co-authored by a maximum of two authors.
- Plagiarism: The submission should reflect the original and unpublished work of the author(s). The Blog, however, permits a maximum similarity index of 10% and under no circumstances shall a submission exceed this limit.
- Word Limit: The submissions should ideally range between 1000 and 1500 words. This word limit is exclusive of the endnotes and any explanatory notes. The Blog, however, accepts submissions exceeding this word limit if deemed necessary, given the importance of the issue.
- Format: All submissions shall be made in Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) format. The submission should adhere to the following formatting style: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font Size: 12; Line spacing: 1.5; Margin: 1 inch from all sides; Alignment: Justified.
- Citation: All sources available as open-source documents, such as judgments, laws, reports, articles, and other sources, shall be provided as hyperlinks within the main text of the document itself. However, where a source is not available as an open-source document, the same shall be cited by providing an endnote instead of a footnote. All endnotes shall adhere to the uniform Bluebook 20th Edition citation style. For Endnotes, the following formatting style shall be adhered to: Font: Bookman Old Style; Font size: 10; Line spacing: ;1 and Alignment: Justified.
- Anonymity: The author(s) shall maintain anonymity throughout the article and shall not disclose his/her name, the institution’s name, or any other information that identifies the author in the file containing the article.
- Originality: The authors confirm that the submissions represent their original contribution, and it has not been copied or plagiarized in whole or in part from other works.
For further information, please write to us at mljedit@mnlumumbai.edu.in.