JIMS Journal of Law (ISSN No- 2581-6837) is a journal of JEMTEC School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. It is a Bi Annual peer reviewed Journal. The journal aims to provide a platform for engaging in multi-disciplinary discussions on various themes of law.JIMS Journal of Law primarily seeks to promote a culture of research and academic writing among students, academicians, advocates and jurists, which would be readily available in the public domain, by publishing in print. The Editorial Board of the JIMS Journal of Law is pleased to invite original and unpublished manuscripts for publication in Volume 1 Issue II
Submissions for the Journal may be in the form of:
Long Article (5000-7000 words): Articles must comprehensively analyse a contemporary legal issue that the author seeks to highlight.
Comments (2000-3000 words): The focus of a comment should be on a relatively recent pronouncement or legislation.
JIMS Journal of Law does not restrict itself to any particular area of law and welcomes contributions from all legal branches, as long as the work is original, unpublished and up to date.
Please note the following before submitting the manuscript:
Eligibility
Students pursuing Ph.D in Law, Academicians (Law), practitioners in any field of Law and judicial officers are eligible to submit.
Judgement Criteria
The manuscript shall be judged on the basis of language, structure, contribution to existing literature, contemporary relevance, depth of research and other such relevant criteria.
Style Requirements
- Font must be Times New Roman and sized 12 for body, and 10 for Footnotes.
- Line Spacing must be 1.5 for Body and 1.0 for Footnotes.
- One line gap must be maintained between all paragraphs and headings.
- Alignment must be justified.
- All text, including hyperlinks, must be in black colour only.
Citation
Citations must conform to standards laid in the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th Edition).
Abstract and Keywords
All manuscripts must contain an Abstract of 200-300 words. The Abstract length is excluded from the respective submission word limits. It will be appreciated if you include 5 keywords along with the abstract.
File Format
All manuscripts must be submitted in Word & pdf format. No other form of submissions are accepted.
Submission Through Email
All submissions must be emailed to jimslawjournal.gn@jagannath.org. , with the subject as ‘Manuscript Submission for JIMS Journal of Law and a declaration to the effect that the manuscript is an original and previously unpublished work of the author/s.
Last date for submission for Volume I Issue II is November 15, 2018.
Editorial decisions will be communicated within a period of 4 weeks of the receipt of manuscript. Contributors will receive one copy of the journal.
Anonymity
Your name, email address, phone number, affiliation, biographical information and academic qualifications, and acknowledgments must be in a separate cover letter and/or body of email. No such information is permitted in any part of the manuscript.
Exclusivity
Submitted manuscripts must not be simultaneously considered by any other publication at the time of submission. The author/s undertake to inform Editors of JIMS Journal of Law immediately in case the manuscript under consideration OR published manuscript is under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Originality
All submissions must be the original work of the author.
Contact
In case you need any clarification, contact
Dr. KK Geetha Dean & Professor of Law (Editor)/ Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Associate Professor of Law (Executive Editor)
Email: jimslawjournal.gn@jagannath.org
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