We invite submissions on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year from members of the bar, legal professionals, law students, and others interested in publishing with us and who wish to further legal discourse.
If you are interested in submitting a piece, kindly submit it here. Submissions must be made exclusively through the Google Form. Submissions received through any other mode will not be considered.
Authors are expected to adhere to the following submission guidelines:
1. Articles should contain content that is both original and unpublished. Plagiarised content is highly discouraged.
2. We follow a strict No AI Policy. All submitted content must be original and written entirely by the author.
3. We accept AI and Plagiarism reports from any applicable platform. Examples include Grammarly, Turnitin, Quillbot, Duplichecker, etc.
4. Articles should be submitted in Microsoft Word format. The document submitted should also be named by the title of the article. Authors have to mention the title of the article in the subject line of the email.
5. At the time of submitting a piece, authors are requested to provide 4-5 keywords well-suited to the theme and content of their submitted piece.
6. We encourage the use of hyperlinks as opposed to footnotes. However, if your article contains sources that cannot be linked, please use the Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) (4th edition) style in the footnotes.
7. Except under extreme circumstances, we do not publish articles beyond 1500-1600 words. Lengthier articles can be published in the form of a Blog series with the permission of the editors. However, in no case shall the word limit be less than 1300 words.
8. The blog follows a blind peer review process. Accordingly, all manuscripts submitted for consideration must be completely anonymous. Authors must not include their names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgements, self-identifying references, or any other information that may reveal their identity within the manuscript. Any submission containing information that discloses, or is capable of disclosing, the identity of the author(s) shall be summarily rejected.
9. We evaluate articles on three chief criteria: relevancy of the article, content of the article and language employed in the article. We tend to publish perspectives that are not adequately covered on other fora.
10. We accept requests for expedited review in exceptional circumstances. However, owing to the high volume of submissions received, the number of expedited review requests that can be accommodated each month is limited. To request an expedited review, please email blog.rmlnlulawreview@gmail.com with the subject line “Request for Expedited Review”, and clearly state the reasons justifying the request in the body of the email. All requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
11. Detailed review sheets may be provided to the authors upon request.
12. Formatting: Please use British English. To add emphasis, please italicise the text.
Non-compliance with the above guidelines may result in a longer review period or the author’s submission being returned for required compliance changes.
For further queries, kindly email at: blog.rmlnlulawreview@gmail.com