Submission Guidelines

NOTE: The NLS Blog highlights the work of the university’s faculty and research staff. Submissions are accepted only from members of the current NLSIU community via the designated email ID. At present, while we extend invitations to visiting scholars and guests on campus to write for the blog, we do not accept unsolicited submissions from external authors. You may instead reach out to any of the other five blog platforms on the NLS Forum website. If you do not hear back from us, please assume that your article did not meet our submission guidelines.

Scope

We welcome submissions under the following categories:

  • Original research: pieces based on recently concluded or ongoing research, preferably focused on primary material
  • Commentary: case comments, comments on new legislations and policy developments
  • Reviews: analytical responses to books, articles, and other relevant publications
  • Short pieces based on longer research articles, seminars, or presentations
  • Interviews with scholars and practitioners across legal studies and allied interdisciplinary field

We do not accept opinion pieces, how-to pieces, and explainers. 

Length and Format

  • Submissions must be between 800 and 1,200 words. We may consider publishing longer pieces in parts.
  • All sources must be hyperlinked in the body of the text. For offline references, please use endnotes.
  • All submissions must be accompanied by:
    • An author bio (3–4 lines) and social media handles
    • A short summary of the submission (1–2 lines), along with 3–4 keywords

Writing Style

The NLS Blog is committed to producing and curating knowledge that is useful and accessible. Towards this end, we encourage clear and concise writing that is aimed at scholarly as well as non-specialist audiences.

Submit Your Work

To submit your article, please write to editor@nls.ac.in with the subject line
‘The NLS Blog: <Article Title>’.

All submissions must be sent as Word documents.