Call for Papers
Journal of Centre of Criminal Law and
Justice (JCLJ)
Issue II (2016)
The Journal of Criminal Law and Justice (JCLJ) is a faculty run, peer-reviewed journal published by
the Centre for Criminal Law and Justice, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Journal seeks to provide a platform for engaging in multi-disciplinary discussions on themes of
criminal law and justice and human rights. The Journal welcomes submissions from academicians,
practitioners, research scholars and students from law and allied fields.
JCLJ welcomes original and previously unpublished articles, case notes and case comments, and
book reviews for publication in its 2016 Issue under the following themes:-
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Contemporary developments in the field of Criminal Law and Justice
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Changing Paradigm in Principles of Criminal Law
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Interpretation of Judicial Precedents in context to Criminal Law

Comparative Jurisprudence in International Criminal Law
WORD LIMITS (INCLUSIVE OF FOOTNOTES)
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ARTICLES: 6,000 to 10,000 words
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CASE NOTES/COMMENTS: 5,000 words
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LEGISLATIVE COMMENTS: 5,000 words
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BOOK REVIEW: 3000 words
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION
1.
Co-authorship of maximum two authors is allowed.
2.
Abstract shall be submitted on the specified date and shall not exceed more than 300
words.
3.
JCLJ follows the Blue Book (19th edition) citation style. Authors are encouraged to
adhere as closely as possible to this citation style.
4.
The submission should be as a MS-Word document. The Times new Roman font, in
font size 12 is prescribed for all entries. Further, footnotes shall be in font size 10 and
line spacing of 1.5 shall be followed.
5.
The submission should have a covering letter with the following details:
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Title of the submission
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Name of the Author/ Authors
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Brief description of the author/authors (Academic qualifications and current
position)
6.
Apart from the cover page, the rest of the submission should not contain any reference
to the identity of the author/authors in order to enable anonymous screening and peerreview.
7.
All submissions are to be sent to cclj.research@nirmauni.ac.in.
Important dates to be remembered areDate of Abstract – 25/2/2016
Date for submission of Final Article– 10/3/2016
Date of Declaration of shortlisted Papers - 20/3/2016
The copyright of all the submissions shall be with the Centre for Criminal Law and Justice and
all the writers are requested to submit only their original work.
Plagiarism shall render the submission liable for cancellation.
For more details or any clarifications required, drop a mail to cclj.research@nirmauni.ac.in