Submission Guidelines
Each of the entries shall adhere to the CMRU Journal for Environmental Studies: Law & Policy, Submission Guidelines, 2021.
General Guidelines, 2021
The Journal welcomes submissions from academicians, practitioners, research scholars, and students from law and allied fields for publication in the E-Journal of Environmental Law.
Theme
The submission may be on any contemporary issue related to Environmental Law including
sustainable development. As Environmental Law is a new and emerging interdisciplinary field that is concerned with, inter-alia.
Articles
Articles on specific issues concerning 'Environmental Law'. Limit 2000 - 3000 words.
Case notes/Comments
Comments on recent landmark judgments on 'Environmental Law'. Limit 1500 - 2000 words.
Book Reviews
A comprehensive review of recent books on 'Environmental Law'. Limit 1500 - 2000 words.
Note:
The prescribed word limit mentioned above shall exclude Abstract and Footnotes.
Speaking footnotes and Endnotes are not permitted.
Every submission should be in Microsoft Word format.
Appropriate and sufficient references should be mentioned in the manuscript.
Submission Guidelines
1.0 Title Formatting:
The title should be in Bold (Capitalize each word) with 16 size font, Times New Roman, Centre aligned.
2.0 Headings:
Headings should be bold in sentence case with 14 size font Times New Roman and left-aligned.
3.0 Content:
3.1 Font: Times New Roman
3.2 Font Size: 12Pts
3.3 Line Spacing: 1.5 lines
3.4 Margin: 1” (2.54 cm) from all sides
3.5 Alignment: Justified
4.0 Foot Notes:
4.1 Font: Times New Roman
4.2 Font Size: 10 Pts
4.3 Line Spacing: 1.0
4.4 Alignment: Left
5.0 Citation Mode:
All the sources in the foot notes shall be strictly cited in accordance with Bluebook 21st Edn. format.
6.0 Miscellaneous:
Once submitted the paper shall be perused on the following grounds:
The manuscript will be peer-reviewed. The journal follows a double-blind peer-review process.
Depending on the reviewer's recommendations, the submission may be accepted absolutely, accepted with changes or rejected completely.
In case the submissions are to be changed, the author shall do the needful in accordance with the instructions given and resend the same within the stipulated time.
The submission shall compulsorily undergo a plagiarism check. The plagiarism report, if more than 15%, will be a ground foe a complete rejection of the paper.
Once accepted the editorial board reserves all rights of publication and holds the copyright of the said work.
Manuscripts should be in English and submitted in softcopy via email only.
All submissions may be made by no more than two co-authors.
Submission
To submit please send the manuscript to this email: environment.sols@cmr.edu.in