Call for Papers: RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review, Volume IX Issue I (Submit by 20 Nov)

About Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) is an autonomous National Law University (NLU) established by the RGNUL Act(No. 12 of 2006) passed by the Legislature of the State of Punjab, under the second wave of reforms instituted by the Bar Council of India.

Established in 2006, RGNUL has garnered a pan-India reputation as a stellar institution for legal research and education. In May 2015, RGNUL became the first and the only NLU to have been accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an ‘A’ grade.

About RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review

The RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review (RFMLR) is a bi-annual, student run, double- blind peer-reviewed law journal published by RGNUL, Punjab. The journal was first published in the year 2014 and gives an opportunity to the legal academia, legal professionals, and law students to contribute cutting-edge doctrinal and empirical research in the field of business and commercial laws. The journal is indexed on SCC Online and has been ranked as the 6th most accessed law school journals by SCC Online.

About Volume IX Issue I

In Volume IX Issue I, the Editorial Board aspires to undertake a comprehensive review of recent happenings across all domains of business laws, and thus, has decided to invite submissions relating to all areas of business and allied laws.

In furtherance, the author(s) can make submissions pertaining to various areas of business and commercial laws such as corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, competition, insolvency, banking and finance, insurance, capital markets, securities, dispute resolution and ADR, international trade, investment funds, labour and employment, taxation, intellectual property, real estate, technology, media & telecommunication, and white-collar crimes.

Submissions encouraging an insightful discourse around any contemporary developments in the field of business and allied laws are also welcome.

ELIGIBILITY

The Editorial Board invites submissions from legal practitioners, professionals, academics, and law students.

CATEGORIES OF SUBMISSION AND WORD LIMIT

RFMLR accepts submissions in the following categories:

• Long Article: 6000-12,000 words

• Short Article: 4000-6000 words

• Case Comment: 3000-5000 words

• Book Review: 1500-3000 words

The word limit is exclusive of footnotes.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

FORMATTING

Body: Submissions shall be typewritten in Times New Roman, font size 12 with line spacing 1.5and justified alignment.

Footnotes: Citations shall be in accordance with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation(20th Ed.). All the footnotes shall be typewritten in Times New Roman, font size 10 with single line spacing and justified alignment. Use of speaking footnotes is strictly prohibited.

COPYRIGHT

Author(s) shall divest the copyright of the manuscript to RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, once the manuscript has been selected for publication. However, all moral rights shall remain with the author(s).

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

The manuscripts shall be submitted through this Google Form only.

Google Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwhpXaCVg9TUmyXkagP_Mn1jcMprdsN4dAj3fUMgUY7Dgexw/viewform

Submissions made through any other mode will not be entertained.

Each author is allowed to submit a maximum of one manuscript.

Manuscript is to be submitted in .doc or .docx format.

The author(s) shall submit the manuscript along with a duly signed Certificate of Originality and Copyright (in this format).

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

The author(s) shall submit the manuscript along with the duly signed Certificate of Originality and Copyright (in the attached format) via this form latest by November 20, 2021.

For further details (including submission guidelines), please refer to the Website.

CONTACT

Aditya Mathur (Managing Editor): +91 9654899130

Soumya Tiwari (Managing Editor): +91 7000855319

Talin Bhardwaj (Senior Editor): +91 9592191016

Write to the Editorial Board at rfmlr@rgnul.ac.in.

Visit the RFMLR Website at www.rfmlr.com

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