Cfp for law students: International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice (IJCLP), NLSIU, Bangalore: Submit by March 30, 2023

• The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) is an institution of legal education focusing on undergraduate and graduate legal and policy education in India.
• The International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice (IJCLP) (ISSN 2347-2731) is an Open-Access, Blind-Peer-reviewed, Law journal published annually by NLSIU under the aegis of the chair on Consumer Law and Practice, NLSIU (CLAP) since 2013. Recently Journal indexed on SCOPUS, HeinOnline, SCC OnLine, & UGC CARE List.

Eligibility

The journal welcomes contributions from academicians, practitioners, students of law and allied fields.

Themes

• Online discrimination in the collaborative economy;
• Consumer Protection in Financial Sector;
• Transparency in consumer credit contracts;
• Trading data in the digital economy;
• Consent on social media and e-commerce platforms;
• Consumer behaviour: goods and services, business and marketing practices, retailing;
• Consumer ecosystem and its interactions with consumers laws: globalization, sustainability, technology, ethical consumption, gender issues, citizenship;
• Consumer Protection with respect to the Sale of Goods and services through social media platforms;
• Consumer Protection from Fake Reviews on E-Commerce Portals;
• Consumer Protection & Fall-Back Liability;
• Imposing service charges on Consumers for the services rendered at Hotels and Restaurants;
• Recognition of the Right to Repair as a Consumer Right;
• Assessment of Consumer Protection in India on par with International Best Practices;
• Sustainable Consumerism;
• Settlement of Cross Border Consumer Disputes; and
• Dark patterns and Consumer Protection.
• The themes listed above are merely indicative and not exhaustive. The Journal highly appreciates submissions on any contemporary issues in the field of Consumer Protection and its legal interactions.

Word Limit

• Articles including the abstract (6,000-8,000 words inclusive of footnotes).
• Case Comment, Legislative Briefs (2,500-3,000 words inclusive of footnotes).
• Book Review (2,000 words inclusive of footnotes).

Note: The authors intending for Book Review shall submit a hard or soft copy of the book along with the consent letter from the Publisher or Author of the Book at the address of the Journal.

Submission Guidelines

• The submission shall not contain the name of the author or institutional affiliation or any other identification mark. The submission shall be sent in .doc or .docx format only.
• The body of the submission should be in Times New Roman, with a Font Size of 12 and a Line Spacing of 1.5. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 10 with Single Line Spacing.
• The Heading and subheading of the paper should be in the following format:
  • All citations should be placed in footnotes (and not endnotes) and shall conform to the Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (4th edn, 2012).
• The submission should contain a disclaimer to the effect that the piece is original and has not been published or is under consideration, for publication, elsewhere.
• All submissions are subject to a Plagiarism check.
• All submissions go through an initial round of review by the editorial board and the selected pieces are subsequently sent for peer review, before finalization for publication.

How to Submit?

For further clarity one may reach out at ijclp@nls.ac.in

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