Call for Paper

The Centre For Environment And Disaster Management (CEDM), HPNLU, Shimla Invites Research Papers For HPNLU Journal Of Environment And Disaster Management (ISSN – 2583-1429): Submit By 15th May 2023

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What Is HPNLU, Shimla?

The Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU, Shimla), was established by the State Government in the year 2016, by an Act of the Legislature (Act 16 of 2016).  Located in the geographical terrains of Himalayas, HPNLU, Shimla, is the best place for study and learning in law, developing in students, understanding about law and legal system, topographies of law making, legal practice, and administration. The institution has attracted excellent set of teachers from all over India. The University is committed to provide inter disciplinary and practical/application based legal education keeping in view the requirements of overall developments of its students.

HPNLU Journal of Environment and Disaster Management is a peer-reviewed journal published by the CEDM, HPNLU, Shimla. The Journal is an annually published, online and open access journal. The Journal is envisioned to study, analyse, and develop/ advance knowledge on legal and jurisprudential issues with an inter-disciplinary perspective keeping environmental issues as the focal point

What Are The Details Of The Opportunity?

  • Theme: ‘Environmental Law’ but Inter-disciplinary studies are promoted, and contemporary topics of socio-economic relevance are suggested to the writers.
  • Categories for submission: 1.Articles – 6000-10000 Words, 2.Essay/Case Comments /Legislative Review- 4000-6000 Words and, 3. Book Reviews – 2000-3000 Words (The word limit prescribed for each category is exclusive of the footnotes and references).
  • Last date of submission:15th May 2023
  • Submission process: All contributions must be submitted in the electronic form. The paper should be processed in MS Office and the following guidelines must be followed –
  1. Paragraphs should be double spaced.
  2. Margin on the left and the right-hand side for the paragraphs should be one and half inches.
  3. Font should be in type – Palatino Linotype and size – 11, throughout the paper.
  4. Footnotes should be in Palatino Linotype and font size 10.
  5. Use of italics, bold font, and single inverted commas is suggested for the manuscript.
  6. The manuscript should not contain any references to the identity of the authors.
  7. Send your manuscript in MS-Word (.docx) format to cedm@hpnlu.ac.in. The subject of the email should be “Submission for HPNLU-JEDM 2022” .
  8. Each submission should include in the first page an Abstract of the paper. The length of the abstract should be 250-300 words.
  9. All submissions should carry with itself Covering Letter and Undertaking in the Pro-forma prescribed in Annexure – 1 of this notice for call of papers.

Note: The decision on the acceptance of the paper for publication will be of the editorial board which shall be final. The decision of acceptance will be communicated to the contributor.

For More Information:

For any query contact at cedm@hpnlu.ac.in

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