Information for Author

Guidelines for Submission:

A)   Author Information

The authors provide their names, email addresses, present position/title besides the names of the universities/colleges on the title page of the manuscript to facilitate academic review and production.

  • Every author must provide a working email ID irrespective of whether he/she is corresponding or not.
  • All authors of an article, whether 4 or 5, are requested to provide their ORCID
  • The Corresponding Author clearly indicates who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication, also post-publication. Ensure that telephone and fax numbers (with country and area code) are provided in addition to the e-mail address and the complete postal

Only those manuscripts will be considered for publication that have not been previously published anywhere nor is under consideration elsewhere.

B)   Format Requirement PAPER STRUCTURE

 

  • Submissions should include abstracts that explain the gist of the research and arguments the writer has presented. The abstract must not be exaggerated or contain any new information that is not outlined in the main body of the text. It should briefly outline the purpose of the research as well as the methodology used and conclusions drawn by the author. The article must be accompanied by 5 keywords or descriptive phrases.
  • The conclusion should outline the main themes and points of the It should sum up the whole idea of the article and the author’s findings.
  • The paper should be written using Gentium, Times New Roman 12-point font with double spacing. It should comprise of maximum 6000-7500 words including

C)   Citation Guideline

  1. All footnotes and Bibliographies should be cited in the Chicago Manual of Style. The Journal of Law & Sciocultural Studiesjournal follows the Chicago Citation Style, Notes and Bibliography Style (17th) for citations.

Endnotes:

While giving Endnotes, please keep in mind the following requirements.

  1. Endnotes must be in Chicago style, author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be For further details of the Chicago Manual of Style please visit

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html

  1. Note numbers should begin with “1” and follow consecutively throughout a given Be sure to use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) nor Roman (i, ii, iii).
  2. In the text: Put the note number at the end of the sentence and after all punctuation where the reference occurs, even if the cited material is mentioned at the beginning of the sentence. In MS Word this can be achieved by clicking Alt+Ctrl+F for footnotes and ALT+Ctrl+E for endnotes. Moreover, note numbers are superscripted.
  3. Never reuse a number - use a new number for each reference, even if you have used that reference previously.
  4. Never use two note numbers at the end of a
  5. To cite multiple sources in a single note, separate the two citations with a semicolon (;).
  6. If citing the same work again immediately after you've already cited it, use
  7. Use of DOI is highly
  8. All citations must be confirmed. That is, the correct page number of the cited source and details of publication should be given. If they are not, they will be removed wholly from the text by the editors.

Other Instructions

  1. Terms of other languages should be in Italics and
  2. Academic jargon that is specific to a particular discipline needs to be thoroughly elaborated upon or footnoted.
  3. The Manuscript must be ‘spell-checked’ and ‘grammar ’corrected
  4. The authors must get the article’s language edited to avoid
  5. Authors should attach a plagiarism report with a manuscript authorized by library
  6. Articles that are unoriginal and heavily plagiarized shall not be
  7. Articles not following Reference Guidelines e., Chicago Manual of Style for footnotes/Endnotes and Bibliography shall not be entertained.

Declaration

  • Authors are required to provide an undertaking/declaration stating that the manuscript under consideration contains solely their original work that is not under consideration for publishing in any other journal in any form.
  • A manuscript that is co-authored must be accompanied by an undertaking explicitly stating that each author has contributed substantially towards the preparation of the manuscript to claim the right to authorship.
  • It is the responsibility of the corresponding author that s/he has ensured that all those who have substantially contributed in the manuscripts have been included in the author list and they have agreed to the order of authorship.