The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) at the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam is inviting blog submissions on environmental law and its related fields on a rolling basis, which means there is no fixed deadline.

About the Organisers

The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA) was established by the Government of Assam in 2009. It offers modern legal education and research facilities to students and scholars from across the country, including the North East, and from varied socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR) functions under NLUJAA and is described as the first centre of its kind in North-East India. It works to strengthen environmental law jurisprudence and to turn legal knowledge into a tool for addressing environmental concerns in India, especially in the North-Eastern region. CELAR Blog is the centre’s platform for insights and analysis on contemporary environmental law issues, including emerging conflicts, recent cases and legislative developments.

Eligibility

• Co-authorship of up to two authors is allowed
• Submissions must be the original work of the contributor
• Each submission goes through AI and plagiarism screening, and an article with AI-generated or plagiarised content beyond the minimum usage limit is rejected outright
• Submissions must not contain offensive, abusive, derogatory or potentially defamatory content
• Authors are solely responsible for any legal violations in their submission
• Authors must inform the editors if they find a significant error or inaccuracy in their own published work, and must work with the editors to correct or retract it

Submission guidelines

• Suggested themes: Environmental Policy and Regulation, Climate Change Law, Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Development, Pollution Control and Remediation, Environmental Justice, Natural Resource Management, Land Use and Conservation Easements, Environmental Litigation and Corporate Environmental Responsibility
• The themes are only suggestions, and authors may write on any topic that falls within the scope of the blog
• Format: MS Word document in Times New Roman, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing
• File name: “Title_CELAR Blog”
• Do not mention the author’s name or affiliation anywhere in the manuscript, so that the review stays anonymous and unbiased
• The short title should capture the essence of the article and be no longer than ten words
• Hyperlinks are preferred over footnotes
• Sources that cannot be hyperlinked should be cited in footnotes using OSCOLA (4th edition), in Times New Roman, size 10, with single spacing
• Non-compliance with the guidelines may lead to a longer review period or the submission being returned for corrections

Blog details

• Type: Call for blog submissions
• Submission basis: Rolling
• Word limit: 1,000 to 1,500 words, and longer articles may be considered case by case with the editor’s permission
• Abstract: 50 to 100 words, to be entered only in the submission form and not included in the article
• Review process: Editorial review followed by double-blind peer review
• Decision timeline: Usually within 10 days, though it can extend to 14 to 21 days
• Publication decisions rest solely with the editorial team, and any relaxation of the rules is at the discretion of the Editorial Board

How to apply

Interested candidates may apply by clicking here and filling out the Google Form available by clicking here, since submissions through any other channel will not be considered.

For queries, write to celar@nluassam.ac.in with the subject line “Query for the Blog – [Article Name]”.

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