Contribution Guidelines

1. The Centre seeks submissions under the following categories:
   1. Long Articles — 6,000 to 8,000 words.
   2. Short Articles — 3,000 to 6,000 words.
   3. Case Comments/Book Reviews — 1,500 to 2,000 words (exclusive of footnotes).
2. The manuscript must contain an abstract between 250 to 500 words in italics along with 5 keywords.
3. Each manuscript may have a maximum of two authors. Co-authorship beyond two authors shall not be permitted.
4. The final manuscript will be accepted for consideration only if the corresponding abstract has been selected.
5. The manuscript must be in conformity with the Bluebook 21st edition. The author(s) are required to mandatorily adhere to the same.
6. The manuscript must not contain any mention of or reference to the author’s name, affiliation or credentials. Such information must be restricted to a separate cover page which must contain a brief biographical description of the author and include the authors’ name, affiliation, qualifications and contact details.
7. The manuscript must be contained in a Microsoft Word (.doc/.docx) document.

Formatting Guidelines

1. The language setting of the manuscript must be English.
2. The manuscript shall use Times New Roman font, size 12, with justified alignment and line spacing of 1.15 for the main body text.
3. Footnotes shall be in Times New Roman font, size 10, with left alignment (ragged) and single line spacing of 1.15.
4. The page size must be A4 with margins of 2.54 cm on all sides.
5. Page numbers must be placed at the bottom centre of each page in Times New Roman font, size 11.
6. Headings and sub-headings must follow a clear hierarchical structure, with primary headings numbered using Roman numerals (I., II., III.), secondary headings using capital letters (A., B., C.), and tertiary headings using lower-case Roman numerals (i., ii., iii.).
7. All quotations must retain punctuation within the double quotation marks.
8. Numbers from one to nine in the main text must be written in words, while numbers above ten must be written in numerals.
9. Hyperlinks, if included, must not appear in blue or underlined; they must be formatted in black text while retaining the embedded link.
10. Abbreviations must be defined at their first occurrence in the manuscript and used consistently thereafter.
11. Abbreviations must appear in square brackets within double quotation marks and in bold. For example: [“ABC”]
12. The format for dates must be Month DD, YYYY. For example: January 1, 2026.
13. All hyperlinks and citations must be functional and verified at the time of submission.