DSNLU JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND LAW

The authors must follow the guidelines given below

• Manuscripts must be accompanied by a covering letter in a separate document containing the following details of the author and co-author(s) (if any):

o    Name:

o    Affiliation / Academic Qualification:

o    Contact Number and e-mail address:

o    Postal address:

• A maximum number of authors permitted is two i.e one author and one co-author.
• The manuscript shall not contain the name or affiliation of the author(s).
• The manuscript must be accompanied by an abstract of not exceeding 300 words, with five keywords. This must be the first page of the submission.
• Similarity must not exceed 15%.
• Co-authorship is not allowed in the case of Legislative Comments.
• Title of the Manuscript must be [Your Name & Category of Submission]

o    Example – CIPR & Long Article

Formatting Guidelines

• The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, Size 12 and 1.5 spacing.
• The title of the article should maintain Size 16, Times New Roman & All Caps.
• The manuscript should maintain the main headings Times New Roman, Size 14, subheadings Times New Roman, Size 12.
• The main heading should be given roman numbers, and subheadings need to be given general numbers.
• The citation must be given as a footnote.
• The citations must conform to The Harvard Bluebook style of citation (21stedition).
• The footnotes and references should be in Times New Roman, size 10 and single spacing.

 Word Limit

Long Articles – 5000 – 8000 Words

Long articles must be comprehensive and contain a rigorous in-depth analysis of the contemporary problem(s) and idea(s) relating to Intellectual Property Rights. It should include identification of lacunae in the existing status quo along with alternatives, suggestions, and references to a range of sources.

Short Articles – 3000 – 5000 Words

Short articles should rigorously analyze the contemporary problem(s) and idea(s) relating to Intellectual Property Rights. They should ideally identify lacunae in the existing status quo, provide solutions, and alternative suggestions, and should include references to a range of sources.

Legislative Comment – 2000 – 3000 words

The comment should provide a rigorous analysis of a recent legislative instrument. It should examine the objective of the legislation and the legal impact the same is expected to have.

Deadline

All submissions should be made electronically in the form of an MS Word (.doc) file by filling out the google form by July 3, 2022, 11: 59 PM