editorial policy 2013
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EDITORIAL POLICY
2012-2013
INTRODUCTION
The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law is an endeavour of the Constitutional Law Society at
NALSAR, Hyderabad and the MK Nambyar SAARC Law Chair in Comparative Constitutional
Studies. The Journal serves as a forum for the promotion of scholarship on core and comparative
constitutional law issues.
Published annually, the Journal comprises separate sections for articles, essays, case comments,
legislative comments and book reviews. It is aimed to provide a source of qualitative and well-
researched jurisprudence to constitutional lawyers, academicians and students. Simultaneously, it
encourages contribution from all these quarters.
The Editorial Board of the Journal is constituted annually through a stringent selection process. It
is composed of current candidates for the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree at NALSAR, aided and
assisted by a board of Advisors drawn from the highest echelons of national and international
legal systems.
REVIEW POLICY
The Journal believes in the encouragement of critical analysis and the interdisciplinary study of
constitutional law. The primary criterion for publication is therefore the scholastic quality of the
manuscript. The Journal follows an “anonymous peer review system” to decide upon the
publication-worthiness of submitted drafts: manuscripts are accordingly forwarded to
practitioners in the field with qualifications and/or experience comparable to that of the Authors.
These reviewers then undertake a preliminary analysis for the benefit of the Editorial Board. The
Board retains the final discretion regarding the acceptance of the manuscripts.
PUBLICATION POLICY
The Journal publishes strictly original material. Therefore, manuscripts must neither be under
consideration for publication at any time during the period of consideration by the Journal, nor
be previously published. Authors who have submitted their manuscript to the Board are also
required to inform it of all prior possible copyrights on the work, and also of any decision on the
Author’s part to use the manuscript elsewhere. In keeping with its mandate of publishing
absolutely original material, the Journal also adopts a stringent anti-plagiarism policy. Any
manuscript containing any unattributed work is liable to be summarily rejected.
The 2013 edition of the Journal will consider undergraduate student contributions in the
form of case-comments, legislative comments and essays. Post-graduate students,
academicians and practising lawyers are welcome to submit for any category of the
Journal.