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.