Delhi Journal for Law and Justice (DJLJ) by University of Delhi

About the Journal

The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice (DJLJ) is the student-run journal of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. It is a double blind peer-reviewed academic journal focused on publishing original and high quality research in the field of law and justice.

The journal encourages discussion on important legal issues and promotes critical engagement with legal theories and practices. It adds to the ongoing discussion about justice, governance, rights, and duties in India and beyond.

Eligibility

• The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice invites submissions from an inclusive group of authors with the condition that authorship and copyright agreements follow the Journal’s standard academic publishing guidelines.
• Interdisciplinary approaches to law are welcome if they involve using an accepted legal methodology.
• Acceptable methodologies include the use of doctrinal analysis, the use of a composite approach, the employment of an empirical legal study, or conducting socio-legal research, which demonstrate a growing trend among legal scholars across institutional lines.

Submission Categories

Manuscripts may be submitted to the Delhi Journal for Law and Justice in the following categories:

• Long Articles: Word limit: 5,000–8,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Short Articles: Word limit: 3,000–5,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Legislative/Case Comments: Word limit: 1,500–2,000 (exclusive of footnotes).
• Book Reviews: Word limit: 1,000–1,200.

Themes

• Current issues of legal significance, both at the national and international level, or
• Recent developments and judicial pronouncements in the field of law, or
• Comparative law and legal systems, or
• Interdisciplinary legal studies

Submission Guidelines

• A maximum of one co-authorship is allowed within any of the aforementioned submission categories, with the exceptions of Case Comment and Book Review for which do not allow for co-authorship.
• Submission must adhere to aforementioned category based word limit.
• Mandatory inclusion of abstract of 200-250 words.
• Structure must follow the Introduction, Body and Conclusion style.
• Use of gender-neutral language is suggested.
• A maximum of one co-authorship is allowed within any of the aforementioned submission categories, with the exceptions of Case Comment and Book Review for which do not allow for co-authorship.
• Final acceptance vests with DJLJ Editorial Board.

The formatting and submission guidelines are listed in detail in the brochure attached at the end of the post.

Submission Process

• DJLJ accepts manuscripts through electronic mode of submissions.
• Author(s) intending to contribute to 2026 Issue of the DJLJ should send the fullmanuscript by 15th May 2026.
• All submissions must contain the manuscript in Word (.doc or .docx) & PDF (.pdf) format on the official website.
• The link for submission is given at the end of the post.

Deadline

15th May 2026, 11:59 p.m. IST.

Contact Details

For further assistance or any queries, mail on delhijournalforlawandjustice@lc2.du.ac.in.

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