In order to maintain the quality of journal, the Amity Law Journal (ALR) Publication Committee follows the philosophy and principles of Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE). We, at ALR, believe in the duty to maintain the qualitative research. ALR restricts the co-authorship number up to two.
Abstract: All submissions should be accompanied by an abstract around 200 words, outlining the central theme (s) of the paper.
Copyright: Author shall warrant that the paper submitted for publication does not infringe the copyright of any other person, except agreed otherwise. The copyright of the articles published shall be vested with the publisher. However, the publisher shall not be liable for any copyright infringement.
Cover page: In order to facilitate anonymity, authors must mention their names, contact details and affiliations only on the cover page of the manuscript.
English: British spelling and punctuation conventions.
Title: Times New Roman, 14 font size. The title should be in capital letters.
Font Size and Style: Times New Roman, 12 font size for the main text.
Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10 font size.
Line Spacing: The line spacing should be done in following manner:
- Main text - 1.5 space gap.
- Footnotes - 1.0 space gap.
Headings: The heading should be used as per the following style:
- First heading: 12 font size, Bold in Centre
- Second heading: 12 font size, Bold Left aligned
- Third heading 12pt, Italics, Left.
Length:
- Articles: 5000 - 7000 words (including footnotes)
- Short Notes; Case Comments: 3000 – 5000 words
- Book Reviews: 1500 – 2000 words
A longer submission may be accepted if the subject and content of the article is required so. The final decision will be taken by the Editorial Board.
Indent: 0.5 on both sides
References: Footnotes should be used and not endnotes (Please refer the Footnote style)
Footnotes/Referencing Style
[Amity Law Review follows a unique footnote style of citation which has been formed with reference to OSCOLA and Bluebook 20th Edition]
Mode of Citation for Books
A. For an Authored Book
(i) By a single or two authors:
Name of the author(s), Title of the book Pg.no. (Publisher, Place of publication, edition/year of publication)
- S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Laws 76 (Central Law Publications, Allahabad, 28th edn. 2018)
- M.P. Jain and S.N. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law 38 (LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhawa, Nagpur, 7thedn., 2011)
(ii) By multiple authors (more than two):
Names of the first two authors, et.al., Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edition/year of publication).
- Harold G. Coward, Julius J. Lipner, et al., Hindu Ethics, Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia (State University, New York Press, Albany, 1989).
B. For Edited Books
(i) By a single or two editors:
Name of the editor(s) (ed(s.)), Title of the book p.no. (Publisher, Place of publication, edn/year)
- P.J. Fitzgerald (ed.), Salmond on Jurisprudence (Sweet and Maxwell, 12thedn, 2016)
- Elizabeth Clark and Herbert Richardson (eds.), Women and Religion: A Feminist Sourcebook of Christian Thought (Harper, New York, 1977).
(ii) By more than two editors:
Name of the editors, the first two only, et.al. (eds.), Title of the book p.no. (If referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edn/year).
- Chatrapati Singh, P.K. Coudhary, et.al. (eds.), Towards Energy Conservation Law 78 (ILI, Delhi, 1989).
Mode of Citation of Case Law
- Where the case title is written in the body of the text, only the name of the case shall be in the text e.g. Kesavananda Bharthi v. State of Kerala and the citation is written in the footnote as AIR 1973 SC 1461.
- If the name and citation are to be written in the footnote itself: Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461.
- If parties to a case are numerous, e.g. State of Punjab v. Union of India and others; this case is to be cited as: State of Punjab v. Union of India (1977) 3 SCC 592.
Statutes
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (No. 45 of 2000).
- The Arms Act, 1959 (No. 54 of 1959).
- The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (No. 28 of 1961).
Section(s) in a Statute
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 2000), s. 30.
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 2000), ss. 30, 32.
- The Constitution of India, art. 21.
- The Constitution of India, arts. 14, 19, 21.
Mode of Citation for Articles
- Citation of a paper published in a journal/periodical:
Name of author of the article, title of the essay within inverted commas, volume number of journal Name of the journal in abbreviation page number (year).
- Zoe Robinson, “Constitutional Personhood” 84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 605 (2016).
- Citation of a write-up published in a newspaper/periodical:
Name of the writer, Title of the write-up within inverted commas, Name of the newspaper, date.
- Lalmani Verma, “Snubbed and sulking, BJP’s junior partners in UP ask for more” The Indian Express, Dec. 26, 2018.
- Citation of an editorial from a newspaper:
Editorial, Title of the Editorial within inverted commas Name of the newspaper, date
- Editorial, “Delhi, after 1984” The Indian Express, Dec. 26, 2018.
- Referencing
- Supra/ Infra
- Supra (Latin: ‘above’) is used to refer to a prior footnote.
- If a different page number is to be indicated in a source referred to in a prior footnote, e.g. Supra note 5 at 34.
- Avoid the use of Infra (below)
- Ibid./ Id.
- Ibid. (meaning ‘in the same place’) is used to refer to an authority in the footnote immediately preceding the current footnote and the same page/place is being referred to.
- Id. (meaning ‘the same’) is used if the authority is the same but the page or place of reference is different. E.g. Id. at 30.
Websites
E.g.-Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Federalism and its alternatives-2 available at: https://frontline.thehindu.com/columns/sabyasachi-bhattacharya/article25751231.ece. (last visited on Dec 26, 2018).
Reports
- Law Commission of India, 276th Report on Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting Including in Cricket in India (July, 2018).
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