1. General Guidelines
1.1 The Indian Business Law Review is a peer reviewed, quarterly journal that attempts to disseminate scholarly work on Corporate and Commercial Law keeping in mind a global perspective. The email body must contain a short bio, email of the author and institutional affiliation (if applicable). The submissions will be reviewed and edited by the Editorial Board.
1.2 All submitted manuscripts shall be original. Any form of plagiarism would lead to immediate rejection of the submission.
1.3 Submission of solicited manuscripts, on invitation from the Journal’s editors, guarantees publication of the same. However, if such solicited manuscript does not meet the Journal’s standards of quality scholarship, final discretion to publish the solicited manuscript vests with the Editorial Board.
1.4 The author(s) must inform the Board if the manuscript has also been submitted to another journal, website or forum. The Board must be notified immediately if an offer for publication from another journal, website or forum is accepted by the author(s).
1.5 After the first publication of a manuscript with the Journal, permission for any subsequent publication in another forum must be obtained from the Board.
1.6 All correspondence must be via e-mail, and should be addressed to the Editorial Board at: iblawreview@gmail.com
2. Specific Guidelines
2.1 Author(s)
2.1.1 Each manuscript for an Article may have up to three authors, and up to two authors for Short Notes as well as Case Comments. However, no co-authorship is permitted for Book review. In case of joint authorship, the author from whom a submission is received by the Board, shall intimate the Board of the name, credentials and contact details of the intended co-author.
2.2 Manuscripts
The Journal accepts submissions in the following categories:
2.2.1 Articles: Articles must deal with issues of interest and relevance and must
demonstrate a high-level of analysis. Articles of a purely descriptive nature are not preferred.
2.2.2 Notes: Notes should cover a recent development or should be issue specific. A note functions as a more condensed and succinct Article.
2.2.3 Case Comments: Case comments entail a critical analysis of recent case laws and policy developments.
2.2.4 Book Reviews: Book Reviews entail providing a critical analysis and review of any book that deals with the subject matter of the Journal.
Please note that all manuscripts must necessarily be accompanied by an abstract between 250-300 words.
2.3 Word Count
2.3.1 Articles- The Articles must be worded between 5000 (Five Thousand) to 7000 (Seven Thousand) words.
2.3.2 Notes- The Notes must be worded between 2000 (Two Thousand) to 3000 (Three Thousand) words.
2.3.3 Case Comment- The Case Comments must be worded between 1000 (One Thousand) to 2000 (Two Thousand) words.
2.3.4 Book Reviews- The Case Comments must be worded between 1000 (One Thousand) to 2000 (Two Thousand) words.
Please note that the word limit would be considered excluding the footnotes, except when speaking footnotes are used. The journal may accept shorter or longer submission depending on the quality of the submission
3. Formatting Guidelines
3.1 The manuscript must be word-processed in Garamond.
3.2 The main body text should be in font size 12 and footnotes in size 10.
3.3 There should be line spacing of 1.5 between paragraphs and headings in the main body and a line space of 1.0 in footnotes.
3.4 Verbatim quotes must be put in double quotes and italicized with a 0.5” indent.
3.5 The entire document, including footnotes, must be justified.
4. Language
4.1 The Journal shall follow British English.
5. Citations and References
5.1 All relevant sources shall be duly acknowledged as footnotes.
5.2 Speaking footnotes are allowed.
5.3 The text and citation styles shall conform to the rules prescribed in The
Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th edition).
6. Submission Procedure
6.1 The Author/s are required to email the manuscript to
submissions@iblawreview.com
6.2 The manuscript may be mailed in Microsoft Word (‘.doc’ or ‘.docx’) format.
6.3 The manuscript shall not contain any details of the author, and anonymity must be maintained. The subject of the mail must clearly mention, ‘’Submission IBLR <Title of the submission>”
6.4 The mail must be addressed to the Managing Editor, providing the name of the author/s with the name of the institution affiliated to and the contact details in the body of the mail.
6.5 A mail confirming the receipt of the manuscript and subsequently its acceptance for publication would be duly conveyed to the author/s through the email id used by the author/s for correspondence.
6.6 Please read our policies section before submitting manuscripts.
*The last date for submission for Volume 2 Issue 3 is September 30, 2024.
7. Copyright Notice
7.1 Authors, upon submission, communicate their acceptance of the following conditions:
7.2 The work, upon publication, becomes the property of the Journal.
7.3 Permissions for subsequent publication/reprint/or derivative works must be obtained from the Editors of the Journal.
Note: Write to the Editorial Board at iblawreview@gmail.com in case of any queries.