Publication Policy

Submissions to the Delhi Journal for Law and Justice are open to a wide range of contributors, subject to authorship and copyright norms derived from standard academic publishing practices. The journal welcomes original, unpublished manuscripts from undergraduate and postgraduate students, research scholars, legal practitioners, policy professionals, and faculty members working in law and allied disciplines.

Interdisciplinary submissions that engage seriously with recognised legal methods, such as doctrinal analysis, comparative approaches, empirical legal studies, or socio-legal inquiry are also encouraged while reflecting evolving trends in legal scholarship across institutions. Co‑authorship is permitted and strictly limited up to two authors so as to foster collaborative research while maintaining clear responsibility and accountability for the submitted work. 

A. All submissions to the Journal for Law and Justice must be original, free from plagiarised content. The University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2018 apply regarding permissible plagiarism limits.

B. The Journal enforces a strict AI policy. Authors may not use AI to generate substantive content or citations. AI is allowed only for limited proofreading and basic sentence restructuring and should be negligible.

A. Open Access 

The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice provides immediate open access to its content, enabling free public availability to foster global knowledge exchange.

    B. Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright in their published works. Upon publication, authors de-facto grants the Delhi Journal for Law and Justice a royalty-free and transferable license to publish, archive, index, and distribute the work in print, electronic formats, databases and open access repositories for the full copyright term.

C. Indemnification

By submitting, authors agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Delhi Journal for Law and Justice and its hosting institution against claims, suits, or liabilities from alleged copyright infringement, unauthorized use, or rights violations arising from publication.

D. Specific Adherence

Author(s) must comply with each and every rules and guidelines mentioned in Submission Guidelines, Submission Categories, Style Guide, Peer-Review Process and Call For Paper (for that specific Issue). 

Note:

A. The Editorial Board of the journal shall conduct a strict editorial review of the submissions and retains absolute discretion with respect to acceptance/rejection of articles.

B. Upon submission, the manuscript shall be the property of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.

The Delhi Journal for Law and Justice (DJLJ) maintains a fair and efficient review process. Receipt of acknowledgment is typically sent within 20 days of submission, with preliminary editorial reviews completed in three to four weeks of acknowledgement.

DJLJ employs a structured multi-stage, double-blind peer review process:

A. Preliminary Review: The Editor-in-Chief and reviewers check for anonymity, word limits, and formatting compliance. Submissions violating exclusivity or suitability are rejected promptly.

B. First Editorial Review: Passing manuscripts are evaluated for language clarity, issue identification, research depth, structure, originality and scholarly contribution. Editors may suggest further review, rejection, or resubmission.

C. Peer Review: Approved works undergo double-blind review by editorial members and two or more external experts from Advisory Board, assessing methodology, novelty, doctrinal rigor, literature engagement and impact. Reviewers recommend acceptance, revisions, or rejection.

D. Acceptance and Editing: Authors must incorporate feedback within set deadlines. The Editorial Board then performs substantive and line-by-line editing as per DJLJ style, allowing authors to verify changes before publication.

Note: Timelines extend with additional reviews. Authors may be asked revisions at any stage. All decisions by the Editorial Board are final. The aforementioned timelines may be revised for improving efficiency.