Call for Blogs by UPES ADR Association; Submit by 5 November

About the Organization

The ADR Association at the School of Law, UPES, Dehradun is a premier academic society working in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution and its allied disciplines.

About the Blog

The ADR Association Blog is constituted under the aegis of School of Law, UPES aims to promote access to justice in India, by providing and fostering equality. In order to attain those goals, we strive to efficaciously promote the methods of ADR among students by organizing events.

The ADR Association Blog is a student-edited, peer-reviewed, open-access Alternative Dispute Resolution Blog published on a monthly basis by the ADR Association, School of Law, UPES which will be devoted exclusively to the study of the interface in the ADR mechanism.

Content Guidelines

1. The submissions are accepted under the following categories: –

A. Blogs

B. Case Comments

C. Essays

D. Articles.

2. Blogs must ordinarily be confided to 2000 words (excluding citations). Blogs shall aim to provide an analysis, critique, opinion about a particular issue, update or even a case ruling. However, the author is expected to keep in mind that an academic blog submission is strictly different from a newspaper editorial. No abstract is required in case of submission under this category.

3. Case Comments must ordinarily range between 1500-3000 words. Submission under this category would include a comprehensive analysis of recent judicial pronouncement where any part of Alternative Dispute Resolution is dealt with or altered with. The author is expected to critically analyse the law prior to the ruling as well as subsequent implications of the judgment/ order. The author is expected to make a clear differentiation between a case comment and a case brief. An abstract of not more than 150 words is required to be submitted under this category.

4. Essays can be submitted on specific themes related to contemporary issues. The word limit shall be restricted to 4000-6000 words. The author is expected to make a detailed analysis of the theme/topic. New ideas and perspectives to encourage debate and initiate discourse are encouraged under this category. The author(s) is also required to submit an abstract of not more than 250 words under this category.

5. Articles can range anywhere between 3000- 6000 words. Submissions under this category should provide a detailed and comprehensive analysis of a particular theme/topic and its interplay with Alternative Dispute Resolution and Allied Disciplines. It should review the existing literature extensively, develop an argument, explain the relevance of the theme on the subject area and also highlight the contemporary developments in that particular issue being discussed. The author (s) is also required to submit an abstract of not more than 300 words under this category.

Formatting Guidelines

1. The submission must be word-processed and in Times New Roman. Submissions in any other form including Pdf shall not be accepted.

2. Proper Citations must be done. Citations can only be in the form of footnotes. Only references hyperlinks or endnote citation shall not be accepted.

3. The author may follow any form of Uniform Identifiable Citation Style. However, the citation standard and style followed must remain uniform throughout the submission made. We strongly suggest to use Bluebook (20th Edition).

4. The main text should be in font size 12 and Footnotes in font size 10.

5. Alignment must be justified and line spacing must be set at 1.5.

6. One line gap must be maintained between headings and paragraphs. All paragraphs must begin with a One- Inch indent.

Submission Guidelines

1. Interested authors are requested to send their submissions in MS Word Attachments in .doc/.docx format.

2. Co-authorship is permitted for every category of submission.

3. The body of the submission must contain no identification of the author(s) including the institutional affiliation. Every detail shall be provided in Google form only.

4. All Submissions shall be reviewed on a rolling basis and if there is any change made shall be informed on website “Event” category. Alternative Dispute Resolution Association at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies follows a disciplined editorial review of the submissions received and exercises absolute discretion in accepting any submission.

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Contact

The authors are expected to communicate on [email protected] with respect to any query regarding the submission made/ planning to be made.

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