The Journal of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Crimes (JCACC) is the flagship corporate law journal of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. It is one of the few student run journals in India to cater to the area of corporate law and the first student run journal to be dedicated to the area of corporate crimes.
The second edition of the Journal was recently released at NALSARâs 12th Annual Convocation which was presided over by the Honâble President of India. JCACC is accepting papers for its third volume to be released in 2015. Undergraduate students, post graduate students, practitioners, faculty and academicians may contribute in the form of essays, articles, notes and comments.
The Journal of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Crimes would seek to specifically and exclusively address a broad spectrum of company affairs related topics. International and interdisciplinary in scope, it seeks to publish refereed theoretical, descriptive, methodological, and applied papers. All aspects of companies, justice and law would be comprehensively discussed.
The papers must address contemporary, theoretical and conceptual controversies in the area of corporate law and corporate crimes. The last date for submission of papers is December 1, 2014.
Nature of Contributions
a. Articles
Articles must provide a complete analysis of the area of law which the author seeks to highlight. It must contain a comprehensive study of the existing law, indicating the lacunae therein, and must contain an attempt to suggest possible changes which can address the said lacunae. An article should be between 4,000-5,000 words, exclusive of footnotes.
b. Essays
An essay is more adventurous as it challenges existing paradigms/norms and provides a fresh outlook to common problems. Essays are considerably more concise than articles, in terms of scope and conceptualization. An essay must be between 3,000-5,000 words, exclusive of footnotes.
c. Notes
A note is a relatively concise form of an argument advanced by the author. The focus of a note should be on a relatively new debate or controversy regarding the interpretation or implementation in the law. Notes shall primarily highlight contemporary issues, which need to be addressed, and the authors are expected to offer a solution. The maximum word limit for a note is 2,500 words, exclusive of footnotes.
d. Comments
A comment is where the author may decide to critique any recent/landmark judicial pronouncement or any recent legislation or bill before the Parliament or State Legislature. The word limit for a comment is 2,500 words, exclusive of footnotes.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
a. Format
Submissions are preferred in Times New Roman font, with 1.5 line spacing. Main text should be in font size 12 and footnotes in font size 10. All submissions must be compatible with Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007.
b. Word Limit
As has already been indicated, the maximum word limit for articles and essays is 5,000 words (exclusive of footnotes) whereas that for notes and comments is 2,500 words (exclusive of footnotes).
c. Citation Format
The citation format to be used is the Bluebook (19th ed.). In keeping with the same, speaking footnotes are discouraged.
d. Abstract
Every submission should be accompanied by an abstract of not more than 350 words describing the relevant conclusions drawn in the manuscript. Please note that there is no requirement of prior submission of abstract as the selection of the paper for publication shall be on basis of the full manuscript.
e. Joint Authorship
Joint authorship or co-authorship is allowed with the maximum of two authors.
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Contact
The Board of Editors
Journal of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Crimes (2014-15)
NALSAR University of Law
Justice City, Shameerpet
Ranga Reddy dt. â 500078
Telangana, India
E-mail: [email protected]
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