How to Submit

Interested persons may submit their works by: 

Click the “Submit Here” button on the website legalaffairsjournal.com, follow the instructions given, attach file and submit.

Submission Categories

• Long Articles: 4000-8000 words including footnotes.
• Short Articles: 2000-4000 words including footnotes.
• Case Comments: 1000-2000 words including footnotes.

Note: The journal editors may relax the word limit in exceptional cases.

Formatting Guidelines

Send the manuscript as a Word document only (.doc or .docx) and not PDF.

The body of the manuscript should have justified alignment, in Times New Roman style, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing. Footnotes in Times New Roman Style, Size 10, with 1.0 line spacing. All headings must have uniform formatting.

All footnotes should conform to the Bluebook 20th Edition.

Important Instructions

1. Long articles and short articles must include an Abstract. The abstract should not exceed 300 words, including 3-5 keywords.

2. A work may be authored by up to 4 authors (including primary author). Please mention full names.

3. Any form of plagiarism will result in rejection of the submission (except the accepted level of up to 10%).

4. Only unpublished original works may be submitted and they must not be pending for review before any other journal.  The work should not be submitted anywhere else while in the process of review with MLAJ.

By submitting manuscript to MLAJ, the author(s) agree to the Declaration: “I/we declare that the manuscript is an original and previously unpublished work authored by me/us, and is not pending for consideration elsewhere. I/we would be solely responsible for any dispute arising out of my/our manuscript including copyright, defamation, objectionable content or contempt and agree to face the consequences, if any, caused by any violation of copyright or any other rights by me/us.” 

Note: Once the work is published, copyright over the manuscript shall vest with MLAJ.