The Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences Journal (LHSS-J), launched by the LHSS Collective at Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) Mumbai, aims to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about how law intersects with the humanities and social sciences. The journal will provide a platform for emerging research while encouraging experts from fields like history, philosophy, political science, sociology, and literature to engage with the legal discipline. Additionally, it seeks to attract collaborative research from outside traditional academic spaces.
Topics of Interest
The LHSS Journal encourages discussions between law and disciplines such as history, sociology, economics, literature, political science, and philosophy. The journal will focus on topics including:
- How Indian cultural contexts shape legal stories
- Rights, Equality, and Social Justice
- Cultural Lives of the Law
- Law in a Digital Age
- The Raj and After: Law in the Colonies
- Legal Interpretation and Literary Techniques
- Visual Cultures and Law
- Identity, Language, and the Law
- Social Lives of Legal Education in India
- Law in Crises
Submission Guidelines
The journal requires submissions to be original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere. You can co-author submissions, but there is a maximum of two authors per paper. We will review all submissions for plagiarism and AI-generated content, and submissions that fail these checks will face rejection.
Content and Formatting Guidelines:
- Submit your entry in MS Word format (.docx or .doc).
- Provide a short description (150-200 words) along with your paper.
- Use Times New Roman, Size 14, with 1.5-line spacing for the title, all caps, and bold formatting.
- Write the body text in Times New Roman, Size 12, with 1.5-line spacing.
- Follow the APA Citation Style for references in footnotes, using Times New Roman, Size 10, with 1-line spacing.
- Ensure that your paper does not include any information that reveals the identity of the author(s).
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2024
We will conduct a double-blind peer review process for all submissions. After initial checks for plagiarism and AI content, we will proceed with the review. Submit your paper by clicking here.
Contact Info: Email: lhssjournal@mnlumumbai.edu.in
