The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law invites scholarly contributions from academicians, scholars, professionals, and policymakers for its second volume (2023).
About the Journal
The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law (ISSN: 2584-0428) is an annual double-blind peer-reviewed Journal of the HPNLU Centre for Law Business and Economics. The Journal aims to promote scholarly research works in the field of tax laws including international taxation and tax policies.
The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law is one of the first of its kind in India wherein specific discussion, through research works, is being encouraged by academicians, professionals, practitioners, and researchers. Tax laws and policies are an urgent discourse in today’s time frame where the discussions on tax reforms are ubiquitous and have effects on the lives of every individual.
The Journal aims to provide a forum wherein the intellectual discourse is produced with respect to tax laws, policies, and their impact on every individual along with the state welfare policies. These intellectual contributions are called upon to siphon the efforts and to propel better tax policies in India.
About Call for Papers
The HPNLU Journal of Tax Law invites scholarly contributions from academicians, scholars, professionals, and policymakers for its second volume (2023) scheduled to be online in the month of December 2023. The journal solicits scholarly contributions relating to legal cum theoretical developments in the field of Taxation laws and policies. Selection of entries shall be based on a double-blind peer review.
Categories for Submissions
Contribution may be made in the form of Articles, Notes and comments, and Book Reviews. The following word limits should be observed:
- Articles (≥6000 to <10000 words)
- Essays & Comments (≥4000 to<6000 words)
- Book Review (≥3000 to < 4000 words) (Contribution under this Category is required to be made along with the new hard copy of the Book.)
Submission Guidelines
- Submissions shall be accepted only in the English language.
- All contributions are required to be accompanied by an ‘abstract’ of 250-300 words. The abstract must expressly include the novelty and usefulness of the idea that the author wishes to put forth and must categorically mention the specific contribution of the article beyond the existing available literature.
- Co-authorship is allowed up to one (01) co-author only.
- The manuscript should not contain any references to the identity of the authors.
- The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 12, and 1.5-line spacing. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 10, with single line spacing.
- For Citation, refer to the HPNLU-Shimla Citation Style only. Please click the link here for the citation style.
- Manuscripts should only use footnotes as a means of citation. No other method shall be permitted.
- Lengthy Quotations are discouraged. Author(s) should avoid long quotations and keep them at a minimum wherever necessary with full and proper acknowledgment.
- Lengthy and multi-paragraphed footnotes are discouraged. The citations must mention the page(s) of the source and in cases where Court Judgments are referred to, the footnote should also mention the paragraph of the judgment in addition to the page number of the Reporter.
- Only authoritative websites may be cited. References to internet sources such as Wikipedia, blogs, commercial websites, etc., are not acceptable.
- Manuscripts having more than 10% similarity will be rejected.
Covering Letter
- Author(s) is required to send a cover letter mentioning the title of the paper, name, designation, and details of the author(s) and institutional affiliation. Further, the author(s) are required to make a solemn declaration about the originality of the manuscript and that the same has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
- Paraphrasing another author’s work shall not be considered as original work. The source must be acknowledged.
How to Submit?
Send your manuscript in MS Word (.docx) format to jtl@hpnlu.ac.in. The subject of the email shall be “Submission to HPNLU-JTL-V2 <Title of Contribution>”.
Copyright
- The copyright in all articles, published in the volume, shall vest in the owner of the Journal.
- The Contributor has to cover the risk of being sued for copyright infringements including defamation or contempt and shall be liable to suffer the losses if caused by violating copyright.
Submission Deadline
The last date for submission of contributions is November 30, 2023.
Contact Information
Queries about submission of papers and related matters may be directed to jtl@hpnlu.ac.in.
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