Book on Bioethics and Beyond: Legal Frontiers in Health & Medicine

International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration and Juris Cognita Publications are accepting submissions for a Call for Chapters for a Book on “Bioethics and Beyond: Legal Frontiers in Health and Medicine”

ABOUT THE BOOK

This book offers a compelling and timely examination of the complex intersections between law, medicine, and emerging technologies. Addressing advancements such as AI-driven diagnoses, robotic surgeries, CRISPR gene editing, and wearable health devices, the book delves into the legal and ethical implications surrounding privacy, medical negligence, synthetic biology, drug patents, and disability rights. Through rigorous analysis and a global perspective, it engages with critical debates on topics including euthanasia, psychedelic therapy, and digital health. This volume serves as an essential resource for understanding the evolving legal frameworks governing modern healthcare innovation.

THEME AND SUB-THEMES

  • Health Law in the Digital Age
  • Bioethics & Human Rights, Genetics,
  • Genomics & the Law,
  • Pharmaceutical & Biotech Regulation,
  • Global & Cross- Border Healthcare Challenges, Insurance,
  • Accessibility & Equity in Healthcare

SUB-THEMES

Including but not limiting to:

  1. Medical Negligence & Liability in the Digital Age
  2. Health Data Privacy & Cybersecurity: Patient rights vis-a-vis medical research
  3. Public Health Emergencies & Legal Response: A Lessons from the pandemic
  4. Cross-border legal challenges in virtual healthcare.
  5. Regulating Health Insurance: – Analysing affordability and accessibility
  6. Pharmaceutical Pricing & Drug Patents
  7. Right to Health vs. Commercial Interests
  8. The legal and ethical boundaries of human genome editing.
  9. CRISPR & Genetic Patents: Who owns modified DNA sequences?
  10. Legal implications of DIY genetic modification.
  11. Regulatory challenges of lab-grown organs.
  12. Stem Cell Research & Ethical Dilemmas: International variations in legal approaches.
  13. Human Cloning & the Legal Vacuum
  14. Synthetic Biology & Biosecurity Risks
  15. Regulating Biopharmaceuticals & Biosimilars
  16. Privacy concerns in forensic genetics.
  17. Informed Consent in the Age of AI Medicine – Do patients understand algorithm-driven treatment?
  18. Human Experimentation & Research Ethics
  19. Euthanasia & Assisted Dying Laws
  20. Embryo Rights & the Law – Legal status of embryos
  21. Disability Rights & Healthcare Accessibility – Ensuring equal medical access under the law.
  22. Forced Sterilization & Eugenics Policies
  23. Regulation of AI in Robotic Surgeries: liability for machine errors
  24. Wearable Health Tech & Privacy Rights
  25. Regulating Psychedelic Medicine – Legalizing LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA for therapy.
  26. Cross-Border Organ Trafficking & Black-Market Transplants
  27. Ethical & Legal Challenges in Lab-Grown Meat
  28. Blockchain in Healthcare & Medical Records
  29. Digital Twins & Virtual Patients – Legal status of simulated human models.

GUIDELINES

  • The Manuscript should not exceed 3500-word limit.
  • Authors are initially requested to submit their abstracts of 250-300 words.
  • Author(s) should not mention their personal details at any places in the Abstract. Personal Details and Institutional Affiliations should be mentioned in a separate cover letter.
  • All headings in the manuscripts should be properly formatted.
  • The main body text in the manuscript must be in Times New Roman in a font size of 12, 1.5 line spacing and in justified alignment. For footnotes, maintain Times New Roman Style with a font size of 10 and 1.0 line spacing. For Headings, Times New Roman style must be followed with a font size of 14 and must be Bold and Underlined.
  • Footnotes should conform to JILI Citation Format.
  • Abstracts are to be submitted in .doc No other format would be accepted.
  • A maximum of 3 authors are allowed.
  • Plagiarism of more than 20% shall not be acceptable by any means. The Manuscript should also be free from grammatical, spelling and other errors.
  • Authors are instructed to only submit their Abstract, the full manuscript are to be submitted only after intimation about the acceptance of Abstract.

HOW TO SUBMIT

  • Authors should email with their original and unpublished Abstractdoc or.docx format.
  • “Name of the Author(s)_Title of the Manuscript” shall be the subject line of the email.
  • Please enclose the cover letter along with the Manuscript.
  • Submissions shall be mailed at: jcpbiotechnologylaw@gmail.com

FORMAT

The book will be printed with ISBN Number.

FEES

There is no publication or submission charge. However, authors must pay a little fee as determined by the publisher if they want to buy a hard copy of the book and certificate. 

 

IMPORATANT DATES

  • Last date for submission of Abstract: 03.08.2025
  • Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of Abstracts: 04.08.2025
  • Last Date for Submission of Full Papers: 24.08.2025
  • Notification of Acceptance/ Rejection of Manuscript: 26.08.2025

EDITORS

  • Prof. (Dr.) Namita Vyas Joshi, Dean, Chandigarh Law College, Chandigarh University
  • Dr. Supreet Gill, Assistant Professor (Law), University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University

PLAGIARISM EVALUATION

  • All submissions will be first checked for plagiarism using a turnitin software.
  • Only Submissions with less than 20% plagiarism shall be sent forward for publication. Authors may be required to make minor modifications to their submissions at this stage.
  • The submissions which pass the initial stage will be assigned to the Editors for further considerations and double blind peer review after requisite copy-editing. 

EDITORIAL EVALUATION

The editors will evaluate the submission for its originality, conceptual and methodological consistency, as well as decide whether the submissions are within the aim and scope of the book. The Editors reserve the right to decide whether the submissions requires further review or not. 

DOUBLE BLIND PEER REVIEW

Once the submissions are shortlisted by the Editors, they will be sent for double peer review. The peer review process being anonymous (blind), the name of the author shall be concealed. Each submission shall be reviewed by a referee, invited by International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration.

The reviewer shall evaluate the submission and submit the report on the basis of:

  • Relevance of the Topic
  • Clarity of Research
  • Quality of Papers in terms of originality- Content-Scholarly contribution
  • Quality of Paper Structure
  • Analysis, Argumentation and Language
  • Presentation and Referencing/ Footnoting

PUBLISHER

JURIS COGNITA PUBLICATIONS

CONTACT

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