Edited Volume on International Journal of Criminal Law and Justice Studies (January-February, 2026)
Call for Papers: Volume 1 Issue 1 for the Edited Book on International Journal of Criminal Law and Justice Studies, Submit Full Paper on a Rolling Basis
ABOUT THE BOOK
International Journal of Criminal Law and Justice Studies is a bi-monthly international edited volume dedicated to advancing scholarly discourse on criminal law, criminal justice systems, and evolving notions of justice in a rapidly transforming global legal order. The volume seeks to provide a rigorous academic platform for critical analysis, comparative perspectives, and interdisciplinary engagement with contemporary and emerging issues in criminal law at national, transnational, and international levels.
The edited volume brings together contributions from legal scholars, academicians, researchers, practitioners, policy experts, and advanced students from across jurisdictions, fostering a global dialogue on substantive criminal law, procedural frameworks, penology, victimology, international crimes, and justice delivery mechanisms. Each volume is thematically curated to reflect pressing developments, reforms, and challenges confronting criminal justice systems worldwide.
This edited book series forms an integral part of Juris Cognita International Publications, the international academic publishing arm of Juris Cognita Publications, committed to promoting high-quality legal research and global academic collaboration. Simultaneously, the volume is published in academic association with the International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration (IJLAE), thereby ensuring adherence to established scholarly standards, peer-review mechanisms, and research ethics.
By positioning itself at the intersection of theory, practice, and policy, the International Journal of Criminal Law and Justice Studies aims to serve as a definitive reference for contemporary criminal law scholarship, while contributing meaningfully to legal reform, justice administration, and the protection of human rights across jurisdictions.
SUB-THEMES
Including but not limiting to:
- Comparative Criminal Law and Justice Systems
Comparative analysis of substantive and procedural criminal law across jurisdictions, including sentencing models, prosecutorial discretion, and judicial approaches. - International Criminal Law and Global Accountability
International crimes, jurisdiction of international criminal courts and tribunals, universal jurisdiction, state responsibility, and enforcement challenges. - Criminal Justice Reforms and Legislative Developments
Emerging criminal law reforms, new penal codes, procedural transformations, and policy-driven changes in criminal justice systems worldwide. - Human Rights, Due Process and Fair Trial Standards
Intersection of criminal law with international human rights norms, constitutional safeguards, rights of the accused, victims’ rights, and access to justice. - Transnational and Cross-Border Crimes
Terrorism, money laundering, human trafficking, cyber-enabled crimes, organized crime, extradition, and mutual legal assistance frameworks. - Technology, Digital Evidence and Criminal Liability
Cybercrime, digital forensics, artificial intelligence in policing and adjudication, surveillance, data protection, and evidentiary challenges. - Criminology, Victimology and Penal Policy
Theoretical and empirical perspectives on crime causation, victim impact, rehabilitation, restorative justice, and sentencing philosophies. - Corporate, Economic and Financial Crimes
White-collar crime, corporate criminal liability, regulatory offences, fraud, corruption, insider trading, and compliance frameworks. - Gender, Vulnerability and Criminal Justice
Crimes against women and children, gender-sensitive adjudication, protection of vulnerable groups, victim support mechanisms, and legal responses. - Policing, Prosecution and Investigation Practices
Police powers, investigative techniques, prosecutorial ethics, custodial accountability, and reforms in law enforcement institutions. - Evidence, Forensics and Procedural Justice
Law of evidence, forensic science, admissibility standards, witness protection, digital and scientific evidence in criminal trials. - Emerging Crimes and Future Challenges in Criminal Law
New-age crimes, environmental crimes, climate-related offences, bio-crimes, AI-driven criminality, and future directions of criminal justice.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- For any category of submissions as mentioned above, must be followed by an Abstract of 250-300 words.
- Author(s) should not mention their personal details at any places in the manuscript. 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.
- Any Uniform Citation Style can be maintained for footnotes.
- Manuscripts are to be submitted in .doc No other format would be accepted.
- A maximum of 4 co-authors are allowed.
- For any further queries pertaining to Submission of Manuscripts may be addressed to: editor-ijcljs@ijlae.com
HOW TO SUBMIT
- Manuscripts are to be submitted at: editor-ijcljs@ijlae.com and communication about acceptance/ rejection would be intimidated within 2-7 Working Days of receiving the Manuscript.
- At IJLAE and Juris Cognita International Publications, we follow a Double-Blinded Peer Review process, so we expect the authors to submit their Personal Details of such as, Title of the Manuscript, Name, Institute, Designation, Year of Study, Course Name, Contact Number and Email Addressin a separate Cover Letter.
- As we strictly follow the double-blind peer review process, it takes a minimum of 7 days for an article to get reviewed. The communication regarding the acceptance/rejection takes a minimum of 7 working days.
WHO CAN SUBMIT
Submissions to the International Journal of Criminal Law and Justice Studies may be made by:
- Academicians, professors, and faculty members from universities and law schools in India and abroad
- Researchers, scholars, and doctoral / post-doctoral candidates
- Legal practitioners, advocates, prosecutors, judicial officers, and policy professionals
- Professionals associated with criminal justice administration, law enforcement, and regulatory bodies
- Think-tank members, criminologists, and interdisciplinary scholars working in allied fields
- Advanced law students (UG/PG), either independently or in co-authorship with academicians or practitioners
FORMAT
The book will be printed with ISBN Number.
FEES
- National Contributors (2 Authors): INR 900
- Additional Authors for National Contributors: INR 500
- International Contributors (2 Authors): $50
- Additional Authors for International Contributors: $20
SUBMISSION CATEGORY
- Blogs (Up to 1500 Words, including Footnotes)
- Short Article (1500-3500 Words, including Footnotes)
- Long Article (3500-5000 Words, including Footnotes)
- Book Review (Up to 3000 Words, including Footnotes)
- Case Comments (Up to 2000 words, including Footnotes)
IMPORATANT DATES
- Last Date to Submit the Manuscript: Rolling Submissions, up to 28.02.2026
- Notification on Acceptance/ Rejection of Abstract: On a Rolling Basis (2 Working Days- 7 Working Days Post Submission)
- Tentative Date of Release of the Volume:15.03.2026
EDITORS
- Dr. Namita Vyas Joshi, Director & Dean Faculty, School of Law & Legal Affairs, Noida International University
- Adv. Piyush Kr. Jalan, Founder & Director, LawLearnizo, Juris Cognita International Publications.
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.
PUBLISHER
International Journal of Legal Affairs and Exploration & Juris Cognita International Publications
CONTACT
For any queries, reach out to us via email at: editor-ijcljs@ijlae.com or through WhatsApp at: +91-8252343482