NLUO Student Law Journal (NLUOSLJ)

Law students the world over face a peculiar paradox. On the one hand, law schools relentlessly goad them towards academic pursuits and, specifically, getting their writing published. On the other hand, only a disproportionately few journals actually accept student submissons. In response to this, many universities have opted to establish journals exclusively intended for students. Such initiatives serve several purposes -

One, they serve as fora for student scholarship. They also enable such scholarship to reach a wider audience, and hence encourage and incentivise student involvement in research. Secondly, since most such journals are student-run in character, they also familiarise students with the editorial and other skills required for producing academic journals.

The NLUO Student Law Journal (NLUO-SLJ) is an initiative in this direction by the National Law University Odisha (NLUO). It is a double-blind, peer reviewed, and student-run academic journal bearing ISSN No. 2305-062X. The venture has been initiated to fulfil the mandate of promoting research, scholarship, and writing among law students; it accepts contributions on all areas of law, and even social sciences issues bearing a legal slant. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of any discipline, not necessarily law, are invited to contribute. In exceptional cases submissions from full-time doctoral students may be considered, but at the discretion of the editorial board.