The Society for Excellence in Arbitration Law (SEAL) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (RMLNLU) operates the RMLNLU Arbitration Law Blog to publish the latest updates and commentaries on developments relating to Arbitration Law and its associated subject areas in India and around the world. The objective of the RMLNLU Arbitration Law Blog is to create a platform for legal professionals, academicians and law students to promote scholarly discussion in aspects pertaining to Arbitration Law.
We welcome submissions that:
(a) explain the relevant legal background clearly and succinctly, and
(b) offer genuine insight into or analysis of the issues being discussed.
We discourage submissions that summarise a decision or restate its ratio without offering independent analysis of the court’s reasoning or its significance for the arbitration community.
Sub-Themes:
The following is an indicative list highlighting the scope of the blog:
- Multilateral Arbitration Conventions;
- Inter-State Disputes Subject to Arbitration;
- Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism;
- Investment Treaty Arbitration;
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms;
- Jurisdiction-specific issues in Arbitration;
- UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration; and
- Any other contemporary or emerging issues relating to arbitration, dispute resolution, and allied areas of law.
Note: Sub-themes are merely indicative in nature and not exhaustive
Content Guidelines:
- Length: 1000–1600 words. Longer articles may be published in multiple parts.
- Formatting Guidelines:
- Font Style: Times New Roman
- Font Size:
- 12 for main body, justified alignment
- 14 for headings, centred alignment, bold and underlined
- 12 for subheadings, centred alignment, bold
- References:
- Use hyperlinks instead of footnotes wherever possible.
- However, if your article contains sources that cannot be linked, please use the Oxford Standard for the Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) (4th edition) style in the endnotes.
- Up to 20% plagiarism similarity is permitted under the guidelines.
- We follow a strict No AI Policy. All submissions must be original and written entirely by the author Any submission that contains more than 10% AI-generated or AI-assisted content will be rejected without review.
- Excerpt: Include a 40–60 word summary highlighting the core issue(s) discussed in the article.
- Author Details:
- Do not include the author’s identity within the manuscript.
- Submit a short author biography separately in the form.
- Images:
- Authors must submit a preferred preview image.
- Use only images licensed for non-commercial reuse and modification.
- Submission Timeline: Submissions are accepted throughout the year.
- Response Time:
- Topic discussions may receive a response within a few hours to a few days.
- Publication decisions are generally communicated within three to four weeks.
Review Policy
Every submission goes through a strict double-blind peer review, and the Editorial Board retains absolute discretion over acceptance or rejection. For queries or clarifications on a topic, you can expect a response within a few hours to a few days; publication decisions are typically communicated within three to four weeks, with the full review process taking around 4-5 weeks.
Submission Process:
- All submissions for The SEAL Blog must be uploaded via the Google Form (Click here). Kindly DO NOT send submissions via email.
- Authors must provide details, including their full name and affiliation, a link to their Linkedin profile, if possible, and also the suggested category of the submission.
- Co-authorship of up to 2 authors is permitted.
- SEAL conducts a strict double-blind peer-review of the received submissions and holds absolute discretion in determining whether to accept or reject a submission.
- The review process takes around 3-4 weeks.
Contact Information
For queries, write to us at seal.rmlnlu.@gmail.com.