The NyayaShlok Journal of Law & Environmental Crimes publishes scholarship on the legal response to environmental harm — from pollution and wildlife offences to climate accountability and green criminology. It connects doctrinal, empirical, and comparative perspectives on how law protects the environment and punishes its degradation.
The journal aims to advance scholarly understanding, inform law reform and practice, and provide a credible, peer-reviewed venue for original research in its field. It welcomes doctrinal, empirical, comparative, and interdisciplinary work from scholars, practitioners, and research students alike.
Contributions are invited across the following areas, among others:
| Type | Indicative length (words) |
|---|---|
| Original research article | 5,000 – 10,000 |
| Case comment / judgment analysis | 3,000 – 6,000 |
| Legislative or policy critique | 3,000 – 6,000 |
| Review essay | 4,000 – 8,000 |
| Book review | 1,500 – 3,000 |
Word limits are indicative and may be finalised by the editorial board.
All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere. See the Author Guidelines for preparation and submission details.