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Trends of Law Journal Publishing by Indian Law Schools

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Abstract

This article focuses on the trends of law journals published by law schools in India. The article comprises a short overview of the free access to law movement around the world, and it is an attempt to showcase the growing open access to law movement in India. The article visualizes results of the responses received over the publications of legal scholarship in journals by 23 Indian law schools. The article appends recommendations for greater visibility of AW journals published by law schools in India.

Indian legal education institutions use a variety of names to describe their missions: law school, law college, law university, and so on. For consistency, this article will use the term “law school” as an umbrella term to describe all institutions of higher education in India that focus on legal pedagogy and legal scholarship.

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© Akash Singh 2020. The author is Assistant Librarian, National Law University, Delhi, India.

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© Sonam Singh 2020. The author is Library Superintendent, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India.

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© Priya Rai 2020. The author is Deputy Librarian, National Law University, Delhi, India.

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    The Bar Council of India is a statutory body created by the Parliament of India to regulate and represent the Indian bar. The Bar Council performs a regulatory function by prescribing standards of professional conduct and etiquette and by exercising disciplinary jurisdiction over the bar. The Council is responsible for setting standards for legal education and grants recognition to universities whose degree in law would be counted as qualification for enrollment as an advocate. For more about the Bar Council of India visit http://www.barcouncilofindia.org/

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    On November 7, 2008, the directors of the law libraries at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, New York University, Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, the University of Texas, and Yale University met in Durham, North Carolina at the Duke Law School. That meeting resulted in the “Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship,” which calls for all law schools to stop publishing their journals in print format and to rely instead on electronic publication coupled with a commitment to keep the electronic versions available in stable, open, digital formats. For more details visit https://cyber.harvard.edu/publications/durhamstatement

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    Wildman Wesley J. , JosephBulbulia, RichardSosis, and UffeSchjoedt, “Is the Open Access Movement about to Get Real?,” Religion, Brain & Behavior9, no. 2 (2019): 105. https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2019.1595073.

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    Martin, P., “Legal Information: A Strong Case for Free Content, an Illustration of How Difficult Free may be to Define, Realize, and Sustain,” Speech at the Conference on Free Information Ecology, March 31–April 1, 2000. Retrieved from https://www.law.cornell.edu/working-papers/open/martin/free.html.

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    For more information about Free Access to Law Movement (FALM) and 34 Legal Information Institutes around the world, visit http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLRS/2011/40.html

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    Uhlir P. F. , Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Governmental Public Domain Information (Paris: UNESCO, 2004).

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    Id.

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    Id.

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    Danner R. , “Applying the Access Principle in Law: The Responsibly of Legal Scholars,” International Journal of Legal Management35(2007): 355.

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    Supra note 2.

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    Id.

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    Legal Information Institute of India. http://liiofindia.org/

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    Launch of Legal Information Institute of India at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Retrieved from https://www.nalsar.ac.in/Conferences/LII-Launch-Del-Hyd.pdf

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    Autonomous Law Schools in India. Retrieved form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_law_schools_in_India

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    NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad publishes 11 journals, making it an outlier.

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Appendix

S.n. University Name of Journals published Format (Print/ Online) Publisher Subscription/ Open Access Serial Number
1 National Law University, Delhi Journal of National Law University Delhi Print + Online Sage Subscription 1.
Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice Print + Online Sage Subscription 2.
International Journal of Transparency and Accountability in Governance Print + Online NLUD Open Access 3.
NLUD Student Law Journal Print NLUD Subscription 4.
2 National Law School of India University, Bangalore National Law School Journal Print NLSIU Subscription 5.
Indian Journal of Environmental Law Print NLSIU Subscription 6.
Journal of Law and Medicine Print NLSIU Subscription 7.
Gender Justice Reporter Print NLSIU Subscription 8.
National Law School of India Review Print + Online NLSIU Open Access 9.
3 NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad NALSAR Law Review Print + Online NALSAR Open Access 10.
Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law Print + Online NALSAR Open Access 11.
Environmental Law and Practice Review Print + Online NALSAR Subscription 12.
Media Law Review Print + Online NALSAR Subscription 13.
Journal of Corporate Affairs and Corporate Crimes Print + Online NALSAR Open Access 14.
NALSAR Student Law Review Print NALSAR Subscription 15.
The Indian Journal of Constitutional Law Print NALSAR Subscription 16.
The Indian Journal of Law and Economics Print NALSAR Subscription 17.
NALSAR ADR Journal Print NALSAR Subscription 18.
International Journal of Constitutional Law Print + Online NALSAR Open Access 19.
NALSAR International Law Journal Print + Online NALSAR Open Access 20.
4 National Law Institute University, Bhopal Indian Law Review Print NLIU Subscription 21.
NLIU Law Review Print NLIU Subscription 22.
NLIU Law Journal of IP Law Print NLIU Subscription 23.
NLIU eJournal of International Law Online NLIU Open Access 24.
NLIU eJournal of Media Law Online NLIU Open Access 25.
5 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata NUJS Law Review Print + Online NUJS Open Access 26.
Journal of Indian Law and Society Print + Online Eastern Book Company Subscription

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(SCC Online)		 27.
International Journal of Legal Studies and Research Online NUJS Open Access 28.
International Journal of Law and Policy Review Online NUJS Open Access 29.
NUJS Journal of Science, Technology and Law Print NUJS Subscription 30.
Asian Journal of Legal Education Print + Online Sage Subscription 31.
NUJS Journal of Regulatory Studies Online NUJS Open Access 32.
6 National Law University Jodhpur NLUJ Law Review Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 33.
Trade, Law and Development Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 34.
Indian Journal of Arbitration Law Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 35.
Journal of Corporate Law and Governance Print NLUJ Subscription 36.
Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Quarterly Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 37.
Center for Legal Theory Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 38.
Indian Competition Law Review Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 39.
Journal of Intellectual Property Studies Print + Online NLUJ Open Access 40.
7 Hidayatulla National Law University, Raipur HNLU Journal of Law and Social Science Print HNLU Subscription 41.
HNLU Student Bar Journal Print + Online HNLU Open Access 42.
8 Gujarat National Law University, Gandhi Nagar GNLU Journal of Law Development and Politics Print + Online Eastern Book Company Subscription

(SCC Online)		 43.
The GNLU Law Review Print + Online Eastern Book Company Subscription

(SCC Online)		 44.
Gujarat Law Journal Print GNLU Subscription 45.
GNLU Journal of Law & Economics Online GNLU Open Access 46.
GNLU Law and Society Online GNLU Open Access 47.
Sports and Legislature Print GNLU Subscription 48.
9 Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Law University Journal Print RMNLU Subscription 49.
Communication, Media, Entertainment and Technology Print RMNLU Subscription 50.
RMNLU Law Review Print RMNLU Subscription 51.
10 Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala RGNUL Law Review Print RGNUL Subscription 52.
RGNUL Student Law Review Print RGNUL Subscription 53.
RGNUL Student Research Review Online RGNUL Open Access 54.
RGNUL Financial & Mercantile Law Review Online RGNUL Open Access 55.
Journal of Social Sciences Print RGNUL Subscription 56.
CASIHR Journal on Human Rights Practice Print RGNUL Subscription 57.
Journal of International Humanitarian Law and Conflict Study Print RGNUL Subscription 58.
Law and Tech Times Print RGNUL Subscription 59.
11 Chanakya National Law University, Patna CNLU Law Journal Print + Online Eastern Book Company Subscription 60.
12 National University of Advance Legal Studies, Kochi NUALS Law Journal Print + Online NUALS Open Access 61.
13 National Law University, Orissa NLUO Law Journal Print NLUO Subscription 62.
Human right Law Journal Print NLUO Subscription 63.
Journal of the Rights of the Child Print NLUO Subscription 64.
NLUO Student Law Journal Print NLUO Subscription 65.
14 National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi NUSRL Law and Policy Print + Online NUSRL Open Access 66.
15 National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam NLUA Law and Policy Review Print NLUJAA Print 67.
NLUA Law Review Print NLUJAA Print 68.
Child Rights Laws & Policy Review Print + Online NLUJAA Open Access 69.
NYAYALOK Print + Online NLUJAA Open Access 70.
Journal of Sports Law, Policy and Governance Print + Online NLUJAA Open access 71.
16 Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam Visakha Corporate Law Review Yet to publish DSNU Yet to decide 72.
Visakha Journal of Environmental Law Yet to publish DSNU Yet to decide 73.
17 Tamil Nadu National Law University, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu National Law University Law Review Print TNNLU Subscription 74.
18 Maharashtra Law University, Mumbai MNLU Mumbai Law Review Print MNLU-M Subscription 75.
19 Maharashtra Law University, Nagpur Contemporary Law Review Print + Online MNLU-G Open Access 76.
NLU Nagpur Contemporary Law Review and Policy Review Print + Online MNLU-G Open Access 77.
20 Maharashtra Law University, Aurangabad MNLU-A Student Law Review Print MNLU-A Subscription 78.
Corporate and Competition Law Review Print + Online MNLU-A Subscription 79.
21 Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla Shimla Law Review Print + Online HPNLU Open Access 80.
HPNLU Law Journal Print + Online HPNLU Open Access 81.
HPNLU Student Law Journal Print + Online HPNLU Open Access 82.
22 Dharamshashtra National Law University, Jabalpur Journals Not published yet N.A. N.A. N.A. 83.
23 National Law University, Haryana Journals Not published yet N.A. N.A. N.A. 84.

  1. * The data has been collected on the basis of information available on websites of the respective universities. Law librarians have also been interviewed over telephone for collecting data.
Published Online: 2020-08-04
Published in Print: 2020-03-01

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  1. Book Reviews
  2. Research Handbook on Feminist Jurisprudence
  3. Research Handbook on Natural Law Theory
  4. Front Cover (OFC, IFC) and matter
  5. JLI volume 48 issue 1 Cover and Front matter
  6. Back Cover (IBC, OBC) and matter
  7. JLI volume 48 issue 1 Cover and Back matter
  8. Articles
  9. Parliamentary Privilege in New South Wales
  10. Australia's Legal History and Colonial Legacy
  11. Trends of Law Journal Publishing by Indian Law Schools
  12. Opening Remarks: International Association of Law Libraries Annual Course on International Law and Legal Information, Sydney, Australia, October 28, 2019
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  14. In Memoriam: A Personal Reflection of Petal Kinder
  15. International Calendar
  16. INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR
  17. Editorial Comment
  18. EDITORIAL COMMENT
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