Blog Guidelines
Content:
As the Blog is dedicated to Lex Lumen, the writers are open to submissions that relate the law & evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cyber security in the legal Aspect. Thus, entries must show the relationships between them and the legal regulations and technological developments.
[NOTE: Authors should provide content that has not been published before in any form. Any blogs that do not address the subject in an interdisciplinary manner will be rejected outright without review.]
Additionally, all blogs must contain authors’ analysis and contribute to developing a new perspective on the topic of the study by providing new evaluations. Cold reports or rewrites of other journals will not be accepted by simple descriptive pieces or compilations from various sources. The following from the approved submissions will be subjected to a mandatory Plagiarism Check.
Cover letter:
Every manuscript submission must be accompanied by a cover letter indicating the Author’s full name, Institution, title of the submission. All should be in MS Word (docx) format Strictly.
Decision on Publication:
The Lex Lumen Blog Team will automatically reply to submissions. The review process often ranges from as short as one week up to two weeks. All the submissions go through independent peer review, and the authors’ identities are concealed.
Formatting:
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Line Spacing: 1. 15
Word Limit: Of the criteria listed above, the number of words is probably the most difficult to measure objectively; however, it is still possible to establish a general rule of thumb that 800-1000 words should be written in each post.
Citations: Works cited in the text should be cited in the format Author, Year, and a list of references.
Reference Style: Adhere to the Bluebook 19th or 20th Edition guidelines for references and footnotes.
Author Responsibilities:
It should be understood that authors only bear full responsibility for the facts, opinions, and views stated in their paper.
It is not allowed to publish anything containing any elements of political propaganda, and generally, ethical material must be produced.
Author shouldn’t use abusive or defaming language when talking about individuals or organisations.
[NOTE: There can only be a sole Author for a Blog]