Call for Submissions: Scholasticus Vol. XII, Issue I, NLU Jodhpur. Submission Deadline: 27th October 2025.

About Scholasticus:

Scholasticus (ISSN 0975-1157) is one of the earliest publications by National Law University, Jodhpur established with the objective of promoting academic research and fostering debate in the field of Banking & Finance. The Journal has been re-launched after a gap of a few years and is now published under the aegis of the Centre of Studies in Banking and Finance at National Law University, Jodhpur. It is a bi-annual, double-blind student-reviewed and edited journal, with an ambit broad enough to include issues in the fields of project finance, private equity, corporate finance, debt restructuring, capital markets, etc.

About the Centre:

The Centre of Studies in Banking and Finance at National Law University, Jodhpur (CSBF) was established by the Reserve Bank of India in 2002. The Centre provides a platform for scholars and practitioners to exchange views on issues dealing with banking and financial systems through its Conferences, Essay Competitions, Workshops and Discussion Forums. CSBF seeks to promote discourse related to the banking sector, capital markets, and other financial services. The Journal is another venture of the Centre to associate with professionals, judges, academicians and students to discuss ideas related to the banking and finance sector.

Submission Categories:

Scholasticus (ISSN 0975-1157) is accepting submissions for publication in Volume XI, Issue II under the following categories:
● Long Articles (5,000 – 8,000 words): Long Articles must comprehensively analyze important themes and may adopt comparative perspectives. It must analyze the current practice in the field, identify the lacunae therein and provide constructive suggestions.
● Short Articles (3,000 – 5,000 words): Short articles typically identify a specific issue, which may be of contemporary relevance and present a central argument.
● Case Notes, Legislative Comments, Book/Article Reviews (1,500 – 3,000 words).

Suggested Themes:

● Impact of 2025 Amendments on Mode of Payment Regulations, Currency Accounts Regulations, and Deposit Regulations: A Critical Review of Vostro Rupee Accounts and Global Transactions;
● Evaluating impacts of the DPDP Act and it’ s rules on Indian banks and the overall banking sector;
● The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025 and its impact on the aircraft sector in terms of insolvency and aircraft financing;
● Reevaluating the GIFT City Model Amidst the US Tariff War and Growing Fund Management in Line with IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025;
● Challenges to Long term Green Finance in India and how it is impacting India ‘s switch to clean energy: Reasons and solutions;
● Neobanks: future of the banking sector and the looming challenges;
● RBI Digital Lending Directions, 2025: A Progressive Overhaul or Mere Consolidation of Existing Frameworks.

Please note that the aforementioned themes are merely indicative and not exhaustive.

Submission Deadline:

The deadline for sending submissions for the forthcoming volume is October 27, 2025.

Submission Guidelines:

• Submissions must be made in electronic format by filling out the form available here.
• All submissions must be in MS Word format (.doc) or (.docx), with Garamond font (Main text: size 12 and line spacing: 1.5, footnotes: size 10, and line spacing: 1).
• An abstract of not more than 250 words must be provided.
• Co-authorship (up to 2 authors) is permitted.
• No biographical information or references, including the name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s), and acknowledgements should be included in the text of the manuscript, file name, or document properties.
• Scholasticus uses only footnotes (and not endnotes) as a mode of citation.
• Submissions must conform to the Bluebook (20th edition) Citation style.
• Submissions are accepted for publication on the condition that they do not infringe on the copyright or any other rights of any third parties. Any form of plagiarism is strictly discouraged.
• Submissions made to Scholasticus shall be exclusive and must not be concurrently under consideration by any other publication.

How to Apply?

Submissions must be made in electronic format by filling out the form available here.

For any Query and Information kindly Contact:

In case of any queries, please feel free to contact at scholasticus.nluj@gmail.com or centerforbanking@nlujodhpur.ac.in.

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