Call For Papers for Volume 8 Issue 2 of the Journal | The Editorial Board of RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR)

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The Editorial Board of RGNUL Student Research Review (RSRR) is pleased to announce its Call For Papers for Volume 8 Issue 2 of the Journal.

In view of the unexplored potential of the Indian sports & gaming industry, the novel challenges and concerns, and the lack of a sound legal mechanism, RSRR seeks to delve into the theme, “Unboxing the Legal Potential of the Sports & Gaming Industry: Redesigning India’s Way of Playing” to review and analyze the present policy framework in light of the everyday developments.

The primary objective behind this theme is to provide a platform for legal analysis, insightful commentary, and in-depth analysis that can bridge the gap between relevant legal developments in the sports and gaming sectors, and ultimately enhance the discourse surrounding such stigmatized topics.

RSRR invites submissions from students, academicians, lawyers, and other professionals from the legal fraternity in the form of Articles, Short Notes, Case Comments, and Legislative Comments.

Call For Papers

The RGNUL Student Research Review invites papers and submissions for Volume 8, Issue 2, from academicians, practitioners, legal luminaries and students on the theme titled: “Unboxing the Legal Potential of the Sports & Gaming Industry: Redesigning India’s Way of Playing.” The sports and gaming industry in India is highly competitive and is undergoing rapid developments to expand its global reach. Sports and gaming laws encompass a wide array of legal fields like criminal, administrative, constitutional, and regulatory laws.

The Sub-themes are as follows:

• Archaic Laws & Unaddressed Concerns: The Need for Comprehensive Legal Reforms
  • Need for a Standardized Regulatory Framework
  • Analysis of Previous Legislative Initiative
• The Dark Underbelly of the Sports & Gaming Industry
  • Prevalence of Corruption
  • Human Rights Violations and Exploitation
  • Substance Abuse in the Sports & Esports Industry
• The Impact of Modernization on the Sports & Gaming Industry
  • Addressing Contemporary Concerns in the Esports Industry
  • Revamping Broadcasting & Advertising Regulations
  • Implications of Intellectual Property Rights
  • Role of Artificial Intelligence
• The Commercialization & Industrialization of the Sports Industry
  • Intersection between Competition Law & Sports Law
  • Industrialization of the Sports Sector: An Ambitious Exploration?
• Labour & Employment Law Concerns in the Sports Industry
  • Analysing the Legalities of Collaboration & Sponsorship Deal
  • Addressing Unionization, Fair Pay & Workplace Concerns
• The Socio-Legal Aspects of Online Gaming with a Special Emphasis on Children and Young-Adults
  • Physical & Mental Health Concerns
  • Legal Implications of Microtransactions & Loot Boxes: An Unchecked Threat?
  • Advertising Guidelines: The Necessity for Stringent Implementation
• The Grey Market of Fantasy Sports Industry in India. 
• The Comparative Analysis of International Sports and Gaming Law.

General Guidelines

• All manuscripts submitted must be original and should not have been published elsewhere, to be considered for publication in RSRR.
• All manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism. If plagiarism is detected, the Editorial Board reserves the right of rejection without a review of the manuscript.
• The manuscript should not contain the name(s) of the author(s), their institutional affiliations, or any other identification markers. The title of the manuscript should indicate the sub-theme that the author(s) have chosen.
• Upon submission, every manuscript will undergo an internal review by the Board of Editors. If approved, it is subject to a double-blind peer-review process.
• Authors must note that grammatical and legal accuracy, contribution to literature (originality of content), etc. will be some of the major criteria on which the submissions will be analyzed. The responsibility for the accuracy of the facts, opinions, or viewpoints stated in the submitted paper shall rest solely with the author(s).

Submission Categories

The RSRR invites papers under the following categories:

• Articles (5,000 to 10,000 words): A comprehensive and thorough analysis of issues related to the theme of the Journal.
• Short Notes (3,500 to 5,000 words): A note containing brief, terse and pointed arguments revolving around a specific, current issue or an issue of importance which may have not received due research.
• Case Comments (2,000 to 4,000 words): An academic writing that analyses or is a critique of a recent case.
• Legislative Comments (2,500 to 4,000 words): A comment that analyses the objective of the legislation and analyses the legal impact of the same.
• Normative Law Articles (3,000 to 5,000 words): These will explore the opinion of students relating to the specific legislations involved in the theme of the Journal. They seek to bring out a student’s view on how a particular legislation or legislative provision should have been drafted to bring out clarity into the law. The authors are welcome to draft amendments (or even a law in entirety) to the existing laws should they believe that the particular legislation requires some amendments. Arguments must be logical and can take into account aspects such as sociological, political, and economic implications of the law

Submission Guidelines for Authors

• All submissions must be in Garamond, font size 12, spacing 1.5.
• All footnotes shall be in Garamond 10, single-spaced and should conform to the Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th Ed.).
• Margins: Left 1 Inch and Right 1 Inch, Top 1 Inch and Bottom 1 Inch (A4).
• The word limit is exclusive of all the footnotes.
• Co-authorship is allowed up to 2 authors.
• All submissions must include an abstract of a maximum of 250 words.
• All submissions must be accompanied with a cover letter in a separate document stating the details of the author(s).
• All entries should be submitted in .doc/ .docx format only.
• The author(s) bear sole responsibility for the accuracy of facts, opinions or views stated in the submitted paper.
• Submission Deadline for final paper submission, inclusive of the abstract, is by January 20, 2022 by 11:59 P.M. (IST)

Copyright

The RSRR Journal shall retain all the copyrights arising out of the publication. All the moral rights shall vest with the author(s). 

For further details, kindly refer to https://rsrr.in/copyright-policy-2/.

Contact

For any further queries, contact the Editorial Board at [email protected].

Important Links

Website at https://rsrr.in/

Blog Series at https://rsrr.in/blog/

Journal Volumes at https://rsrr.in/past-editions-before-volume-7/

The longer format of the Call For Papers is available here.

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