Call for Blogs by the Concords: Rolling Submissions!

About The Concords

The Concords  is a quality-oriented blog focused on commercial dispute resolution, recognized for its high-quality content and insightful analysis. The blog features contributions from a diverse range of authors, including students, practitioners, and professionals from top-tier law firms such is Trilegal and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, among others. Published pieces include blog posts that offer in-depth discussions and commentary on current issues in the field of commercial disputes

Content and Format

• We welcome guest submissions on all areas of Commercial Disputes (Arbitration, Insolvency and Contract Law, among others).
• We prefer submissions that fall within 600-1600 words. The same is flexible depending on the quality
  of submission.
• We do not prefer footnotes in the articles. To refer sources of research, hyperlinks must be provided
  in the main text itself. Factual assertions must be supported with appropriate links to sources.
• The submissions must be in an MS Word document formatted using (Garamond font, 12 size, 1.5 line spacing, justified, British English).
• We endeavor to publish high quality articles which are analytical in nature. The following factors will be taken into account while assessing the submission (in the particular order).
  o Novelty of Idea
  o Relevance
  o Logical Arguments
  o Structure and Coherence
  o Writing-Style and Grammar
• Co-authorship – We allow co-authorship up to 3 co-authors.

Types of Submission –

• Novel Articles (“Novel Articles”)
• Analysis/criticism of articles previously published on The Concords. (or elsewhere) (“Analysis”)
• Submission of Ideas – We also have a policy of submission of ideas rather than articles. The
  contributors can submit their ideas on [email protected], and our editors will
  author an article on the same. The contributor will be provided with a co-authorship with the editors.
  Please note that the submission of ideas will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.
  (“Idea”)

Contributor Agreement-

• We have a strict policy against plagiarism (in whole or in part). The contributors while submitting declare that the submission represents their original work and has not been copied from anywhere.
• While the submission is under consideration on The Concords, the contributors are strictly prohibited from sending the same to other places.
• Once, an article is accepted for publication on The Concords, all related Intellectual Property (IP) thereof would vest with The Concords.

Submission Process –

• Submissions must be sent via mailing at [email protected] with subject “Type of Submission | Author Name | Title”. Body of e-mail should contain the following details: Author’s Name, Title of the Article, Affiliation, Declaration accepting terms as mentioned in the Contributor Agreement.
• Before submitting their posts, we strongly encourage prospective authors to review existing posts on the Blog to obtain a sense for both the substantive and formatting requirements.
• The submission will go through a rigorous review process for 5-12 days. The contributors will be
  intimated on the acceptance or rejection of their article within 12 days of the submission. Contributors must cooperate with the Editors to incorporate any revisions on their submission, provided it is accepted for publication.