About the Journal

About the "PURC Journal of Law (PURCJOL)"

PURC Journal of Law (PURCJOL) is a scholarly, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to fostering critical legal research and advancing informed discourse on contemporary legal issues at the national and international levels. Published by the University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana, the journal serves as a platform for academicians, researchers, legal practitioners, policymakers, judicial officers, and research scholars to contribute original and impactful legal scholarship.

The journal follows a Platinum Open Access publishing model, ensuring that all published content is freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription barriers or article processing charges (APCs). By adopting a CC BY License, the journal promotes the unrestricted dissemination, reuse, and citation of scholarly work while enabling authors to retain copyright of their published contributions. This publishing philosophy reflects the journal's commitment to equitable access to legal knowledge and the advancement of global academic collaboration.

PURCJOL employs a Single-Blind Peer Review process to maintain academic integrity, originality, methodological rigor, and ethical publication standards. Every manuscript undergoes an independent evaluation by experts in the relevant field to ensure the publication of high-quality, evidence-based legal research that contributes meaningfully to legal scholarship and public policy.

The journal embraces an interdisciplinary perspective on law, encouraging research that explores the dynamic relationship between legal systems and contemporary societal, technological, economic, environmental, and governance challenges. It welcomes contributions from diverse branches of law, including constitutional law, environmental law, human rights, corporate and commercial law, criminal justice, international law, cyber law, intellectual property, public policy, legal theory, and other emerging areas of legal research.

The inaugural issue reflects this broad scholarly vision through a collection of research examining pressing questions surrounding environmental governance and sustainable development. Contributions investigate the legal and regulatory dimensions of renewable energy transition, biodiversity conservation, environmental governance, plastic pollution, waste management, and the legal protection of natural resources. The issue also features analytical case commentaries on landmark judicial decisions that have significantly influenced environmental jurisprudence and constitutional governance, highlighting the continuing role of the judiciary in shaping sustainable legal frameworks.

By encouraging rigorous legal analysis, comparative perspectives, and policy-oriented scholarship, PURCJOL aims to bridge the gap between legal theory and practical implementation. The journal seeks to stimulate constructive academic dialogue on evolving legal challenges while contributing to the development of responsive legal institutions and evidence-informed policymaking.

The journal is published biannually, with two issues each year, and welcomes original research articles, review papers, case comments, legislative analyses, policy perspectives, and book reviews that demonstrate scholarly excellence, originality, and relevance to contemporary legal discourse.

Through its commitment to academic quality, ethical publishing practices, and unrestricted access to knowledge, PURC Journal of Law aspires to become a recognized forum for innovative legal research and meaningful scholarly engagement within India and the international legal community.

The articles published in PURC Journal of Law are archived in CLOCKSS /LOCKSS / PKP to ensure their preservation in the long term. Authors are also encouraged to post their articles online in institutional/disciplinary repositories or on their personal websites. The articles posted should include the reference (including DOI) and link to journals homepage (URL).

PURC Journal of Law is an open access journal. All accepted manuscripts would be freely available immediately under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0). Under this license the authors can copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and can also alter, transform, or build upon the material, including for commercial use, provided the original article is cited/credited with full details.

The authors retain copyright of all contents published by PURC Journal of Law and grants publishers the right of first publication and other non-exclusive publishing rights.