Advancing Rigorous, Contemporary & Policy-Oriented Legal Research
Legal Spectrum Journal (LSJ) is committed to publishing high-quality, forward-looking, and impact-driven legal research that responds to evolving legal, technological, and governance challenges. The Journal particularly encourages submissions that adopt analytical, comparative, interdisciplinary, and reform-oriented approaches.
While LSJ remains open to diverse legal and socio-legal scholarship, it has identified the following core research themes to strengthen its identity as a technology, policy, and governance-focused journal.
1. Technology & Data Protection Laws
LSJ actively invites research engaging with the legal, regulatory, and policy dimensions of technology and data governance.
Indicative areas include:
- Data protection and privacy frameworks (India and comparative jurisdictions)
- Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 – interpretation, compliance, and enforcement
- Cross-border data flows and data localisation
- Cybersecurity laws and digital infrastructure regulation
- Platform governance and intermediary liability
- Surveillance, encryption, and state access to data
- Digital identity, fintech, and emerging technologies
Submissions may focus on doctrinal analysis, regulatory gaps, compliance frameworks, or policy reform proposals.
2. Artificial Intelligence & Law
Recognising the transformative impact of artificial intelligence, LSJ encourages research that critically examines the intersection of AI, law, ethics, and governance.
Indicative areas include:
- Regulation of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making
- Algorithmic accountability, bias, and transparency
- AI governance models and global regulatory approaches
- Liability frameworks for AI systems
- AI in judicial, administrative, and law enforcement processes
- Intellectual property issues relating to AI-generated works
- Ethical, constitutional, and human rights implications of AI
LSJ particularly welcomes comparative, interdisciplinary, and policy-driven research in this domain.
3. Sports, Media & Gaming Laws
LSJ provides a dedicated platform for research at the intersection of sports, media, entertainment, and gaming law, including traditional and digital ecosystems.
Indicative areas include:
- Sports governance, regulation, and dispute resolution
- Media law, broadcasting rights, and content regulation
- Personality rights, image rights, and endorsement regulations
- Online gaming, fantasy sports, and esports regulation
- Gambling laws and regulatory approaches
- Consumer protection and dark patterns in gaming and digital media
- Intellectual property issues in sports, media, and entertainment industries
Submissions may adopt commercial, regulatory, constitutional, or socio-legal perspectives.
4. Constitutional & Administrative Laws
LSJ encourages research that engages with constitutional principles, administrative governance, and public law frameworks, particularly in the context of a changing regulatory state.
Indicative areas include:
- Constitutional interpretation and evolving jurisprudence
- Administrative discretion, rule-making, and regulatory oversight
- Separation of powers and institutional accountability
- Fundamental rights in the digital age
- Judicial review of executive and regulatory action
- Comparative constitutional and administrative law
- Public interest litigation and governance reforms
The Journal welcomes submissions that connect constitutional theory with contemporary policy and governance challenges.
5. Startup Laws, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
LSJ recognises startups and innovation-driven enterprises as critical drivers of economic growth and regulatory evolution. The Journal actively encourages research that examines the legal, regulatory, and policy ecosystem governing startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Indicative areas include:
- Startup incorporation, structuring, and governance
- Venture capital, private equity, and angel investment frameworks
- Term sheets, shareholder rights, and founder protections
- Intellectual property strategies for startups
- Regulatory compliance for startups (technology, fintech, gaming, health-tech, etc.)
- Data protection, AI, and platform compliance for startups
- Competition law issues affecting startups and digital markets
- Taxation, incentives, and regulatory sandboxes
- Startup disputes, exits, and insolvency considerations
Submissions may adopt commercial, regulatory, comparative, or policy-reform perspectives, with a focus on practical impact and ecosystem development.
6. Interdisciplinary & Emerging Areas (Encouraged)
In furtherance of its think-tank orientation, LSJ strongly encourages submissions that:
- Cut across multiple research themes
- Integrate law with technology, economics, sociology, political science, or public policy
- Propose actionable reforms and future regulatory frameworks
Submission Note
Manuscripts aligned with the above research themes may be submitted under any of the recognised categories, including Research Papers, Articles, Case Comments, and Policy Briefs.
LSJ does not restrict submissions exclusively to these themes; however, manuscripts engaging with the Journal’s core focus areas may be prioritised for publication and policy outreach.