Submissions are open for Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 2026). The Crossroads International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (CIJFMR) invites original, unpublished manuscripts in law and legal studies, the social sciences, the humanities, and management and business studies, including interdisciplinary work that connects them.
| Particular | Detail |
|---|---|
| Issue | Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 2026) |
| Submissions | Open throughout the year. Manuscripts that complete review and production in time appear in the December issue; others move to the next available issue. |
| Review model | Plagiarism check, editorial guideline review and double-blind peer review |
| Access | Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Charge at submission | None |
| Processing charge | Only after acceptance: ₹600 to ₹1,200 according to the number of authors; US$20 for international manuscripts (see processing charges) |
| Authors per manuscript | Up to four, including the corresponding author |
| Files | Microsoft Word only (.docx or .doc) |
| How to submit | Online form at cijfmr.com/submit. No account is needed. |
About the Journal
CIJFMR is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal published six times a year by LawFoyer. It offers a common platform to scholars whose questions do not stop at disciplinary boundaries: lawyers who study markets, economists who study institutions, historians who study regulation and managers who study governance. Every article is free to read and share from the day of publication.
Subject areas
Law and Legal Studies: constitutional and administrative law; criminal law and criminal justice; corporate, commercial and competition law; international and comparative law; human rights; cyber law, data protection and technology regulation; environmental and energy law; intellectual property; labour and social security law; family law; jurisprudence and legal theory; legal education; alternative dispute resolution.
Social Sciences: sociology; political science; public policy and public administration; governance; economics and development studies; international relations; criminology; gender studies; education; psychology; social work; demography and urban studies; library and information science.
Humanities: history; philosophy and ethics; literature and literary theory; languages and linguistics; cultural studies; religious studies; media and communication studies; film and performance studies; heritage and archival studies.
Management and Business Studies: corporate governance; business ethics and corporate social responsibility; strategic management; organisational behaviour and human resource management; finance, banking and accounting; marketing; operations and supply chain management; entrepreneurship and MSMEs; information systems and digital business.
Interdisciplinary research combining two or more of these domains is especially welcome, for example law, technology and society; regulation and the economy; governance and public policy; human rights, justice and inclusion; sustainability and climate governance; culture, media and the economy; organisations, ethics and the law; and knowledge, information and society, including libraries, archives and open access.
Article types
| Type | Word limit |
|---|---|
| Research article | 5,000 to 10,000 words |
| Review article | 5,000 to 10,000 words |
| Short communication | 2,500 to 4,000 words |
| Case study or case comment | 3,000 to 6,000 words |
| Book review | 1,500 to 3,000 words |
Word limits exclude the abstract, footnotes, references, tables and appendices.
Who may submit
Academics, researchers, doctoral and postgraduate scholars, practitioners, policymakers and students enrolled in degree programmes, in India and abroad. Every manuscript is held to the same scholarly standard, whatever the author's career stage.
Essential requirements
- The manuscript is original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere.
- It is written in English and follows the Instructions to authors.
- It includes an abstract of 200 to 300 words and four to six keywords.
- It uses one recognised citation style consistently: ILI, OSCOLA or Bluebook for law; APA for the social sciences and management; Chicago or MLA for the humanities.
- Its similarity index is below 20%, and AI-generated content is below 25%.
- It is submitted as an anonymised Word manuscript, with author details on a separate title page.
How to submit
- Read the Instructions to authors.
- Prepare an anonymised manuscript and a separate title page, both in Word.
- Complete the online submission form and upload your files.
- Keep the reference number from your acknowledgement email and use it to track your manuscript.
Why publish with CIJFMR
- Careful, staged review: a plagiarism check, an editorial guideline review and double-blind peer review, with every decision taken by an editor.
- No charge at submission or during review. A modest processing charge applies only after acceptance and never influences editorial decisions.
- Open access from day one under CC BY-NC 4.0, with authors keeping their copyright.
- Certificates of publication for every author, each verifiable online.
- Clear communication at every stage, with online tracking by reference number.
Contact
Editorial Office, CIJFMR: editor@cijfmr.com · WhatsApp +91 85747 23478 (messages only, during office hours). Please quote your manuscript reference number in all correspondence about a submission.
CIJFMR receives manuscripts only through cijfmr.com and editor@cijfmr.com. The Journal never asks for payment at submission or through any channel other than the secure link sent after acceptance.