About the Call for Papers
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is a statutory body established under the Competition Act, 2002 with the objective to prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, to promote and sustain competition in markets, to protect interest of consumers and to ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India. CCI is also mandated to take suitable measures for promotion of competition law through organising various advocacy programmes for the stakeholders. In furtherance of the above, CCI as a public institution, is engaged in encouraging scholarship in the field of competition law and policy so as to develop a better understanding of competition issues relevant in the Indian context, to draw inferences for implementation of competition law and to create a culture of competition in India. In pursuit of the same, the Commission will bring out its annual Journal on Competition Law and Policy in both print and online version.
Submission of Papers
The Commission invites original high quality research papers, articles, case law and book reviews
on competition law, economics of competition law and contemporary antitrust issuesfor publication
in the aforesaid journal. The orientation of the papers may be theoretical, empirical or case studies
based. The journal would cover a wide range of related themes. However, research papers/ articles/
book reviews on the following themes, in the Indian context and based on empirical research, would
be encouraged:
A. Cartel
B. Vertical restraints and competition
C. Market definition, measuring market power and abuse of dominance
D. Merger and acquisition
E. New age economy, platform markets and challenges for antitrust enforcement
F. Intellectual property rights and competition law
G. Recent development in competition law and policy
H. Any other issues related to competition law and policy
Selection Process
Initial stage: The Joint editors will carry out a blind review to determine the eligibility of the paper for further review. On clearing the initial stage: The paper will be sent to the editorial board.
A double-blind review process will be followed at both stages.
Based on the editorial board recommendations, the paper will be rejected or accepted or sent.
Guidelines for Authors
(i) The work should be an original and unpublished work.
(ii) The manuscript of research paper should be in the following order:
Title
Abstract and Keywords
Introduction
Literature Review
Methods and Results
Discussion
Summary or Conclusion
Acknowledgements and References
Submission Procedure
Full papers along with a CV of the author(s) and duly signed certificate of originality sent to [email protected]
Contact
Requests for further information or any other queries may be sent to the abovementioned email ID.
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