ILAThinkFactory

objective

To systematically develop and mentor young scholars in insolvency, ILA has set up in the year 2023, the Emerging Scholars Group (ESG) – a platform to bring together early career academics and young professionals from around the world.

The ILAThinkFactory is another initiative to gather a community of scholars, academics and thinkers to participate in global discourse by contributing articles and blogs, on approaches to national and international laws and practices.

Articles and blogs in all three categories of ILAThinkFactory — The ILA Lens, The Insolvency Prism, and The ESG Keyboard — may be contributed to by invitation only. The ILA Launchpad, however, remains open for student submissions throughout the year and must strictly adhere to the prescribed submission guidelines.

The ILA Lens

The section includes both, blogs and articles contributed by the in-house team members. 

The Insolvency Prism

The section includes articles and blogs contributed by academicians, industry leaders and experts, including esteemed members of the ILA Global Advisory Board, Ideation Council and Insolvency Scholars Forum.

The ESG Keyboard

The section includes articles and blogs by Emerging Scholars Group members and those invited by the ESG Leadership to contribute.

ILA Launchpad

This section features articles and blog posts authored by students pursuing their Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees. The submissions are carefully selected and reviewed by the Internal Committee of the Insolvency Law Academy to ensure academic rigor, relevance, and quality. The section aims to provide a platform for young scholars to present innovative ideas, critical analyses, and emerging perspectives on contemporary issues in insolvency, restructuring, and related areas of law.

Guidelines for Submission

  1. We prefer submissions that offer cogent and concise analysis of current legal developments.
  2. Currently, we are accepting contributions in English.
  3. An article must be between 1500-3500 words in length. We request you to note that the submission limit can vary based on editorial discretion and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. A blog must be between 600-1500 words in length.
  4. All submissions must include a title, a brief  of 50-100 words and a biography in the forwarding email.
  5. An article must contain an abstract of not more than 100 words.
  6. To make submission more discoverable, we request that you provide 4-5 keywords.
  7. All submissions must include hyperlinks when required. All appropriate sources, such as cases, articles, legislations, international instruments, or other relevant materials must be cited. Footnotes must be at the end of the article. Please follow the OSCOLA citation style.
  8. In case of any plagiarism found in the submitted article, it will be rejected. ILAThinkFactory maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards plagiarism.
  9. Co-authorship is allowed for up to two individuals, and we kindly ask that you inform ILA of your co-authorship. Please make sure to include the details of your co-author(s) on the email containing the primary submission.
  10. Submissions (when invited) to be emailed to us at: message@insolvencylawacademy.com  Please include the title of your contribution along with your name [Format: ILA_First Name_Last Name_Article Title in the subject of the email.
  11. We will respond to all submissions within two to three weeks to provide an update on the status of your contribution. Please note that in certain circumstances, we may accept a submission but offer suggestions, modifications, or alterations that may be necessary.
  12. While making your submission, please disclose if the submission is original and previously unpublished. If it is a pre-published article or blog or is under review for any other platform, please inform us.
  13. ILA has the absolute right to not publish any article or blog and remove any published article or blog, without assigning any reason.
  14.  When a submission made on ILAThinkFactory is published by the author on any other platform subsequently, the author will disclose that the submission was first published on ILAThinkFactory.
  15. ILA does not provide any monetary compensation for publishing articles and blogs on any of the ILA platforms. ILA reserves right to use and make available for use, the submissions on ILAThinkFactory for its various research projects and other initiatives. 

Submission guidelines for ILA Launchpad

  1. Eligibility: Submissions are invited from students currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (in law or related disciplines).
  2. Theme: Articles and blogs should relate to insolvency, bankruptcy, restructuring, mediation, cross-border insolvency, or allied areas of commercial law.
  3. Word Limit: Articles: 1,500–3,000 words Blogs: 800–1,500 words
  4. Formatting: Font: Times New Roman, Size 12 Line Spacing: 1.5 Footnotes: Times New Roman, Size 10 (where applicable) Citation Style: Bluebook (20th edition) / OSCALA citation style
  5. Review Process: All submissions will undergo a review by the Internal Committee of ILA. The decision of the Committee shall be final.
  6. Submission Format: Manuscripts must be submitted in Word format (.doc/.docx) along with a brief author bio (50–100 words) and institutional affiliation.

Disclaimer

Please note that the ILAThinkFactory is a platform for legal practitioners, academicians and the students of law, economics and management to express their views on developments in insolvency and bankruptcy laws. Views expressed in an article submission and other contributions on ILAThinkFactory are those of the authors, made in their personal capacity.

ILA and ILAThinkFactory do not:

  • Support, affirm or take any form of responsibility of the views taken by authors submitting their articles and blogs to this platform;
  • Take responsibility for any content that may have been plagiarized by an author. While ILA hopes to ensure that articles carry no plagiarized material, we do not guarantee that no such plagiarized material is present on our platform; or
  • Take responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information available on sites operated by third parties. ILA does not endorse these sites or the information contained therein.
  • The authors / contributors submitting any contribution towards ILAThinkFactoryagree to indemnify ILA and ILAThinkFactory from and against all claims, suits, and damages based on any claim of copyright infringement or plagiarism or unauthorized use.