Call for Papers

The Competition Commission of India (CCI is a statutory body established under the Competition Act, 2002 to prevent practices having adverse effect on competition, promote and sustain competition in markets, protect the interest of consumers, and ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India. CCI is also mandated to take suitable measures for the promotion of competition law through organising various advocacy programmes for stakeholders. In furtherance of the above, CCI, as a public institution, is engaged in developing a better understanding of competition issues relevant to the Indian context in order to draw inferences for the implementation of competition law and create a culture of competition in India. In pursuit of the same, the Commission publishes the biannual Journal on Competition Law and Policy in both in print and digitally.

Submission of Papers

The Commission invites original high quality research papers, articles, case studies, and book reviews on competition law, economics of competition law, and contemporary anti-trust issues for publication in the journal. The orientation of the papers may be theoretical, empirical, or based on case studies. Book reviews should be of books that were published in the two years before the submission of the paper. 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 are encouraged:

1. Cartel
2. Vertical restraints and competition
3. Market definition,  measuring   market   power,   and   abuse   of dominance
4. Merger and acquisition
5. New age economy, platform markets, and challenges for antitrust enforcement
6. Intellectual property rights and competition law
7. Recent developments in competition law and policy
8. Other issues pertaining to competition law and policy

Who can submit paper(s)

1. Open to all including academicians, research scholars, industry experts, economists, lawyers, finance professionals, journalists, practitioners and decision makers etc.
2. Authors pursuing Master’s degree in any stream
3. Authors having Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Important Dates

There is no specific deadline for the submission of papers. Papers cleared by the editorial board will be published in the next issue of the journal.

Selection Process

Papers received for publication in the journal shall be selected through a rigorous two-stage review process. At the 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’s recommendations, the paper will be accepted, sent back to the authors to be revised, or rejected.

Guidelines for Authors

• The work should be an original and unpublished
• The manuscript of the 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

(i)       Please submit your paper in the following format:

How to submit paper(s)

Author(s) shall submit their papers only through the web portal 
https://ccijournal.in of the CCI Journal. Author(s) will submit three separate documents, i.e., Full Paper, duly signed Certificate of Originality (Please see Annexure), and CV of Author(s).

Contact us

Request for further information or any other queries may be sent to  
journals[at]cci[dot]gov[dot]in