There are many options if you want to publish a book or journal article on South Asian legal history.
For books, here are some academic series to think about:
- American Society for Legal History‘s Studies in Legal History with Cambridge University Press
- Asian Connections with Cambridge University Press
- Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series with Palgrave Macmillan
- Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society with Cambridge University Press
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society with Cambridge University Press
- Chicago Series in Law and Society with the University of Chicago Press
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy with Cambridge University Press
- Critical Perspectives on Empire with Cambridge University Press
- Global and Insurgent Legalities with Duke University Press
- Global South Asia with the University of Washington Press
- Histories of Economic Life with Princeton University Press
- Law, Meaning and Violence with the University of Michigan Press
- Oxford Legal History book series (editors: Paul Brand, Joshua Getzler, Daniel Hulsebosch, Amalia Kessler) with Oxford University Press
- Palgrave Macmillan Socio-Legal Studies
- South Asia in Motion with Stanford University Press
In addition to university presses, publishers with a general interest include:
- Orient BlackSwan (India)
- Permanent Black (India)
- Routledge (UK)
- Women Unlimited/Kali for Women (India)
- Zubaan (India)
For journals, consider these:
- American Journal of Comparative Law (international)
- American Journal of Legal History (international)
- Asian Journal of Comparative Law (Singapore)
- Asian Journal of Law and Society (China/international)
- Australian Journal of Asian Law (Australia/international)
- Canadian Journal of Law and Society (Canada)
- Comparative Legal History (UK/International)
- Comparative Studies in Society and History (US/international)
- Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (US/international)
- Economic and Political Weekly (India)
- Exemplar: The Journal of South Asian Studies (US/international)
- Glossae: European Journal of Legal History (Spain/international)
- Indian Economic and Social History Review (India)
- Indian Law Review (international)
- Journal of Asian Studies (US/international)
- Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (US/international)
- Journal of Comparative Law (UK)
- Journal of Indian Law and Society (formerly the Indian Juridical Review) (India)
- Journal of the Indian Law Institute (India)
- Journal of Law and Courts (US)
- Journal of Islamic Law (US; open access)
- Journal of Legal History (UK)
- Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (international)
- Judicature (US; Call for Submissions here)
- Jus Gentium: Journal of International Legal History (international)
- Law and History Review (US)
- law&history (Australia & NZ)
- Law & Social Inquiry (US)
- Law & Society Review (US)
- Legal History (formerly Australian Journal of Legal History) (Australia)
- The Legal History Review (Netherlands)
- Modern Asian Studies (UK/international)
- NALSAR Law Journal (India)
- NAVEIÑ REET: Nordic Journal of Law and Social Research (Pakistan/Denmark)
- Review of Social Studies (UK/international)
- Socio-Legal Review (India)
- South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies (Australia)
- South Asia Research (UK)
- South Asian History and Culture (international)
(Please e-mail me with any added suggestions: mitra.sharafi@wisc.edu. I thank John McLaren, Insil Kang, Sean Killen and others for sharing recommendations.)
(updated on 26 July 2020)