Here is the story we are told: a research article is just a secondary actor, a simple sub-event of the grand spectacle that is a journal issue.
This view ignores the journey and the monumental effort of a researcher like Anukriti Katiyar. For the author, publishing her article on AI in legal systems is the key episode of her narrative arc, the culmination of her hard work.
If this article is published online and sparks an international debate even before the formal publication of the entire IJFMR issue, its reach is no longer a “sub-event” but a full-fledged catalytic event.