Studies in Indian Sociology
Frequency :Bi-Annual
ISSN :2584-2099
Peer Reviewed Journal
Frequency :Bi-Annual
ISSN :2584-2099
Peer Reviewed Journal
Studies in Indian Sociology: is a double blind peer-reviewed journal which aims to encourage and foster discussion on advances in research which have significant and long term impact. The journal also publishes special issues to highlight new and significant themes in the discipline. The journal presents a diversity of theoretical approaches to the study of society in India. It provides a forum for divergent views on Indian society. Regular features include research articles, review articles, short comments, a 'discussion' section, book reviews and notes. The journal favours articles in which theory and data are mutually related. It welcomes a diversity of theoretical approaches and methods. The journal carries reports on research conducted both in India and abroad by professional Sociologists and Anthropologists. The journal is intended to explore the knowledge about Indian society and its social institutions and culture, its structure and dynamics of change, the study of social, economic, political and other related problems of contemporary concern in Sociology and more importantly it also contribute to our understanding of other societies as well. The journal features rigorous, original research that speaks to a general sociological audience and draws on an array of quantitative and qualitative methods. The journal features work that advances both scholarly debate and broader understandings of key social and political questions. The journal also publishes occasional special issues, organised around themes of political or theoretical significance. The journal presents path breaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods. It strives to speak to the general sociology reader and is open to contributions from across the social sciences—political science, economics, history, anthropology, and statistics in addition to sociology—that seriously engage the sociological literature to forge new ways of understanding the social. Further the journal offers a substantial book review section that identifies the most salient work of both emerging and enduring scholars of social science.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
1. Electronic Submissions should be sent in MS Word format to: siiseditor@gmail.com
2. The research article must be an original and unpublished work. The author(s) must also confirm that the manuscript is not being considered for publication elsewhere in any form.
3. Word Limit: The prescribed word limit is 8000- 10000 (20-30 pages) words including references.
4. The submission must include an abstract of 150-250 words which should contain a minimum of five keywords arranged alphabetically.
5. Submissions must be made in the MS Word (.doc/.docx) format.
6. The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman, Font Size 12 and in 1.5 line spacing.
7. The text should be justified and a margin of 2.54 centimeters shall be left on all sides of the paper.
8. Include notes and references in the written text, using the APA style, with a full and updated bibliographical list at the end of the article
9. Authors are encouraged to use abbreviations except most common ones
10. Acknowledgments: These must be put before the references and be less than 200 words.
11. All research articles submitted will be checked for plagiarism. The author(s) are strictly expected to acknowledge the references made use of.
12. Author should Identify sources of all information and cite those publications that have been used during the research process.
13. Information obtained privately, as in conversation or correspondence, should not be used or reported without prior permission from the source. Such work may be cited as “personal communication”.
14. Authors are advised to use own data and good resolutions (minimum 300 DPI) maps/ photographs/ drawings/ illustrations/ flow charts, etc. in case of reuse of such materials, authors are responsible for necessary written permission from the concerned persons or institutions.
15. Separate from your manuscript, your submission should contain enumerating the following details in a separate page.
16. Author(s) must strictly adhere to guidelines, failing which their submissions may not be considered.
17. Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: Within 30 days from the date of Submission.
Plagiarism policy: Every paper should accompany a similarity index report in Turnitinanti plagiarism software. The plagiarism percentage should not exceed 10% per cent (excluding 8 words). Further it should not be more than one percent from one source.
Editor –in- Chief: Dr. Vikramendra Kumar, Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India,
e-mail: siiseditor@gmail.com
