The main purpose of introducing the Peer-Review system is to assess objectively the quality and relevance of particular articles   /   papers, etc. for inclusion in the Journal for publication as well as soliciting advices and guidelines continuously for quality enhancement keeping in view the current developments and trends in the fields of Social Sciences in particular and in the academic world in general.

The Board of Editors is sincerely committed to having such instructions and advices as and when available from the reviewers and for this purpose ‘Peer-Review Board’ will also act as Board of Advisors until a separate Board of Advisors is formally constituted.

With a view to attaining the purpose stated above, the editors will remain in constant touch with the reviewers while doing their jobs.

This assignment is purely honorary at this stage and hence, the editors will contact individual member(s) keeping in mind the areas of interest of the reviewer concerned so to ascertain his availability (in consideration of his pre-occupations) before sending manuscripts to him with the identification of the contributors concealed.

Postal and related expenses (both ways) in this respect will always be borne by the publishers.

The reviewers are entitled and authorized to send their views and suggestions objectively and independently to the board of editors directly within a month in any manner, they think appropriate.

The reviewers may also suggest changes in Styles and Referencing system and such suggestions will be gladly considered.

The reviewers may also ask established contributors to contribute their papers / articles to this journal for qualitative improvement of the journal and for benefits of students and learners.

Contribution of articles and papers from the reviewers themselves are always welcomed by the Board of Editors.

A complimentary print copy (soft copy, if desired) of the Journal will be sent to each of the reviewers within a week or so, once the journal is published by the publisher.

1. Research Articles in Bengali and English (major emphasis on Bengali) / Papers / Research Notes and original writings (within 4000 words) and Book (current and important) Reviews (1200/1500 words) falling in the category of Social Sciences are considered for publication in the Journal after pre-publication review / endorsement from the members of the Peer-Review Board. Relevance of the subject matter and qualitative standard of the articles are the only criteria for publication. Papers for publication are received in the first half of June and the journal is published annually in December each year. Attempts will also be made for publication of a copy in the month of June, if required.Contributors are required to send two Print Copies of articles (signed by the author at the end) typed in Bengali Unicode (Avra) font or in English Times New Roman in 12 points. One Soft Copy is also to be sent in word file through email > editor.samajjijnasa@gmail.comA message (SMS) should be sent to the editors after dispatching the article.
2. Title of the article, full name of the author, address, designation, institute/ organization of work and contact details requires to be attached in a separate sheet of paper, since the practice of Blind Review System is followed. Contributors must carefully check spelling, grammar, and related aspects of the texts before sending.
3. No article published earlier will be considered for publication.
4. Articles are considered for publication only after taking opinion of the Peer-Review Board. The decision of the Editorial Board is final in this respect.
5. Concerned author is responsible for any opinion expressed by him/her. Publisher or / and editor of the Journal holds no liability in this respect.
6. Tables, Charts, Graphs and Photos generally are not accepted. Such attachments require to be sent as scanned copy, if considered exceptionally necessary for enhancing the authenticity and quality of the paper.
7. Contributors are intimated if their articles are accepted for publication. Authors will be provided with a Soft Copy of the Journal in PDF mode after publication. However, they may be supplied a print copy of the journal either by post or by hand on payment.
8.  Copies not selected for publication will be destroyed. Contributors are requested to communicate if they want to get back the hard copies of non-selected articles while sending their write-ups and should send a self-addressed envelope along with postal stamps of Rs. Fifty only.
9. This journal is meant for Social Sciences, and hence articles must have Reflections, Implications, and Impacts on various contemporary aspects of society and social life – should aim at examining the relevant social issues, theories, models, facts, events, movements etc. in an analytical manner (not simply narratives or descriptive, studies must be both exploratory and analytical) and should include the following:
   1. Title (Specific and clear)
   2. Introduction including a Brief discussion about the nature and subject matter (abstract and keywords are not necessarily required), Background of the proposed study (including brief reviews of important available works or references to the existing works) and the objectives of the proposed discussion, together with methodology / methods of adopted (or nature and sources of information- both primary and secondary), with emphasis on original sources of information.
   3. Main body of the article – to be divided into Sections and Sub sections (if necessary) with headings and sub headings.
   4. Findings, Summary, and Conclusions indicating future course of study.
10. Word limits, In-text citations, Notes (if necessary) and References are strictly required to be followed by the authors.

The 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style with Author-Date system will be followed in all cases. Notes and References will be given at the end of the article. The basic structure of ‘References’ consists of author(s)’s last name(s), followed by first name(s), the title of the work, year of publication, place, and page numbers. Use of further shortened citations consists of author(s)’s last name(s), year and the page number(s) instead of ‘ibid.’ and ‘op.cit.

‘In-text citations’ are used to acknowledge the authors of ideas and the quotes are to be given in parentheses in the article. These consist of author(s)’s last name, followed by the year and page number(s) within first brackets and citation number(s) in Superscripts after the bracket:(Gramsci:1971:353)³ / (Simon, 1992:24)⁶. Punctuations and stop (.) shall be used wherever given in the original text. The citations shall be numbered in the article, one by one after each parenthesis consecutively in serial order.  In case of two authors: the authors’ last names are to relate to “and” before the last author. In case of more than two authors, the same pattern will be followed. In case of No author or No Date, quotation marks around the title of the work and “n.d.” for no date are to be used. The details of these citations are then to be included in the References at the end of the article.

References are to be arranged in serial order following ‘intext citation numbers. Examples of citing references are given below:

1. Books and Monographs
   In case of Single Author: Bhattacharya, Mohit. 2012. Social Theory and Development Administration. New Delhi: Jawahar Publishers & Distributors, p. 99.
   In case of repeating the reference, it will be as follows: Bhattacharya, 2012:99.
   In case of more Authors: Dreze, Jean and Amartya Sen. 2002. India-Development and Participation. New Delhi: Oxford, pp.21-27.
   In case of repeating the reference, it will be as follows: Dreze and Sen, 2002: pp.21-27. Shortened citations are required instead of ibid. and op.cit.
2. Articles Published in edited Volumes
   Author’s Name (Last name followed by first name. year. “Name of the Article,” in (editor’s name) edited, Name of the Book (italics). Place of Publication: Publisher, p.
3. Articles Published in Journals / periodicals
   Author’s Name. year. “Name of the Article,” in Name of the Journal (italics), vol. (no.), year. Place of Publication: Publisher. p.
4. Online Journals
   Author’s name, ‘Name of the article’, DOI or URL (or browser’s address bar (http:/www… (Date of Access).
   https://rnlkwc.ac.in/pdf/anudhyan/volume1/Anudhyan-2016-Front-Page.pdf. 4 March, 2024.
5. Seminar Papers etc.
   Contributor. year. “Name of the Paper,” Name of the Seminar, Place and Organization, Date.
6. Internet Sources
   Author, “Name of the article.” <http://www > (Date of Access). e.g.,
   https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=3YlZGDAAAAAJ&citation for_view=3YlZGDAAAAAJ:zYLM7Y9cAGgC. 4 March,2024.
   for, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay.2009. Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52.
7. Daily Newspapers
   Name of the News Paper (italics), “Title /Heading,” place, and date of Publication (1 March, 2025), pg. no (p. 5).

1. No subscriptions or donation in any manner is required to be paid by the authors or contributors for publication of their papers/articles in the Journal.
2. The members of the Peer-Board will be provided with printed copies (soft copies of the Journal, if necessary), as complimentary copies so that they may constantly guide the editors for continuous enhancement of quality of the journal. The National Library, Kolkata, the NISCAIR, New Delhi, Vidyasagar University Central Library will also be provided with complimentary copies of the journal as and when published.
3. The centre is also not able to make payment of honorarium to the contributors for their papers etc. to the journal at this stage.
4. There is no provision at this stage to enroll annual/regular subscribers of the journal. However, copies of the journal will be available from the office of the Centre and from local book stores (Midnapore) on cash at the printed price.
5. Copies may also be sent to interested readers outside, if requested, by post and in such cases, they will have to bear the postal charges in addition to the cost of the journal after consulting the publisher.
6. The students and life members of the centre may be supplied one copy each at the subsidized rate to be decided by the Publisher/Secretary of the centre.