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.

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. Authors may be required to revise / recast their articles within two weeks, if suggested by the reviewer and communicated by the editors.  Relevance of the subject matter and qualitative standard of the articles are the only criteria for publication.  Contributors are required to send two Print Copies of articles (signed by the author at the end) typed in Bengali Unicode (Avra – Kalpurush) font in 14 points for Bengali articles and for English articles in Times New Roman in 12 points. One Soft Copy is also to be sent in word file through email to > editor.samajjijnasa@gmail.com / A message (SMS) should be sent to the editors after dispatching the article.

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 Peer Review System is followed. Contributors must carefully check spelling, grammar, and related aspects of the texts before sending. Article published earlier will not be considered for publication. 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. Concerned author is responsible for any opinion expressed by him/her. Publisher or / and editor of the Journal has no liability in this respect. Tables, Charts, Graphs and Photos generally are not accepted.  Attachments are required to be sent as scanned copy of the same, if considered exceptionally necessary for enhancing the authenticity and quality of the paper. Contributors are intimated if their articles are accepted for publication by September of the concerned year. 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 only.  Copies not selected for publication will be destroyed. Contributors are requested to keep duplicate copies with themselves. 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:

Title(Specific and clear) Introduction including brief discussions about the nature and subject matter (abstract and keywords are not necessarily required) 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 study (or nature and sources of information- both primary and secondary) is to be incorporated. Emphasis should be given on original sources of information. The main objective of this part of the article should emphasize the justification, relevance and method to be followed. Main bodyof the article should be divided into Sections and Sub-sections (if necessary) with headings and sub headings. This part of the article will deal with issues and areas of study and findings. Conclusion(s), Summary/Observation (as considered appropriate) indicating future course of study should be included. Word limits, In-text citations, Notes (if necessary) and References are strictly to be followed by the author.

Notes may be inserted within brackets to explain, elaborate or even to disagree on a point in the text appropriately in the following manner [Note. i/ii/iii] and the same to be explained below the text one after another in the same order before the References as: Note. i, Note. ii, Note. iii.

In-text citations are used to acknowledge the authors of ideas and the quotes in the body and are brief references to the sources given in parentheses in the main body of the work and include author’s last name with the year of publication and page numbers as the example follows: (Gramsci, 1971:353) 1 / (Hughes-Warrington: 2008: 146-55) 2 / (The Hindu. 31-03-26 / The Indian Express,20-03-26)3 The citations as above shall be elaborated in the references in consecutive serial (numerical) order in references to avoid confusions. Examples:

(1) Gramsci, Antonio. 1971. Selections from the Prison Notebooks. New York: International Publishers, p.353. (2) Hughes-Warrington, Marnie. 2008. “G W F Hegel, 1770-1831”, in Fifty Key Thinkers of History, (Second edition). London and New York: Routledge, pp. 146-155. (3) The Hindu. Kolkata. 31, March, 2026. / Suhas Palshikar, “Motion Against Speaker, CEC point to a wider trust deficit. That is the real worry.” Indian Express, New Delhi. 20 March, 2026. p. 12.

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’ shall consist of author(s)’s last name(s), followed by first name(s). Year of  Publication. the title of the work (Italics). Place (:), Name of the Publishers, Page numbers.

Use of further Shortened Citations consists of Author(s)’s last name(s). Year: the page number(s) instead of ‘ibid.’ and ‘op.cit’. Bibliography is not required. 

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. Separate Bibliography will not be printed. 

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

Books and MonographsOne Author: Include the Author’s last name followed by first name. The year. Title of the book (italics). Place of publication: Name of Publisher, page number(s). 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.

Two Authors: Connect the Authors’ last names followed by first names, with and name of the second author. The Year. Title of the book (italics). Place of publication: Name of the Publisher, page number.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.41-47. Shortened citations are required instead of “ibid” and “cit”.More than Two Authors: List Authors’ last name followed by first name and (connect) each author’s name accordingly separated by semi-colon with ‘and’ before the last author. List each Author’s followed by first name and connect each author’s name accordingly separated by semi-  colon with ‘and’ before the last author.  Then add the year (etc.) … then page numbers(s) as  above.Simon, Herbert; Smithsbury, Donald W. and Thompson, Victor A. 1950. Public Administration. New York: Alfred A. Kropt. pp. 18-29.In case of repeating the reference, it will be as follows: Simon, Smithsbury and Thompson. 1950.      pp. 38-49. Shortened citations are required instead of “ibid” and “op.cit”. In case of edited Volumes: Author’s Last name(s) followed by first name(s). Year. “Name of the Article” in (italics), in (Name of the Editor) edited, (Name of the Book). Place of Publication: Publisher, p./pp. In case of Journals/ Periodicals: Author’s Name(s). Year. “Name of the Article,” in Name of the Journal (italics), vol. (no.). Year. Place of Publication: Publisher. Pages. In case of Online Journals: Author’s name. Year. ‘Name of the article’, Name of the Journal (italics) DOI or URL or browser’s address bar (http:/www…), Date of Access. In case Seminar Papers etc. Contributor. Year. “Name of the Paper,” Name of the Seminar, Place and Organization, Date. Internet Sources: Author, “Name of the article.”  Name of the sources, <http://www > (Date of Access). e.g., for, Sekhar Bandyopadhyay.2009. Decolonization in South Asia: Meanings of Freedom in Post-independence West Bengal, 1947-52. For Daily Newspapers: (for Articles), Author’s Name and “Title / Heading / Name of the article” Name of the News Paper/Daily (italics). “Place of Publication, date, page no… (eg. The Telegraph. Ramchandra Guha, “Inhuman Affairs,” Kolkata. 21 March, 2026. p. 11.

NB: For further information about Guidelines contributors are requested to contact the editors   before sending their articles.

 (updated in April, 2026)

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. 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. The centre is also not able to make payment of honorarium to the contributors for their papers etc. to the journal at this stage. 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. 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. 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.