St Xaviers University Kolkata Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (SXUKJIR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal published annually by St. Xavier's University, Kolkata. Committed to the highest standard of excellence in interdisciplinary research, and inspired by the values of our cherished institution, issues of SXUKJIR shall comprise of research articles, reviews, case studies, and critical commentaries. Contributions to our journal are solicited from St. Xavier’s faculty and students, as well as from the broader academic community in India and abroad. We look forward to publishing cutting-edge research exploring the following fields as well as their interstices: English, Economics, Psychology, Social Work, Mass Communication, Commerce and Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, Statistics, and Law.
The first and second volumes of SXUKJIR were published in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The ISSN number for the journal is 2584-055X (Print). The journal levies no submission/publication charges for publishing papers. It is published once a year by the St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, Action Area III, B, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal- 700160. The journal's format is both print and online. We adhere to strict quality-control procedures, including a double-blind peer-review process and plagiarism detection through Turnitin.
UGC recommends publishing papers in either peer-reviewed journals (refereed journals), or in the journals approved by UGC-CARE, or journals indexed in Scopus or Web of Science. SXUKJIR is a peer reviewed journal and therefore fitting within UGC’s recommendations.
Board Members
- Rev. Dr. Fr. John Felix Raj S. J., Chairperson, Vice-Chancellor
- Dr. Prayag Ray, Editor, Department of English
- Dr. Bidisha Kantha, Associate Editor, Xavier Law School
- Dr. Ashok Mohapatra, Member, Department of English
- Dr. Sayantan Bandhu Majumder, Member, Department of Economics
- Dr. Manali Bhattacharya, Member, Department of Mass Communication
- Dr. Rupa Biswas, Member, Department of Social Work
- Dr. Susmita Halder, Member, Department of Psychology
- Dr. Mononita Kundu Das, Member, Xavier Law School
- Dr. Tutun Mukherjee, Member, Xavier Business School
- Dr. Tanushree Biswas, Member, Xavier Business School
- Dr. Tuhin Utsab Paul, Member, Department of Computer Science
- Dr. Monalika Dey, Member, Faculty of Commerce and Management
- Dr. Stephen G., Member, Law Librarian
- Mr. Malay Mitra, Member, IT Coordinator
Fields of Research/Research Areas
We are looking for research articles within the following disciplines, as well as inter-disciplinary work exploring their interstices, or cutting across disciplinary boundaries:
- Literary Studies
- Social Work
- Mass Communication
- Economics
- Psychology
- Commerce and Management
- Business Administration
- Computer Science
- Statistic
- Law
Our third volume (2025) is on the theme of “Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development” The Call for Papers (CFP) is given below:
The St Xaviers University Kolkata Journal of Interdisciplinary Research invites submissions for its upcoming issue (Volume 3: 2025) focused on "Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development." This special issue aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and advance knowledge on pressing environmental challenges and pathways towards sustainable practices. We welcome submissions exploring topics such as climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, environmental justice, and policy innovation for sustainability, with a focus on interdisciplinary perspectives.
The deadline for submissions is 15th August 2024.
Sub-Themes/Suggested Areas
- Ecocriticism and environmental literature
- Representations of nature in literary works
- Economic impacts of climate change
- Sustainable development and economic growth
- The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals
- Mental health impacts of climate change
- Environmental social work and community development
- Advocacy for environmental justice and equity
- Media framing of environmental issues
- Environmental communication strategies and campaigns
- Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER)
- Sustainable business practices and green supply chains
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing
- Environmental applications of Information Technology
- Data analytics for environmental monitoring and management
- Statistical methods for environmental data analysis
- Modelling environmental trends and patterns
- Environmental law and policy analysis
- Legal strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Instructions for Authors and Submission Guidelines
- Submissions should be emailed to editornihilultra@sxuk.edu.in
- We accept research articles, reviews, case studies, and critical commentaries of no more than 6,000 words' length (excluding bibliography). Articles are to be formatted following the Author-Date (Harvard) referencing style. Articles that have not followed the Author-Date referencing style will not be accepted. A detailed overview of the Author-Date style can be found on our website. View link
- Special instructions are provided for submissions in Economics. View instructions
- Special instructions are provided for submissions in Law. View Instructions
- Submissions are to be sent in any of the following file formats: Microsoft word (DOC, DOCX), Rich text format (RTF), TeX/LaTeX. We shall accept one submission per author only.
- Plagiarism is defined in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, as "the failure to give appropriate acknowledgment when repeating or paraphrasing another's wording" (2009, p.52). Please do not send us plagiarised work. All submissions to our journal are screened through TurnitIn, which detects any unoriginal work and identifies its source as well. The maximum allowable similarity score is 20%, and any manuscript with a higher similarity score will be considered ineligibly. We consider the copying of four or more consecutive words directly from a source, without citing it, as the most direct form of plagiarism. This does not include proper nouns, or common phrases such as "it might be argued that.." Passing off another scholar's original ideas as one's own by merely changing a few words-i.e., paraphrasing without citation-also constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism, if detected, immediately disqualifies an article for publication.
- We are working on a short deadline for our second volume. Authors selected for publication shall be informed by the first week of November 2024, and sent feedback from peer reviewers shortly thereafter. They will be expected to return their work after incorporating suggested changes within a month.
- We do not pay authors for publication, nor do we accept paid publications; however, authors shall receive a complementary print copy of the issue their work is published in.
- Submitted articles will only be considered valid if they have a title. Articles should also be accompanied by an abstract (max. 500 words), a list of keywords (no more than 8), and a brief bio-note (no more than 300 words). The order should be as follows: Page 1: abstract and keywords. Page 2: bio-note. Page 3 onwards: full article. The Bibliography should begin on a fresh page.
- Please note the following formatting guidelines: articles are to be submitted in the Times New Roman font, size 12, and using 1.5 spacing. Indentation: first line of each new paragraph. The text should not be in two or more columns.
- All images, graphs, diagrams, etc., that have been sourced from somewhere else, must be cited. Authors must acquire rights to reproduce copyrighted images, or use only copyright-free images, if required at all.
- The copyright for published articles belongs to the journal. Authors will be sent a copyrights form once their article is accepted for publication, by which they transfer the copyright to SXUKJIR.
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