Rabindra Bharati Journal of Political Science

 


 

Name of the Journal: Rabindra Bharati Journal of Political Science
ISSN: 2393 8218
Category: Double-blind Peer-reviewed.
Nature of Publication: Hardcopy and Onliine (Click here for online volumes)
Frequency: Yearly
Publisher: Registrar, Rabindra Bharati University
City: Kolkata - 700050, West Bengal
Country: India
Chief Advisor:
Vice-Chancellor.
Present Chief-Editor: Dr Bankim Chandra Mandal, Professor, Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University,
Email: bankimchmandal@yahoo.com, bankimmandal@rbu.ac.in

 

Present Editorial Board

 

Editorial Advisory Committee

 

About the Journal

The “Rabindra Bharati Journal of Political Science”, an annual double-blind peer-reviewed bilingual journal (English and Bengali) with ISSN, was first published in the year 1999 from the Department of Political Science, Rabindra Bharati University. So far thirteen volumes of the journal have been published covering different areas of the discipline with an emphasis on interdisciplinarity. We have a fairly well-defined Advisory Committee nationally and internationally having subjective specialization. The forthcoming volume is in the University Press.
 
 
Submission and Publication Charges
The Journal claims absolutely NO PROCESSING FEES at any level. It is fully funded by Rabindra Bharati University.
 
 
Publication Policy
Selection Criteria
Articles are invited through wide circulation of notification using online media (Website) and social media across the country generally in the month of March every year. A board of editors and Editorial Advisory Committee selects few suitable articles based on various criteria, such as subject depth, nature of work, methodology followed by the authors, citation and reference standards etc. Selected articles then send to various peers across the country by using blind peer review process for quality judgment. If reviewers allow then we select the article for publication.


The Reviewing Process
 
Rabindra Bharati Journal of Political Science is a refereed journal and thus follows the standard procedure of blind review.
 
 
Final Selection
 
Subject to the Reviewer’s positive comments, the editorial board will take final decision to publish the paper. As there is limited space once the paper is reviewed and accepted the board may decide to publish in the next volume subject to the availability of space.
Author will be informed if paper is not recommended for publication.
 
 
Submission Process
 
The Editorial Board may at times decide to make the upcoming Volume thematic and ask for submission of papers. All manuscripts must be submitted in MS-word (.doc) format through e-mail in the following email address – poljournal@rbu.ac.in
We request the authors to abide by the rules and regulations mentioned in our style sheet (enclosed) regarding citations and acknowledgements in the manuscript. 
After final selection of the article author has to send the corrected soft copy (through email) with one hard copy to the following address along with a DECLARATION stating its originality and not anywhere send for publication before.
 
The complete research paper bearing the following a personal details shall be sent as an attachment to poljournal@rbu.ac.in
1. Name
2. Affiliation
4. Contact Details (Phone No.)
6. Title of the paper
 
Contact
In case any queries/clarification arise, the same can be conveyed to the Head of the Department, Department of Political Science, sending an e-mail to poljournal@rbu.ac.in
 
 
Guidelines for Submission
 

Article Type and Length: The length of the final submission should not exceed 6000 words for research article and 1500 words for book review, including notes and references. There must be a small abstract of not exceeding 200 words along with 5-7 key words.

Format: Authors should prepare their manuscript using Microsoft Word, Times New Roman 12 font, double spaced with adequate margins in the left-hand side.

Authorship: On a separate title page at the beginning, author(s) should mention their name(s), affiliation, designation, e-mail, and contact number.

Declaration: Author(s) must declare that the paper has not been published/considered for publication elsewhere.

Abstract: Not more than 200 words with maximum 5 keywords at the beginning of the paper.

Writing paper in English: British English or English UK is to be followed, particularly in case of spellings.

Style of Reference: The APA 6th referencing with parenthetical style. For example:

Reference types

In-text

Reference list (at the end with alphabetical order)

Book with one author

…(Pilger, 2006, p. 11)

or

Pilger (2006, p. 11) stated…

Pilger, J. (2006). Freedom next time. Delhi: Pearson.

Book with two authors

…(Shaw & Eichbaum, 2008)

or

Shaw and Eichbaum (2008) observed…

Shaw, R., & Eichbaum, C. (2008). Public policy in New Zealand: Institutions, processes and outcomes. Delhi: Pearson Education.

Book with 3 or more authors

…(Watson et al., 2019)

or

Watson et al. (2019) stated that …

Watson, S., Gunasekaran, G., Gedye, M., van Roy, Y., Ross, M., Longdin, L., & Brown, L. (2003). Law of business organisations (4th ed.). London: Palatine Press.

Author of a chapter in an edited book

…(Easton, 2008, p. 5)

Or

according to Easton (2008, p. 5)…

Easton, B. (2008). Does poverty affect health? In K. Dew & A. Matheson (Eds.), Understanding health inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand (pp. 97–106). Otago: Otago University Press.

Journal article

…(Sen, 2014)

or

Sen (2014) stated that…

Sen, B. (2014). An overview of cyberbully in higher education. Adult Learning, 26(1), 21–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045159514558412

Webpage, no date

...(Athletics New Zealand, n.d.) or

Athletics New Zealand (n.d.)…

Athletics New Zealand. (n.d.). Form a new club. http://www.athletics.org.nz/Clubs/Starting-a-New-Club, accessed on…

Webpage, with a date

…(Monaghan, 2019)

or

Monaghan (2019) examines…

Monaghan, E. (2019, December 10). 5 reasons modern slavery at sea is still possible in 2019. Greenpeace. https://bit.ly/2PIXjqc, accessed on…

Newspaper

…(Tillett, 2018).

or

Tillett (2018) warns…

Tillett, A. (2018, May 9). Australians encouraged to age at home. The Australian Financial Review, 5. http://ausfinreview.com/123476, accessed on…


Submission in Bengali: Papers in Bengali are to follow the same guideline for referencing. For, spelling, Samsad Bangla Abhidhan is to be followed. Bengali manuscript should be written in Avro, font size 10.
 
 
Publishing Ethics
 
We strictly follow a blind review process from experts.  We seek to avoid copyright violation, strongly discourage plagiarism substantiated by the declaration mentioned above by the authors.
No processing fees in any stage of the publication in Rabindra Bharati Journal of Political Science have been charged from the Authors. All costs are borne by the University.
We try our best to maintain the above mentioned ethics before publishing any article in our journal.
 
For Authors

Authors should restrain from misrepresenting facts and providing fallacious data which could damage the reputation of the journal

 
 
For Reviewer
 
Requested to examine thoroughly and help us to maintain the quality and standard of the paper;
Maintain the confidentiality of any information related to the paper.
 
 
Where to Send your Article? 
 
To,
Head of the Department (Chief-Editor),
Department of Political Science
Rabindra Bharati University.
56A, B.T. Road
Kolkata-700050
Email- poljournal@rbu.ac.in

 

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