Rabindra Bharati University Journal of Economics

Editorial Board:

Advisory Board

• Professor Anjan Mukherji, CESP, JNU
• Professor Anup Sinha, IIM, Kolkata
• Professor Sanat Kumar Bhaumik, Patliputra School of Economics, Patna
• Professor Tarun Kabiraj, ISI, Kolkata
• Professor Soumyen Sikdar, IIM, Kolkata
• Professor Anjan Kumar Chakrabarti, CU
• Professor Achin Chakraborty, IDSK
• Professor Priya P Sangameswaran, CSSS, Kolkata
• Professor Sukanta Bhattacharya, CU
• Professor Runa Sarkar, IIM, Kolkata
   

About the Journal

Rabindra Bharati University Journal of Economics (RBUJE), a refereed journal, publishes theoretical as well as empirical research papers relating to all facets of Economics. The manuscripts are taken forward for double-blindfold peer review. The journal invites original research papers on the economic and social issues related to industry, agriculture, labor, trade, environment, natural resource, education, health, poverty, inequality, gender etc. Hard-copy of the journal is published annually since 2007, with the ISSN no (0975-802X). At present Volume XII of the journal has been published.
 

RBUJE is fully funded by Rabindra Bharati University. The Journal claims NO PROCESSING FEES at any stage.

• Research papers can be submitted throughout the year.
• A paper submitted is scrutinized by the board of Editors of the journal and a preliminary screening is made on the basis of  importance of the research issue, depth of the subject-matter, review of literature, methodology followed, citation and reference standards etc.
• A paper selected through this preliminary screening is then sent to two anonymous referees with expertise in the specific area of research for adjudication.
• Based on comments of the referees a paper is accepted for publication.
   

• RBUJE follows a rigorous double-blind reviewing policy.
• A research paper is reviewed by two anonymous referees. On the basis of their recommendations the paper is Accepted/Accepted subject to minor modification/Accepted subject to significant modification/Rejected. The RBUJE aims to arrive at this initial decision within 3 months from the date of submission of the paper.
• Necessary changes recommended by the concerned referees are intimated to the corresponding author through email. The revised version of the paper must be submitted within two weeks from the date of intimation.
• A revised paper is examined by the same referees. On the basis of their report the paper is either Accepted or Rejected. The RBUJE aims to intimate the final decision within a month from the date of receipt of the revised paper.

• On the basis of the recommendations of the concerned referees the editorial board takes the decision of publishing a paper.
• Acceptance of a paper is intimated to the corresponding author through email.
• A Pre-Publication Author’s Disclosure Form will be sent to the corresponding author.
• Each author of the accepted paper will have to sign the form and scanned copy of the same has to be sent to the Chief-Editor of the journal in 2020 at pkp61@rbu.ac.in / pkp61@rediffmail.com within a week.
• Copyright of published papers will rest with Rabindra Bharati University Journal of Economics (RBUJE). Each author will receive a copy of the journal issue that contains his/her paper.

• The authors should send soft copy of the paper to the Chief-Editor of the journal in 2020 to the following email id: pkp61@rbu.ac.in/ pkp61@rediffmail.com.
• Receipt of the paper will be acknowledged within a week. Paper submission can be made throughout the year.
• Only the papers received before 30th June of a year will be considered for publication in the issue of the journal for the next issue.
• The first page of the manuscript (cover page) should contain (i) Full Name, (ii) Designation, (iii) Institution and Address, (iv) Corresponding Address of all the authors of the paper. Email address of the corresponding author must also be mentioned therein.
• The actual paper should commence from the second page containing (i) Title, (ii) Abstract (within 300 words), (iii) Key Words and (iv) JEL Classification and (v) Main Paper.
• The authors’ name and affiliation should not appear anywhere in the manuscript except in the first page (cover page).

• All Papers must be typed in Ms-Word (Font: Times New Roman, font size: 12, double spacing with one inch margin on all sides). A paper must be around 8000 words. An abstract (within 300 words) must accompany the paper.
• Papers published (or submitted for publication) elsewhere should not be sent. If the paper has been presented in a Conference or Seminar that should be indicated.
• Footnotes should be indicated consecutively in the text using superscript numbers. Use of footnotes and italics should be kept at the minimum.
• Bibliographical references should be given in full, in alphabetical order at the end of the paper.
• Quotations must be carefully checked and citations in the text must read thus (Hicks, 1993). References in the bibliography should be done following APA citation style.
• Tables, both in text or in appendices should be consecutively numbered using numerals on the top and appropriately titled. Sources and explanatory notes (if any) should be given below the table.
• Mathematical expressions should be presented in a way that will be easily printable.
• Diagrams should be clearly drawn in black with all axes clearly positioned. Diagrams should be inserted in the text with appropriate numbering and should be in compatible formats.
• Cite sentences or words taken from other works with single quotation mark; use double quotation marks only
• within quotations. Separate quotations exceeding fifty words from the text and indent them on the left. Unless the entire sentence is part of the quotation, the punctuation must remain outside the quotation marks.
• Write numerals between one and ninety-nine in words, and 100 and above in figures. However, the following are to be in figures only: distance: 3 km; age: 32 years old; percentage: 64 percent; century: 20th century; and years: 1990s.
• Write out a series of years in full, for example, 1980-1993 (not 1980-93); refer to a decade without an apostrophe, for example, the 1990s (not the 1990's); for specific dates, cite day month and year in that order, for example, 25 May 2004.
• The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit or to reject any material submitted for publication without assigning any reason to the author(s).
   

The publication of an article in this journal is a direct reflection of the author/s individual creative endeavor so far as the subject domain is concerned. Therefore it is expected that a quality of standard should be maintained by the author/s and the affiliated institutions that support them. With the quality of thought, literature, language it is very important and expected to agree upon standard of ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author/s, the journal editor, the peer-reviewers and the publisher.

We try our best to maintain ethics before publishing any article. Sincere effort is made for avoiding copyright violation and plagiarism. Author/s are asked a declaration in this matter in terms of Author’s Disclosure Form.
 

• The manuscript/s should not be published elsewhere on any previous occasion (partly or in full) and should also not be submitted to more than one journal at a time;
• All presented data should be original.
• Any fictitious or plagiarised data/ materials should not be presented by the author/s. Proper acknowledgement of other’s works must be made.
• Author/s should refrain from misrepresenting research results.

• Try to accept & maintain high quality of this departmental endeavor.
• Never bias with gender, religion, designation or affiliation of the author/s at any level of the publication process.
• Strictly promises to conceal the identity of both the reviewer/s and the author/s from each side.

Reviewer/s is humbly requested to

• examine the blind manuscript/s thoroughly
• help us to maintain the quality and standard of the journal
• maintaining the confidentiality of every information regarding review process
   

Department of Economics
Rabindra Bharati University
Emerald Bower Campus
56A, B.T. Road, Kolkata – 700 050
Email: registrar@rbu.ac.in

• Vols. XIII-XIV, 2019-2020
• Vol. - XV, December, 2021
• Vol. - XVI, December, 2022
• Vol. - XVII, December, 2023

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