About the Journal

Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (SH&SS) is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed, double-blind, interdisciplinary journal published by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, with its first issue rolling out in 1994. The Journal was conceived along with the inception of the Inter-University Center to fill in for the much needed platform that promoted theoretical thinking and conceptual clarifications. The Journal engages, on a conceptual plane, with issues relating to our understanding of man, civilization, culture, and society. It takes this concern as both its regulative, as well as constitutive, maxim.

Abstracting and Indexing Information: SH&SS is now indexed in Google Scholar and UGC-CARE

Language: Manuscripts (only in English) should use British spelling and typographical conventions

Article processing charges: There is no publication fee

Publication Frequency: Bi-annual

Starting Year: 1994

Subject Coverage: Humanities and Social Sciences (man, civilization, culture, and society)

Aims and Scope:

Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (SH&SS) is an important addition to the activities of the Inter-University Centre which is a part of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. SH&SS is a peer-reviewed journal that welcomes high-quality manuscripts on both theoretical thinking and debate related to the understanding of man, civilization, culture, and society. It will encourage issues relating to our understanding of man, civilization, culture, and society. The primary goal of the journal is to maintain high-quality publications. The journal shall do our utmost to see that it does achieve the standards of excellence that we have set for it and that it makes an authentic contribution to the understanding of our contemporary predicaments.

Contributors may send in their submissions on or before June 15, 2025 to shss@iias.ac.in and mention “Summer Issue” in the subject of the email. Before submitting the manuscript, it would be advisable to go through the guidelines for authors as well as the paper review and anti-plagiarism policy available on the Institute’s website. Please note that no publication fee is charged. Contributors are also requested to wait for three months before sending in enquiries regarding acceptance/consideration of submissions.