Welcome to Damodar Gabeshana Patrika or Damodar Journal. What is our Aims and Scope ? Read carefully this article to know that.
Aims
Damodar Gabeshana Patrika (Damodar Journal) is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary academic research journal committed to fostering scholarly inquiry, critical thought, and indigenous knowledge systems. Named after the historic and culturally significant Damodar river basin, the journal aims to provide an intellectual platform for academicians, researchers, social scientists, and independent scholars to publish original, high-quality, and methodologically sound research.
Objectives
The primary objectives of the journal are:
- To bridge regional, national, and global perspectives by encouraging research focused on local socio-economic, ecological, and cultural realities alongside broader academic discourses.
- To promote interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research across the humanities, social sciences, environmental studies, and regional development.
- To support bilingual and vernacular academic discourse (primarily English and Bengali) to make critical scholarship accessible to both local communities and international academia.
- To adhere to high standards of academic integrity, rigorous double-blind peer review, and ethical publishing practices.
Scope
The journal invites original research papers, critical review articles, case studies, field reports, and book reviews. Its thematic coverage spans, but is not limited to, the following domains:
1. Humanities & Cultural Studies
- Bengali literature, linguistics, folklore, and oral traditions.
- History, historiography, and archaeological studies of Bengal and Eastern India.
- Philosophy, ethics, indigenous belief systems, and religious studies.
- Performing arts, visual culture, and heritage conservation.
2. Social Sciences & Regional Development
- Sociology, rural transformation, tribal studies, and community livelihoods.
- Political science, public policy, local self-governance, and human rights.
- Economics, agrarian systems, microfinance, and regional economic disparities.
- Education policy, vernacular pedagogy, and social inclusivity.
3. Environmental & Geographic Studies (Special Regional Focus)
- Ecology, hydrology, and environmental dynamics of river basins (with special interest in the Damodar Valley and Gangetic plains).
- Flood management, climate resilience, and natural resource governance.
- Industrialization, mining impacts, labor migration, and urban planning.
- Sustainable rural development and community-led ecological conservation.