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 volume of SXUKJIR was published on 6th February 2023, and the second volume is due to be published in 2024. The ISSN number for the journal is currently in process, and is expected within 2-3 months. 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. Rupsa Banerjee, 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. Anuradha Roy Chowdhury, 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

External Board Members

• Dr. Arka Chattopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Gandhinagar
• Dr. Ranjanendra Narayan Nag, Professor, Department of Economics, St. Xavier's College, Kolkata
• Dr. Asok Kumar Sarkar, Professor, Department of Social Work and Principal, Palli Samgathana Vibhaga, Visva-Bharati
• Dr. Jadab Krishna Das, Professor, Department of Commerce, and Director, IQAC, University of Calcutta
• Dr. Sankarshan Basu, Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

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 second volume (2024) is on the theme of “Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries.” The Call for Papers (CFP) is given below:

Disciplinary boundaries have traditionally acted as both guidelines and limitations to the creation of knowledge. However, many groundbreaking discoveries and paradigm shifts—whether in quantum biology, digital humanities, or behavioural economics—have emerged at the intersections of disciplines. Volume 2 (2024) of SXUKJIR seeks to explore the possibilities that lie beyond, or in between the boundaries of traditional academic silos.

We invite researchers to submit original research papers that highlight the power of interdisciplinary research. These may, for instance, explore innovation through methodological hybridization, cross-pollination of ideas from one discipline to another, integration of diverse disciplinary perspectives, and the challenges that might arise from interdisciplinary work. We especially welcome articles with a focus on social issues and global challenges, aligned with the transformative values of the Jesuit charism.

The deadline for submissions is 30th September 2023.

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 2023, 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.