The contributors may submit original unpublished papers of 5000-10000 words length any time in a year with a declaration that it is not being considered for publication anywhere else. The contributors should strictly follow the reference style of the journal.

Each manuscript should contain:

• i. Title page with full title and a short title to be used as running head. For the purpose of blind review, the name of the author with status/affiliation and address for correspondence/phone/email should be given on a separate sheet.
• ii. A brief abstract of the paper within 150 words.
• iii. About 6-10 keywords.
• iv. End-notes should contain superscript numbers at the end of the main text and be placed before references.

Social Trends also invites brief notes on on-going research and book reviews (not exceeding 2000 words) on recently published books. Only soft copies of the articles/book reviews/ research notes should be sent to the editor by email: [email protected], [email protected]

For the sake of confidentiality authors are requested not to mention their name(s) in the main body of the text and not to leave a hint in the text that could disclose the identity of the author(s) [viz., sentence like ‘For details vide my work/ article’ must be avoided]. The first page of the article/ paper should contain only the title of the paper, an abstract (within 150 words) and a few keywords (not more than 10). A separate sheet containing the author’s details (address for communication) and a declaration that the article/paper has not been published elsewhere and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere should be attached.

Every article is reviewed by two experts/reviewers in the relevant field and the comments/suggestions of the experts/reviewers are communicated to the author. The final decision about publication is taken by the editors depending on whether the author/authors have revised/corrected the paper in line with the suggestions/comments of the experts. The editors take the final decision about rejection or selection of a paper while adhering to the laid down principles and standard of the journal.

The names and email addresses entered in Social Trends: Journal of the Department of Sociology and the website will be used exclusively for the purposes of the journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. The personal information is necessary for processing and publication of the contributors submitted to the Department. Contributors are requested to mention the names, affiliation and contact details; including postal address, emails, phone numbers and fax numbers.

The journal follows the copy rights laws. All rights are reserved. No part of the articles, excepting brief quotations, can be published/reproduced without the written permission of the editor.

Social Trends publishes articles based on original research following all ethical standards. The unpublished articles from young and established scholars in the field of social sciences are processed through double blind peer-review before publication. The journal also publishes book reviews.

Author/s shall be held responsible for breach of UGC norms on plagiarism. UGC notifications issued from time to time shall be binding on the author/s and all other concerned persons in this regard.( link regarding anti plagiarism initiative : Click Here )

No payment is made to the author/s for publication in this journal. No amount of fee is charged from the authors for any publication in the journal. The contributors will receive hard copy and pdf copy of the journal but no off-print of the article.

The soft copies of all the volumes of the journal are uploaded to the journal website for anyone to access for free. Free hard copies are distributed among the noted social scientists and sent to the university libraries and concerned departments of the universities and colleges.

University of North Bengal provides the financial support for the annual publication of Social Trends, Journal of The Department of Sociology