SAMAGAM 2018

Call for Papers

Indian Social Sciences & Humanities Congress

On 14-15 July 2018

At Asutosh College, Kolkata

Last Date of Full Paper Submission: 14 April 2018

Respected Madam/Sir,

We are glad to inform you that original, authentic, scholarly and unpublished research papers are invited from scholars, faculty, researchers, students and fellows for Indian Social Sciences & Humanities Congress 2018 (SAMAGAM) which will be held on 14-15 July 2018 at Asutosh College, 92, Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Road, Kolkata- 700 026, India (close to the ‘Jatin Das Park’ Metro Station and Hazra More; Map: ). All research papers are expected to meet the scientific evidence and academic excellence and will be evaluated by an expert panel of referees in a double fold blind reviewing process. The decision of referees is final and binding. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject any manuscript as unsuitable in topic, style or form; without requesting external review. Each article should be accompanied with a declaration by all the authors that (1) they are the authors of the article in order in which listed; and (2) the article is original, has not been published or presented and has not been submitted for publication elsewhere. It is the author’s responsibility to obtain permission in writing for the use of all previously published material, not that of the editors or organizer/publisher. All views and opinions in Article are the sole responsibility of the author/s concerned. Neither the Editors nor Organizer/Publisher can in anyway, be held responsible for them. The acceptance of papers for presentation/ publication will be conveyed to the authors. The paper should be accompanied by a declaration that the author has contributed his/her own work for publication. Submission of a manuscript implies that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else. All of the accepted research papers (only) will be eligible to be presented and published at the conference and they should register on or before the final registration deadline. Papers without registration will be withdrawn. More than one paper by a Contributor would not be admissible. There will be 15 separate subjects with their proceedings volume with ISSN or ISBN. The contributors are entitled to get a copy of particular proceedings volume containing his/her article free of cost. Each and every volume will be published during the conference. The text of the paper must be word processed. All manuscripts must be neatly typed as DTP and the softcopy of full paper submitted only as MS Word (2003-2007) in the form of a .docx/.doc file (as Attachment/s) containing the author’s name, designation, subject/department, Institution, address for correspondence, Mobile and WhatsApp No. (not as a PDF, JPEG or other format) through email. The file name should be as: subject code_ author name_sarname.doc/.docx (e.g. ). Manuscripts should be within 2000-3000 words (not more than 10 Royal Size Pages) in length including the title, key-words (Maximum 7), abstract (within 100 words), institutional designation, email address, biographical information, appendix (es), references, tables, and figures. Graphs and charts need to be prepared in MS Office (Word/Excel) and not in jpeg or other formats. Use of illustrations and photographs must be limited and separately uploaded/attached as JPEG file. British spelling is preferred. The Last Date of Full Paper Submission: 15###sup/sup### March 14###sup/sup### April 2018 (Saturday). Manuscripts that do not follow this format will be rejected. Registration fee- INR 1200/- (Indian rupees one thousand, two hundred only) for Citizens of India and other SAARC Countries. Registration fee- 100/- USD (one hundred United States dollars only) for foreign nations from other than SAARC Countries. Wide ranging accommodations are available in Kolkata around the vicinity of the Venue of the Conference. No accommodation or travelling allowance will be provided by us. Participants are asked to submit their original research papers in any one of the following subjects:

1. Santali Language, Literature & Culture:

(in Santali as Olchiki Script, Font: Olchiki Optimum)

Subject Code: SNT Email: <samagam.snt@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA 7

2. Sanskrit Language & Literature:

(in Sanskrit as Devanagari Script, Font: Unicode/Kokila & in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: SAN

Email: <samagam.san@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA 7

3. Pali &  Prakrit Language & Literature including the research on Buddhism and Jainism:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: PLI

Email: <samagam.pli@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA.

4. Bengali Language, Literature & Culture:

(in Bengali, Font: Unicode/Avro) Subject Code: BNG

Email: <samagam.bng@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA.

5. Rajbanshi/Kamtapuri Language, Literature & Culture:

(in Rajbanshi/Kamtapuri as Bengali Script, Font: Unicode/Avro) Subject Code: RAJ

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA. 

6. English Languages & Literature, Other Foreign Languages & Literature and Comparative Literature:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: ENG

Email: <samagam.eng@gmail.com>

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA.

7. Philosophy:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: PHI

Email: <samagam.phi@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA.

8. Archaeology & Museology:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: ARC

Email: <samagam.arc@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of APA.

9. History & Heritage:

(in Bengali, Font Unicode/Avro & in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: HIS

Email for History Paper in Bengali: <anchalikitihas@gmail.com> Email for History Paper in English: <samagam.his@gmail.com>

Citation Style: Modified Version of MLA. 

10. Sociology & Anthropology:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: SOC

Email:  Citation Style: APA 6 Ed. 

11. Political Science including International Relations & Human Rights:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: PLS

Email: <samagam.pls@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of Harvard University Style.

12. Economics, Statistics, Development Studies & Commerce:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: ECO

Email: <samagam.eco@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: Modified Version of APA.

13. Education & Psychology:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: EDU

Email: <samagam.edu@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: APA 6 Ed.

14. Geography:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: GEO

Email: <samagam.geo@gmail.com> Citation Style: APA 6 Ed.

15. Library Science, Information Technology, Mass Communication & Journalism:

(in English, Font: Times New Roman) Subject Code: LIB

Email: <samagam.lib@gmail.com> 

Citation Style: APA 6 Ed.

Important Dates & Announcements:

1. Deadline for full article submission along with abstract: 14th April 2018.

2. Initial screening of articles: 7th - 21st April 2018.

3. Review process: 14th - 30th April 2018.

4. Feedback for improvements: 1st - 15th May 2018.

5. Notification of acceptance: 15th -21st May 2018.

6. Online submission of registration fee (only for accepted papers):

15th - 31st May 2018.

7. Online registration & Submission of Declaration Form (only for accepted papers): 15th May - 7th June 2018.

8. Scrutiny & Verification: 8th – 15th June 2018

8. Notification of presentation schedule: 15th - 30th June 2018.

9. Conference: 14th -15th July 2018 (Saturday Rathajatra & Sunday).

Key Steps & Registration Process:

1. Articles Submission

2. Initial Screening

3. Review

4. Correction & Modification

5. Selection

6. Acceptation

7. Online Payment

8. Online Registration Form Fill up & Submission of Declaration Form

9. Scrutiny & Verification

10. Presentation & Publication

We take immense pleasure to invite you and faculty members of your esteemed institution to participate in this conference by presenting research papers on the above theme and sharing thoughts and ideas. Please forward this email to colleagues who might be interested. The details of the conference in Bengali are contained in the attached brochure. Please find the attachment ().

Email: <samagam.org@gmail.com>