Social Change

Aims & Scope

Social Change, an interdisciplinary social science journal started in 1971, carries research papers, perspective essays and commentaries devoted to issues of social change and development in India, as well as Asia, Africa and Latin America, though not excluding relevant studies from Europe and North America.

Its book reviews and review articles, covering publications from India and abroad, reflect on trends in scholarly thought in the global realm.

Even though the journal devotes considerable attention to publishing articles on the Indian development experience, it values global scholarship on social change.

An international Editorial Board of eminent experts is actively involved in helping the journal to pursue its goals.

Regular contributions from foreign scholars and an expanding global readership testify to this.

Sponsored by the Council for Social Development, the journal aims to analyse and assess ideas, policies and practices concerning the interests of marginalised groups.

Social, economic, cultural and political dimensions of social change, especially in relation to changing conditions of social groups, are of interest to the journal.

Issues of social development, especially health, education, social welfare, environment, urbanisation, migration, displacement, rural problems and human rights are particularly sought after areas.

Articles on the rights of women, children, disabled, minorities, marginal farmers and unorganised workers are especially welcome.

Through its periodic special thematic issues the journal attempts to capture the current state of academic discourse.

Social Change is a double-anonymised, refereed journal and seeks to maintain high standards of serious scholarship.

It tries to ensure that empirically grounded contributions are theoretically informed and theoretical and policy essays are rooted in empirical evidence.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• How Inclusive Is Higher Education in India?

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Jandhyala B.G.

• Urban Development Programmes in India: A Critique of JnNURM

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Debolina

• Book review: Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Aasim

• Re-examining “Displacement”: A Redefinition of Concepts in Development and Conservation Policies

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Michael M.

• Exclusionary Growth, Poverty and India’s Emerging Urban Structure

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Amitabh

• Domestic Violence in Sylhet, Bangladesh: Analysing the Experiences of Abused Women

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Tulshi Kumar, Rituparna, Md. Fakhrul, Amina

• Amenity migration to mountain regions: Current knowledge and a strategic construct for sustainable management

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Romella S., Laurence A.G.

• Gender Disparity in Literacy in India

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Shiv Prakash

• Determinants of Financial Inclusion in Tribal Districts of Odisha: An Empirical Investigation

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Auro Kumar, Bibhuti Bhusan, Naresh Chandra

• Women Entrepreneurship in India: Evidence from Economic Censuses

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Ellina, J. S.