South Asian Studies

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes high-quality, original research in the arts and humanities of South Asia and from across the South Asian Diaspora.

The journal's remit encompasses a broad range of time periods, from the ancient to the contemporary, and welcomes submissions that explore the historical, visual, and literary cultures of South Asia.

The journal invites original analysis of unfamiliar corpuses of textual and visual materials, landscapes, architectures, and artefacts.

The methodological remit of South Asian Studies encompasses historical, archaeological, art historical, literary, musicological, cinematic, heritage, and media studies.

The geographical focus of the journal is that of BASAS: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, and the South Asian Diaspora.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.113

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	15

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28077

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Southern Neolithic Cultivation Systems: A Reconstruction based on Archaeobotanical Evidence

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Dorian Q, Ravi, P. C.

• Exile and Return: The Reinvention of Buddhism and Buddhist Sites in Modern India

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Upinder

• Some Thoughts on the Representation and Misrepresentation of the Colonial South Asian Labour Diaspora

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Crispin

• Ancient irrigation works in the Sanchi area: an archaeological and hydrological investigation

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Julia, John

• Water Management, Patronage Networks and Religious Change: New evidence from the Sanchi dam complex and counterparts in Gujarat and Sri Lanka

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Julia, John

• The Afterlives of Monuments

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Deborah

• Guide to the Asokan inscriptions

  Citation: 16

  Authors: F. R., K. R.

• Cultural Development of the Prehistoric Period in North Gujarat with Reference to Western India

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Kuldeep K.

• Evidence of Neolithic Cattle-Penning at Budihal, Gulbarga District, Karnataka

  Citation: 15

  Authors: K.

• An Acheulian Workshop at Ziarat Pir Shaban on the Rohri Hills, Sindh, Pakistan

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Paolo, M., Fabio

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