About this journal

South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies is a refereed journal which provides a forum for scholarly research, comment and discussion on the history, society, economy, culture and international relations of the South Asian region, drawing on a range of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences. We aim to publish cutting edge, innovative, conceptually interesting, original case studies and new research, which shape and lead debates in South Asian studies. We do not publish econometric analyses or policy papers.

The journal is published six times a year; ordinarily there is at least one issue dedicated to a topical theme per volume. Published since 1971, South Asia is the world's senior journal of record for the South Asian region, published under the authority of the South Asian Studies Association of Australia.

Members of the South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA) receive South Asia as part of their membership and free access to all back issues via the Taylor & Francis website.

Peer Review Statement
Submissions need to be under 9,000 words, inclusive of footnotes (if a paper is accepted, we will allow for a creep of another 1000 words during the resubmission process). As long as general scholarly conventions are followed, submissions are not required to be in the journal style, although footnotes are appreciated. Authors must include an abstract at the time of submission. Papers must be the author’s original work, not published anywhere previously (including online), and not under review or consideration by any other outlet.

There are up to three layers of review which the paper needs to pass (a preliminary review by the Editor; a more specialised review by an Associate Editor; and if the paper is deemed to be important and relevant to the journal’s scope, it is sent out to two external reviewers, specialists in the field). Wherever possible, we endeavour to have all external reviews completed within three months. After external review, papers are either accepted (almost invariably with revisions), or declined. All external reviews are double anonymized (in which neither the author nor the reviewer’s identities are known outside the editorial office). In the interests of enhancing scholarship in the field, papers that are not accepted will still be provided with readers’ reports (papers that are only reviewed internally will not be provided with extensive feedback).

We endeavour to publish material expeditiously. Wherever possible, papers accepted for publication take approximately eighteen months to appear in print, and about 12 months in electronic form. We work with our publisher, Taylor & Francis, to market published papers through social media and academic networks in order to put them in the hands of eminent readers and to reach as broad an audience as possible. Our marketing is aimed at enhancing the journal’s impact on the field.

Book Reviews
Books for review should be sent to Dr George Jose, A6-131, Arts & Humanities Building, PO Box 129188, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Email: [email protected].

Book Reviews Policy
South Asia seeks to review academic books that advance academic debates in South Asian Studies. We do not review translations, fiction, poetry, or self-published books. We do not accept, and given our resource constraints in the current crisis, even respond to, unsolicited book reviews. We will also prioritise the books of early career scholars.

Co-Editors
Shameem Black, Australian National University
Priya Chacko, University of Adelaide
Jason Cons, University of Texas at Austin
Ali Usman Qasmi, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

Book Reviews Editor
Andrew McDowell, Tulane University

Editorial and Production Manager
Mhairi Montgomery

Social Media Editor
Nimi Techi, Western Sydney University

Associate Editors
Adam Bowles, University of Queensland
Usha Iyer, Stanford University
Benjamin Schonthal, University of Otago, NZ
J. Barton Scott, University of Toronto
Jeevan Sharma, University of Edinburgh
Sinderpal Singh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore / US NAval Academy
Malini Sur, Western Sydney University
Sonja M. Thomas, Colby College, Waterville, ME

Editorial Committee
Meera Ashar, Australian National University
Greg Bailey, La Trobe University
Howard Brasted, University of New England
Ian Copland, Monash University
Ruchira Ganguly-Scrase, RMIT University
Michael Gillan, University of Western Australia
Jim Masselos, University of Sydney
Haripriya Rangan, University of Melbourne

International Advisory Board
Sadaf Ahmad, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Ulka Anjaria, Brandeis University, Boston, MA
Debjani Bhattacharyya, Universität Zürich
Radhika Govindrajan, University of Washington, Seattle
Charu Gupta, University of Delhi
Iftekhar Iqbal, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Chinnaiah Jangam, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Craig Jeffrey, University of Melbourne
Robin Jeffrey, National University of Singapore
Tahir Kamran, Government College University, Lahore
Gyanesh Kudaisya, National University of Singapore
Nita Kumar, Claremont McKenna College
Laura Kunreuther, Bard College, NY
Philip A. Lutgendorf, University of Iowa
Kama Maclean, University of Heidelberg
Duncan McDuie-Ra, University of Newcastle
Anu Muhammad, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
Sumathi Ramaswamy, Duke University, Durham, NC
Ursula Rao, Max Planck Institute, Halle/Leipzig University, Germany
Taylor C. Sherman, London School of Economics and Political Science
Sanjay Srivastava, SOAS University of London
Nira Wickramasinghe, Leiden University
Chitralekha Zutshi, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

South Asian Studies Association of Australia
President: Adam Bowles, University of Queensland
Secretary: Keshab Giri, University of Sydney
Hon. Treasurer: Jagjit Plahe, Monash University
Executive Officer: Nimi Techi, Western Sydney University
Committee: Seema Khan, Stuti Bhatnagar, Craig Jeffrey, Marika Vicziany, Zahid Ahmed, Srinjoy Bose

The South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA) represents scholars whose interests are in the South Asian region. It is not strictly focussed, either geographically or by discipline. Generally, it covers the countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afganistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and the Himalayan states but the disaporic nature of south Asian cultures and the supra-national influences on the region mean that the interests of scholars may extend well beyond the borders of these states.

For more information on how to join the Association, please contact Tom Barnes, [email protected].

Please note: Members of the South Asian Studies Association will receive South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies as part of their membership.