Articles of theoretical and empirical nature are welcomed in the areas of Social Science. Please send the submissions by email attachment to loyolajournal1987@gmail.com Submissions made must contain three attachments - 1) the article 2) a signed declaration that it has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere and 3) full correspondence details of the author/s such as official address, affiliation of institution, telephone number, fax and email.

• First author is considered as corresponding author with maximum of 3 authors.

• Article must be original and unpublished and between 6,000-8,000 words.

• Provide an abstract of 250 words along with 4-6 keywords at the end of it.

• Keep all the tables and figures at the end of the paper citing appropriate locations in the text.

• Maps & Photographs to be given in jpeg format.These will be presented in black & white.

• Notes must be endnotes and numbered serially at the end of the article and not at the bottom of the page.

• Provide references in the text with author, year and page number in parenthesis. example: (Srinivas,1966:170).

• Accuratebibliography,not numbered, tobe placedatend of text, max. of 3 pages.

a) Books:

Srinivas, M. N. 1996. Social Change in Modern India. Berkely: University of California Press.

b) Journal Articles:

Pettigrew, T.F. 2008. “Future Directions for Intergroup Contact: Theory and Research”. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 32

(3): 187-99. c) Newspaper Articles:

Balchand, K. 2009.“Quota for Women in all tiers of Panchayat Raj”, The Hindu, Aug.28. p.4.

d) Edited Volumes:

Curson, P. 1989. ‘Paradise Delayed: Epidemics of Infectious Disease in the Industrialized World’. In: J. Clarke , P. Curson, S.L. Kayastha, and P. Nag (eds). Population and Disaster (159-79). Oxford: Blackwell.

e) Internet Sources:

Eg.: Swain, R. B., 2004. “Is Microfinance a Good Poverty Alleviation Strategy?: Evidence from Impact Assessment”.www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template. rc/1.9.25049. [Accessed: 15 May 2013].

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