Economic and Political Weekly
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Former names
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Economic Weekly |
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
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Econ. Polit. Wkly |
| Discipline | Social sciences |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta |
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Sameeksha Trust (India)
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Publication history
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1949-present |
| Frequency | Weekly |
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| ISSN | 0012-9976 |
| LCCN | sa67002009 |
| OCLC no. | 46735231 |
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The Economic and Political Weekly is a weekly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all social sciences. It is published by the Sameeksha Trust and the editor is Paranjoy Guha Thakurta.[1] The Trust appointed Thakurta as the new editor of the Journal with effect from April 1, 2016.[2] His appointment came at a time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the previous editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned in January, 2016.[3]
History[edit]
The journal was established in 1949 as the Economic Weekly and edited by Sachin Chaudhuri.[4] It obtained its current name in 1966.[5] It was edited by Krishna Raj for more than three decades[6] and is among the most prestigious scholarly journals in India,[7] having had contributions from many of the country's best known scholars.[6]
Political position[edit]
The journal is known for its strong editorial stance with a "social conscience"[8] and for taking left-leaning positions in its editorials, which were occasionally critical of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) government in West Bengal for not being radical enough.[9] The journal was harshly critical of some of the policies of the Indira Gandhi government during the Emergency, as well as of state complicity in the 2002 Gujarat riots.[10]
Abstracting and indexing[edit]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in CAB Abstracts[11] and Scopus.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Paranjoy Guha Thakurta indianexpress.com. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/paranjoy-guha-thakurta-to-be-epw-editor/article8146312.ece
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/epw-editors-exit-101-academics-write-dreze-quits-board/
- ^ On Sachin Choudhuri - the founder of a unique magazine/journal (Sixty years ago) pragoti.in. Retrieved 16 September 2012 Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Calcutta Diary Ashok Mitra. Psychology Press, 1977 - Social Science - 206 pages
- ^ a b EPW readies for second innings business-standard.com. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2014
- ^ Goddard, Stephen (1983). A Guide to Information Sources in the Geographical Sciences. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-389-20403-9.
- ^ EPW plans editions in Indian languages hindu.com. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014
- ^ Kohli, Atul (1990). Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780521396929.
- ^ "Krishna Raj". The Guardian. London. 17 February 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Serials cited". CAB Abstracts. CABI. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ "Content overview". Scopus. Elsevier. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
