New Angle: Nepal Journal of Social Science and Public Policy publishes articles which are based upon concrete data as well as analysis of secondary and historical sources. We encourage articles which record the results of completed investigations and raise questions emerging from on-going work.
New Angle is an open-access Journal available at websites of New Angle www.newangle.sias-southasia.org and SIAS www.sias-southasia.org. This journal is published yearly in English.
Topics. The journal welcomes papers in following themes (but not limited to): natural resources management; climate change, water, and urban resilience; livelihoods and economic development; and democratic processes and local governance. We announce call for papers for each issue with a specific theme and accept the papers within the theme of the call. For instance, our first call was on ‘Mapping the dynamics of Nepal’s Transition’ while the latest one is on ‘Urbanization and disaster risks in the Himalaya’.’
Types of articles. We accept two broad types of articles i.e. research papers and opinion/commentary pieces. The research papers can include articles which are based on rich empirical data, preferably collected fresh from the field. However, rigorous analysis of secondary/historical sources will also be accepted. Shorter opinion pieces/commentary will also be accepted. All articles need to be guided by a well formulated purpose and clearly defined research questions.
New Angle publishes one issue per year.
New Angle: Nepal Journal of Social Science and Public Policy provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
Publishing in New Angle is free of charge for authors. All content is freely available without charge and users are allowed to download the individual articles or the full issue of journal published online. The printed version of the journal can be collected by requesting to SIAS (refer to the contact details).
All manuscripts submitted to New Angle are examined by the editors and reviewed by applying the double-blind peer review method (the identities of the author(s) and reviewers are anonymized). The reviewers selected are the experts in the relevant field. Authors can expect a fast review of their submission because decisions are usually communicated within a month after the manuscript is submitted. Acceptance is based on originality, scientific excellence, and topical balance of the journal. Once the editors have accepted the manuscript, the author can expect it to be published online (officially published) within a month.
New Angle is supported through a combination of institutional (SIAS) funding and donor contributions, aligned with the thematic focus of the work.
Urbanisation and Disaster Risks in the Himalaya- UKRI GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub, University of Edinburgh
Understanding the Changing Livelihoods, Vulnerability and COVID-19 Pandemic- Swedish Research Council (VR)
Special issue on Women’s Empowerment in Natural Resources Management in the Himalayas- IDRC, Canada
New Angle: Nepal Journal of Social Science and Public Policy is published by the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS).
Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) is a Kathmandu based policy research institute, established in 2011, as a platform to undertake research, policy engagement, and scholarly exchange. SIAS operates in research-policy-practice interface, covering four central thematic areas:
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