Journal Title : KATHOPOKATHAN – ATIT O BARTAMAN

Starting Year : 2024

Frequency : Bi-annual (Two issues per year, February-March and August-September)

Format : Online

Subject : History

Language : Bengali, English

Publisher Details

Publisher Name : Swapan Das

Address : Vill + P.O – Chakismilepur, P.S – Dantan, Dist – Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, 721457

Contact : Email – talktoswapan2023@gmail.com

            mobile – 6294780217

Country : India

KATHOPOKATHAN–ATIT O BARTAMAN is a double-blind peer-reviewed Bilingual (Bengali & English)  journal for publishing Historical Articles research papers and Book review related to Ancient History, Medieval History, Modern History, Epigraphy, Social and Cultural History, History of Religion, Military History, Regions and Geographical History, Archaeology, Pre-historic Periodization, Diplomatic History, Economic History, History Of Medicine, Science And Technology, Environmental History, Sports History, Wildlife History and all areas of history. Our objectives are to encourage and provide publication to Students, Researchers, Academicians and Professors. We welcome original research articles, surveys and book reviews from scholars and academic institutions.

    The journal has resisted the trend toward increased specialization and offers an excellent way to keep up with developments across the discipline. The Journal is available online.

Aims & Scope

KATHOPOKATHAN–ATIT O BARTAMAN is a double peer-reviewed journal of history. publishing scholarly research paper, review and survey articles on any aspect of History in both Bengali and English language. it features articles and reviews by experts, and invites contributions from all areas of history. The journal has resisted the trend toward increased specialization and offers an excellent way to keep up with developments across the discipline.

The Journal publishes two issues annually in February-March and August-September. While the content of our issues varies seasonally.

Peer Review and Publication Policy

• The journal employs the double-blind peer review process, where both reviewers and authors remain anonymous throughout the review process.
• Every paper submitted for publication is read at least by an editor, for an initial review. If the paper agrees with editorial policies and with a minimum quality level, is sent to two reviewers. The reviewers won’t know the author’s identity, as any identifying information will be stripped from the document before review.
• Reviewers’ comments to the editors are confidential and before passing on to the author will made anonymous. Based on the reviewers’ comments, the Editorial Board makes a final decision on the acceptability of the manuscript, and communicates to the authors the decision, along with referees’ reports. Whether significant revisions are proposed, acceptance is dependent on whether the author can deal with those satisfactorily.

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement 

The journal follows publication ethics and strict guidelines to deal with malpractices. The issues such as data manipulation, plagiarism, undue credit given to authors not practically contributing to a manuscript, misuse of images, audio, video recordings or exploiting the personal information of the participants and other such unethical practices are strictly handled by the Editor/s of the journal with a zero-tolerance policy. All manuscripts submitted to the journal are preliminarily scrutinized by the editorial office to examine whether they strictly adhere to the ethical policy of the journal. In case of violation of the journal’s ethical policy for the publication of manuscripts, they are immediately rejected without proceeding a peer-review.

Data Protection and Personal Information

The participants’ personal or professional life should not be at risk due to their involvement in the research. Any sensitive data must be reported with the utmost care, anonymity, and confidentiality, particularly in qualitative studies, where researchers work very closely with the participants.

    The authors are required to protect the data in any form reported in the manuscript for at least one year after the publication of the manuscript so that it may be produced in case of an objection or violation of ethical principles of publication identified or reported later on. If authors themselves found inaccuracies or discrepancies, they should bring it into the notice of the Editor for rectification on an urgent basis. The authors must ensure the confidentiality and anonymity of the participants, and it should be assured that the results of the study would not harm them anyway.

Plagiarism and Data Manipulation
Plagiarism is defined as producing or re-producing a text, data in any form or idea without appropriate citation of the original sources. The plagiarism and manipulation of data such as images and audio or video recordings will not be accepted at any cost. A manuscript having plagiarism at any stage during the submission, review, or publication process will be rejected. A manuscript will be withdrawn or retracted by the journal if the plagiarism is reported or detected after the publication, and the editorial office will notify this on our webpage. The authors are recommended to avoid self-plagiarized content that is not properly cited and/or substantially re-produced.

     According to the COPE Report (1999), “Fabrication and falsification of data do constitute misconduct” (p. 43). The images, audios, and videos are prohibited and considered highly unethical if they are subject to forging or adjusted in any form. An identification of manipulation in any form of qualitative or quantitative data during the review, publication process or after the publication would be rejected or retracted. The authors should report the results impartially and remain unbiased while discussing these results.

Copyright and Access

The articles published by JSSSH are available publically and openly without making any payment to the journal. The articles can be accessed in full text without prior permission from the corresponding author or the journal. Nevertheless, the researchers, scholars, and authors must cite the original author/s of the published articles appropriately. The journal allows the author/s to hold the copyright and to retain publishing rights without restrictions. For more details, please visit our page on Open Access Policy.