South Asia Economic Journal
The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to increase regional economic integration under the aegis of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last 20 years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development.
The South Asia Economic Journal is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It will also discuss South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments.
A refereed journal, South Asia Economic Journal will carry articles by scholars, economic commentators, policy-makers and officials, and from both the private and public sectors. Among the issues that will be debated in relation to South Asia are:
- The implications of global economic trends;
- The issues and challenges thrown up by WTO;
- Approaches to industrialization and development;
- The role of regional institutions such as the SAARC and the Asian Clearing Union;
- The relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN;
- The implications of economic liberalization for trade in the region;
- New initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian nations both on a bilateral and a regional basis.
Among its regular features will be book reviews and a documentation section which will carry the text of important SAARC related documents. Special issues are also planned on specific themes.
Electronic Access:
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The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development.
The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia.
As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are
- the implications of global economic trends;
- the issues and challenges by WTO;
- approaches to industrialization and development;
- the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC;
- the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN;
- the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region;
- new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.
Among its regular features are book reviews. Special issues are also published on specific themes.
All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous blind peer-review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by referees. All research notes and book reviews also undergo editorial screening.
| Sachin Kumar Sharma | Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, New Delhi, India |
| Dushni Weerakon | Executive Director of IPS, Sri Lanka |
| Sabyasachi Saha | Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi, India |
| Ganga Tilakaratna | Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Rashid Amjad | Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Posh Raj Pandey | South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics, and Environment (SAWTEE), Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Razeen Sally | Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Amjad Hussain B Sial | Secretary General, SAARC (ex-officio), Pakistan |
| Rehman Sobhan | Founder and current Chairman of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) |
| Daw Tanzin | Royal Monetary Authority, Thimpu, Bhutan |
| Ibrahim Hussain Zaki | Former Special Envoy to the President of Maldives, Maldives |
| Nisha Arunatilake | Sri Lanka |
| Debapriya Bhattacharya | Bangladesh |
| Hussain Niyaaz | The Maldives |
| Bishwambher Pyakuryal | Nepal |
| Safdar Sohail | Pakistan |
| Sonam Togbay | Bhutan |
Submission Guidelines for South Asia Economic Journal
Manuscript Submission
- All submissions should be made—preferably as an e-mail attachment—using Microsoft Word or other standard word processing software to Editor Dr Prabir De, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India Habitat Centre, Zone IV-B, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, India (Tel.: 00-91-11-24682176/2177, Fax: 00-91-11-24682173/2174, E-mail: prabirde@ris.org.in); with a copy to Chief Editors Dr Dushni Weerakoon, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 100/20 Independence Avenue, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka (Tel.:00-94-11-2665067, Fax: 00-94-11-2665065, E-mail: dushni@ips.lk) and Prof Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Core IV B 4th Floor, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi 110003, India (E-mail: dg@ris.org.in; sachin@ris.org.in ).
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Authors will be provided with a copyright form once the contribution is accepted for publication. The submission will be considered as final only after the filled-in and signed copyright form is received.
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Basic formatting of the manuscripts
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All articles should be prepared using double-spacing throughout (not only the text but also displayed equations, quotations, tables, notes, references and any other matter). The text of manuscripts should not ordinarily exceed 7,000 words. Contributors must provide a 150-word abstract, the JEL subject codes, up to six keywords, as well as their affiliation and complete mailing address on separate sheets. The corresponding author’s name and address details must be provided.
Spelling and numerical usages
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Use British rather than American spellings (‘labour’ not ‘labor’, ‘centre’ not ‘center’). Use the ‘z’ variant of British spelling.
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Use ‘nineteenth century’, ‘1980s’. Specific dates should be cited in the form 22 November 1980. Spell out numbers from one to nine, 10 and above to remain in figures. However, for exact measurements use only figures (36 years, 3 km, 9 per cent not %). Use thousands and millions (e.g., not lakhs and crores).
Quotations, notes, tables and figures
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Use single quotes throughout. Double quotes should only be used within single quotes. Quotations of 45 words or more should be indented from the text.
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Notes should be numbered serially, the numbers embedded in the manuscript. The notes should be presented at the end of the article. Notes must contain more than a mere reference.
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Tables and figures must be cited in the text and indicated by numbers (see Table 1), and not by placement (see Table below). Each figure and table should have a heading, an explanatory caption if necessary, and a source or reference in a separate file. Source details for figures and tables must be mentioned irrespective of whether or not they require permissions. Black and white illustrations can also be supplied electronically at a resolution of at least 300 dpi and 1500 pixels, as .eps, .tif, or .jpg files. Due permissions should be taken for copyright protected photographs/images.
In-text citations (as per APA, 6th edition):
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(Kessler, 2003, p. 50); (Joreskog & Sorborn, 2007, pp. 50–66); (Basu, Banerji & Chatterjee, 2007) [first instance]; Basu et al. (2007) [Second instance onwards]; (‘Study finds’, 2007); (Anonymous, 1998); (Gogel, 1990, 2006, in press); (Gogel, 1996; Miller, 1999)
References: (as per APA, 6th edition)
Book: Patnaik, Utsa (2007). The republic of hunger. New Delhi: Three Essays Collective.
Book chapter: Chachra, S. (2011). The national question in India. In S. Moyo and P. Yeros (Eds), Reclaiming the nation (pp. 67–78). London and New York: Pluto Press.
Journal article: Foster, J.B. (2010). The financialization of accumulation. Monthly Review, 62(5), 1-17. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 [Doi number optional]
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Publication ethics
SAGE is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the SAGE Author Gateway