About the Journal
Focus and Scope
Connecting local experiences, culture, and social transformation with wider conversations in the social sciences and humanities.
Palanta: Journal of Social Science and Humanities is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality research in the fields of social sciences and humanities. The journal aims to provide a scholarly platform for academics, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary studies that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and critical understanding of social and humanistic issues.
Palanta emphasizes studies that explore locality, culture, and social dynamics in diverse regions of the world, highlighting how local contexts, traditions, and social transformations shape broader global discourses. The journal welcomes manuscripts that examine local perspectives, indigenous knowledge, community practices, and socio-cultural developments across different societies.
The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to: sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, social psychology, religious studies, communication studies, social policy, development studies, education, and other interdisciplinary approaches within the social sciences and humanities. By bringing together research from various geographical contexts, Palanta seeks to promote dialogue between local experiences and global academic conversations.
Core Focus
Locality and Culture
Research on local perspectives, cultural practices, traditions, identities, and the ways communities interpret social and humanistic change.
Social Dynamics
Studies of social relationships, institutions, communities, public life, development, education, communication, religion, and social transformation.
Local–Global Dialogue
Work that explains how locally grounded experiences, indigenous knowledge, and community practices contribute to broader regional and global academic debates.
Areas of Scope
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Cultural Studies
- Social Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Communication Studies
- Social Policy
- Development Studies
- Education
- Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
Manuscripts We Welcome
- Theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and interdisciplinary research within the social sciences and humanities.
- Research grounded in diverse geographical, cultural, and community contexts.
- Studies of local perspectives, indigenous or local knowledge, community practices, and socio-cultural development.
- Comparative or cross-regional studies that place local experiences in wider academic conversations.
- Research that demonstrates a clear scholarly contribution and relevance to Palanta's focus and scope.
