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-in-chief is C. Rammanohar Reddy.[1] The Trust appointed Paranjoy Guha Thakurta as the new editor of the Journal with effect from April 1, 2016.[2] His appointment came at the time when many social scientists were opposing the supposed removal of the current editor C. Rammanohar Reddy, who resigned as the editor of the Journal in the month of January, 2016.[3]
History
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
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
The journal is abstracted and indexed in CAB Abstracts[11] and Scopus.[12]
References
- ↑ C. Rammanohar Reddy outlookindia.com. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 EPW readies for second innings business-standard.com. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2014
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- ↑ EPW plans editions in Indian languages hindu.com. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014
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