AIMS AND SCOPE

Journal of Indian Knowledge Studies (IJIKS) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the exploration, preservation, and advancement of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and their contemporary applications. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, short communications, case studies, and book reviews in the following areas:

Major Scope Areas

• Agriculture and Indigenous Farming Systems
• Ancient Indian Mathematics and Astronomy
• Archaeology and Heritage Studies
• Architecture and Vastu Shastra
• Artificial Intelligence Inspired by Indian Logic and Philosophy
• Artificial Intelligence, Digital Humanities, and Knowledge Preservation
• Ayurveda and Traditional Medicine
• Buddhist and Jain Knowledge Systems
• Climate Change Adaptation through Indigenous Knowledge
• Community Knowledge Systems and Rural Development
• Comparative Religion and Cultural Studies
• Computational Sanskrit and Natural Language Processing
• Contemporary Applications of Indian Knowledge Systems
• Cross-Cultural and Comparative Civilizational Studies
• Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation
• Curriculum Development and Educational Innovation Based on IKS
• Decolonization of Knowledge and Indigenous Research Methodologies
• Dharma, Ethics, and Moral Philosophy
• Diaspora Studies and Global Transmission of Indian Knowledge
• Digital Archives, Cultural Informatics, and Heritage Digitization
• Economics and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Education and Pedagogy in Indian Traditions
• Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Practices
• Ethics, Values, and Spiritual Traditions
• Ethnobotany and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Folk Literature and Performing Arts
• Food Traditions, Nutrition, and Culinary Heritage
• Global Perspectives on Indian Knowledge Systems
• Governance, Leadership, and Statecraft in Ancient India
• Health, Wellness, and Integrative Medicine
• Indian Arts, Music, Dance, and Aesthetics
• Indian Cosmology, Time Concepts, and Worldviews
• Indian Epistemology and Knowledge Traditions
• Indian History, Culture, and Civilization
• Indian Knowledge Systems in Higher Education
• Indian Knowledge Systems and NEP 2020
• Indian Logic and Debate Traditions (Tarka Shastra)
• Indian Philosophy and Darshanas
• Indian Political Thought and Governance
• Indian Psychology and Consciousness Studies
• Indigenous Business Practices and Entrepreneurship
• Indigenous Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
• Indigenous Languages and Knowledge Preservation
• Innovation, Sustainability, and Indigenous Technologies
• Intellectual Traditions of Medieval and Modern India
• Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies
• Kautilya Studies and Arthashastra Research
• Knowledge Representation, Ontologies, and Digital Knowledge Systems
• Language, Translation, and Knowledge Transmission
• Legal Traditions, Jurisprudence, and Dharma Shastra
• Manuscriptology and Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge
• Maritime History and Navigation in Ancient India
• Mimamsa
• Nyaya
• Oral Traditions and Indigenous Storytelling
• Puranic and Itihasa Studies (Ramayana and Mahabharata)
• Rasashastra and Traditional Chemical Knowledge
• Ritual Studies and Cultural Practices
• Sankhya
• Science and Technology in Ancient India
• Science Communication and Knowledge Dissemination in Indian Traditions
• Sikh Philosophy and Intellectual Traditions
• Social Sciences, Humanities, and Indigenous Studies
• Spirituality, Well-being, and Human Development
• Sanskrit Language, Literature, and Linguistics
• Temple Studies and Sacred Geography
• Traditional Disaster Management and Community Resilience
• Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
• Traditional Metallurgy and Material Sciences
• Traditional Sports, Physical Culture, and Martial Arts
• Translation Studies and Cross-Linguistic Knowledge Transfer
• Tribal and Folk Knowledge Systems
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Indian Knowledge Systems
• Vaisheshika
• Vedanta
• Vedic and Upanishadic Studies
• Veterinary Sciences in Indian Traditions
• Water Management and Traditional Resource Conservation Systems
• Women Scholars, Saints, and Knowledge Traditions in India
• Women and Gender Perspectives in Indian Knowledge Traditions
• Yoga
• Yoga, Meditation, and Holistic Health

Subjects Covered

• Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
• Anthropology
• Archaeology and Heritage Studies
• Architecture and Design Studies
• Ayurveda and Health Sciences
• Commerce and Entrepreneurship Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Economics and Development Studies
• Education
• Engineering Heritage and Indigenous Technologies
• Ethnobotany and Biodiversity Studies
• Fine Arts, Music, and Dance Studies
• Folklore and Tribal Studies
• Gender Studies
• Heritage Conservation and Museum Studies
• History
• Humanities
• Integrative Medicine and Traditional Healthcare
• International Relations
• Law and Jurisprudence
• Linguistics and Language Studies
• Literature
• Management and Leadership Studies
• Mathematics and Astronomy
• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology and Consciousness Studies
• Public Policy and Governance
• Religious Studies
• Sanskrit Studies
• Science and Technology Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Sustainability and Climate Studies
• Translation Studies
• Yoga and Wellness Studies