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

  • Vedas and Vedic Literature
  • Upanishads and Indian Philosophy
  • Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Puranic Studies
  • Yoga, Meditation, and Spiritual Sciences
  • Indian Mathematics and Mathematical Traditions
  • Indian Astronomy and Astronomical Heritage
  • Indian Architecture, Temple Architecture, and Vastu Shastra
  • Agricultural Science and Indigenous Farming Practices
  • Environmental Conservation and Traditional Ecological Knowledge
  • Indian Culture, Heritage, and Civilization
  • Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) and Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Ethics, Dharma, and Value-Based Education
  • Any Other Research Related to Indian Knowledge Traditions

Scientific, and Social Contributions of India's great sages, Scholars, Scientists, Philosophers, and Reformers