About the Journal

The journal publishes original scholarly contributions based on primary and secondary sources and welcomes research dealing with different periods, regions and themes. Contributions may examine political, social, economic, cultural, intellectual, religious, environmental and institutional aspects of the past, subject to the journal's editorial and peer-review requirements.

The journal also welcomes studies that place Kerala within broader South Indian, Indian Ocean and global historical contexts. Research based on archival materials, inscriptions, manuscripts, oral traditions, archaeological evidence, material culture and other appropriate historical sources is encouraged.

Nature of the Journal

Kerala History and Studies Journal is committed to maintaining academic standards in the selection, review and publication of scholarly work. Manuscripts are considered on the basis of their originality, scholarly quality, relevance to the journal's scope and adherence to established publication requirements.

The journal publishes research articles and other scholarly contributions in accordance with its editorial policies. All submissions are subject to the journal's prescribed editorial and peer-review procedures.

Areas of Historical Study

The journal welcomes research covering, among other areas:

• Ancient and medieval history
• Modern and contemporary history
• Social and economic history
• Political and administrative history
• Cultural and intellectual history
• Religious and institutional history
• Archaeology and heritage studies
• Environmental and ecological history
• Gender and community histories
• Maritime and Indian Ocean history
• Regional and comparative history
• Historiography and historical methodology

Research and Scholarship

The journal seeks to support serious historical scholarship and encourage research that contributes to the study of Kerala and its historical connections with South India and wider regions. It provides an academic platform for researchers to present evidence-based studies and engage with existing historical scholarship.

Publication Standards

All manuscripts submitted to the journal are expected to meet appropriate standards of academic writing, research integrity, citation and documentation. Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are original and comply with the journal's publication policies.

Information concerning manuscript submission, preparation, peer review, publication ethics, copyright, open access, article processing charges, plagiarism and retraction is provided separately under the journal's policies and author information.