Special Call Prof. Jay L. Garfield Commemorative Volume · Submissions Open
Announcements Newsletters About Us Contact
Search
Dhvani Publication
PIJDS
Dharma Studies
Inaugural Submissions Open
International Peer-Reviewed Serial

Poorvam International Journal of Dharma Studies

Critical, Epistemological, and Hermeneutical Inquiries into Classical & Contemporary Indic Traditions
Publishing Model & Indexing Standard
Gold Open Access · Double-Blind Peer Reviewed · ISSN: Pending
Submit your manuscript Aims & Scope Editorial Board
Research Architecture

Core Areas of Inquiry & Hermeneutics

PIJDS is dedicated to rigorous, peer-reviewed research in Dharma traditions. It bridges textual philology, philosophical argumentation, and contemporary relevance across classical and vernacular Indic texts.

Darśana & Epistemology

Nyāya pramāṇa theory, Mīmāṃsā hermeneutics, Advaita and Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, Sāṃkhya-Yoga metaphysics, as well as Buddhist and Jaina epistemological discourses.

Ethics & Dharmaśāstra

Normative, applied, and comparative ethics, duties (svadharma, sādhāraṇa dharma), moral dilemmas in the Itihāsa-Purāṇa literature, and legal jurisprudence.

Comparative Philosophy & Modernity

Constructive dialogues between Indic intellectual systems and Western phenomenology, analytic philosophy, environmental ethics, and cross-cultural hermeneutics.

Call for Contributions

Inaugural Volume Call for Papers

PIJDS invites original research articles, critical review essays, and translation-commentary studies from scholars of Indian philosophy, religious studies, Indology, and comparative ethics.

  • Peer Review Model: Rigorous Double-Blind Peer Review by independent domain specialists.
  • Transliteration Standard: IAST (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration) for romanized terms; Devanagari permitted with translations.
  • Citation Format: Chicago Manual of Style (Notes & Bibliography or Author-Date).
  • Publication Fees: Diamond Open Access — No Article Processing Charges (APCs) during inaugural volumes.

Editorial Governance & Ethics Charter

Poorvam International Journal of Dharma Studies operates under an autonomous Editorial Board adhering to the highest international benchmarks of academic integrity and double-blind scholarly review.

Independent desk screening and multi-stage peer review.
Strict plagiarism detection and citation veracity verification.
Anonymized manuscript handling with complete reviewer confidentiality.