Journal of South Asian Development (JSAD)

The Journal of South Asian Development (JSAD) is a well‑established, peer‑reviewed academic journal published by SAGE Publications, India, dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of development processes in the South Asian region. First launched in 2006, the journal appears three times annually and offers a platform for cutting‑edge research that addresses contemporary socio‑economic and political challenges affecting South Asian societies. JSAD welcomes empirical studies as well as theoretical and conceptual research that integrates diverse disciplinary insights — spanning economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, gender and migration studies, and interdisciplinary areas within development studies. The journal seeks to engage a broad academic and policy‑oriented readership by publishing research on topics such as economic growth, governance and public policy, social protection and welfare, poverty, inequality, labour markets, education, environmental and climate issues, and the role of digital technologies in development. With rigorous peer review standards and international editorial participation, the Journal of South Asian Development contributes significantly to scholarly discourse on development issues that shape the region’s future.

Journal of South Asian Development (JSAD) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, General Social Sciences, History, Development, Business and International Management, sociology, socio‑cultural anthropology, gender studies, migration, governance, poverty and inequality, labour markets , Online or Print , Triennially Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0973-1741, E-ISSN: 0973-1733, Established: 2006, Impact Factor: 0.9
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE