Journal of Foundational Research, ISSN:2395-5635 UGC CARE Group 1

Journal of Foundational Research (ISSN 2395-5635), is the research journal of UGC-Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Philosophy, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. It is a peer-reviewed, biannual, trilingual research journal. It was first published in 1993 under the aegis of UGC. 27 journal volumes have been brought out so far. The journal was envisioned by an eminent logician and erstwhile director of the center, Prof. Biswambhar Pahi, as a platform to promote research in core and foundational realms of philosophy. The first decade of the publication history of the journal saw special issues on Greek philosophy, Indian poetics, and Indian philosophy of language. Over the years, to encourage research in the applied realm of the discipline and to have an interdisciplinary approach, the journal was brought out as special volumes on applied and practical philosophy and multidisciplinary studies. Several eminent scholars and philosophers have made contributions to the journal.

 

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Interdisciplinary Papers: Only such interdisciplinary papers shall be considered which have to do primarily with philosophy or unravel a fresh intersection of another discipline with philosophy. Contributors making interdisciplinary submissions must avoid jargon and nuances of other disciplines.

 

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