ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Journal of the Post-graduate Department of English of Maulana Azad College publishes original, and rigorously researched scholarly articles, book reviews and dream aloud(s). JPDE is a double-blind peer-reviewed open-access journal and operates on an annual frequency. JPDE provides a dynamic platform wherein scholars, researchers, and dreamers individually or/and collaboratively exchange innovative interdisciplinary ideas, integrate methodologies, and problematize global challenges. By eliminating paywalls, the editorial team ensures that cutting-edge research is freely available to students, litterateurs, researchers, scholars, and educators worldwide. The critical voices in our published pages span multiple areas in humanities with special emphasis on literature and cultural studies. Maulana Azad College has been active in promoting multiple languages and traditions. JPDE, though in English, aspires to imbibe the depth and width of literary articulations of pluralistic nature. The mission of the journal is to provide a reflection of these different strands of practices through symbiotic interweaving of thought and expression.
Our rigorous peer-review process upholds the highest standards of academic integrity and methodological rigor, positioning JPDE among leading interdisciplinary outlets. The published journal is available in print and online. The editorial board retains the right to desk-reject an article, review or perspective paper if the research topic is out of scope or has technical deficiencies or ethical infractions. If a plagiarism case is found, the author/authors will be blacklisted from future submissions. For call for papers, author’s guidelines, ethics policy and editorial board please look at the dedicated headings on the website.
Publisher's Address:
Prof.(Dr.) Krishnendu Dutta, Principal,
Maulana Azad College
8, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Rd,
Taltala, Kolkata, West Bengal
Kolkata - 700013
Call For Papers
Papers are invited for the Volume VII 2026 issue of the peer-reviewed journal jpde
A Journal of the Postgraduate Department of English of Maulana Azad College with an annual frequency
Frequently Asked Questions
What jpde does?
jpde’s scope encompasses the literariness of art, architecture, literature, theatre, music, philosophy, film, and history of present as well as past periods. In short, jpde intends not to indoctrinate its imagined readers in one single school of thought but strives to offer perspectives on literary readings/re-readings of a world as lived, perceived and (most importantly) imagined. It attempts to sufficiently capture and float unique ideas and innovative ways of seeing what one sees. While recent reports indicate that several universities are closing their doors to literature departments to cater to ‘career-oriented’ degrees, the Postgraduate Department of English at Maulana Azad College (Kolkata) strives to make windows to literary explorations, mappings and imaginings with a commitment to restore critical thinking, diversification of perspectives, eco-ethical coexistence and holistic wellness.
How to appear in jpde?
The Postgraduate Department of English proposes in a new form its journal as a new series. It invites research articles and book reviews. The research articles should be original research – carried out without bias and with a legitimate research question and methodology. Book reviews should expose and analyse critical or imaginative works keeping in touch with the modern trends in writing. The word limit range for Research Article is from 4000 to 8000 words and for Book Review from 1000 to 2000 words. All Research Articles and Book Reviews will be double-blind peer reviewed. At the outset, we are not setting any theme for the forthcoming issue. The journal will be published both in print and online versions. The journal strictly follows its ethics policy and plagiarism, if found, will lead to the blacklisting of the author.