Journal of National Development

The Journal of National Development (JND) is an interdisciplinary bi-annual peer reviewed & refereed international journal committed to the ideals of a ‘world community’ and ‘universal brotherhood’.

Procedure for Manuscript Submission and Acceptance

Journal of National Development (JND) is bi-annual peer reviewed & refereed international journal, two issues–Number 1 (Summer) and Number 2 (Winter) are published in June and December every year.

Editorial Board

Dharam Vir, Former Head, Department of Post-graduate Studies and Research in Sociology, Nanakchand Anglo Sanskrit College, CCS University, Meerut–250 004, India

Guidelines for Contributors

Manuscripts for publication (papers, notes, book reviews etc.) in the Journal of National Development (JND) and Contemporary Social Sciences (CSS) must be in English (in Hindi only for ‘Special Issue of JND in Hindi’).

Contemporary Social Sciences

Contemporary Social Sciences (CSS) is a quarterly peer reviewed & refereed international journal published since 1972 under the auspicious of Research Foundation

Publication Ethics

Journal of National Development (JND) and Contemporary Social Sciences (CSS) follow all ethical values to ensure scholarly integrity in an answerable manner.

JND Meerut

Contemporary Social Science

CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SCIENCES

Peer Reviewed, Indexed & Refereed Quarterly International Research Journal

ISSN : 0302-9298

Published by : Research Foundation International (India), New Delhi-110085

Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 6.731

General Impact Factor : 2.495; Global Impact Factor : 0.765

Index Copernicus ICV : 62.45; InfoBase Index : 2.5

Volume 34, No. 4 (October-December), 2025

S. No. Title of Manuscript Page No. PDF
1.

Decoding the Finance-Entrepreneurship Nexus: The Case of Women Entrepreneurs in South India

Author: Remyakrishnan R.
1-12 View
2.

Rural-Urban Disparities on Adequacy and Consumption of Drinking Water and Electricity across Provinces of Nepal

Author: Tika Ram Gautam and Laxman Subedi
13-39 View
3.

Indo-U.S. Political and Diplomatic Relations in the 21st Century: Strategic Convergence, Indo-Pacific Coopera- tion, and the Modi-Biden Era

Author: Sultan Singh Yadav and Naval Pande
40-54 View
4.

Ethical Leadership in Modern India: Insights from Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Integral Humanism

Author: Sapna Kumari Sharma
55-69 View
5.

Partition and Women: Voices of Courage and Survival

Author: Shreya Pathak and Neha Saha
70-78 View
6.

A Sociological Study of Gender Differences in Brand Fascination and Consumer Behaviour Among Students of Banaras Hindu University

Author: Swapana Meena
79-97 View
7.

Outlining the Preliminaries and Unveiling the Political Dimension of Lucknow Congress

Author: Shalini Pathak
98-104 View
8.

The Role of Mobile Phones in Bridging the Digital Divide for Economic Empowerment of Rural Women in Nepal

Author: Guman Khattri and Zhao Zipeng
105-123 View
9.

Understanding the Concept-Note on District Gazetteers through Kuar Lachman Singh’s Memoir

Author: Vighnesh Kumar
124-137 View
10.

Special Needs Education in India and Japan: Current Status and Challenges

Author: Nishaat Aneesah and Syed Wasim Pravez
138-162 View