செங்காந்தள் (Chenkaantal) English Version
E-ISSN - 2583-0481
Aims and Scope
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is a pioneer Diamond Open Access Journal for Tamil studies. The journal is dedicated to the academic research of Tamil language, Tamil Literature, Tamil Culture, Tamil Linguistics and other modern trends in Tamil studies. From its inception, it contributes to make the academic content freely available via the Pandian Educational Trust site and other scholarly harvesting databases. The content of the article is licensed under CCBY https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ International License and the journal follows Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) https://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/ to ensure free availability of articles in public internet, permitting all to search, read, download, copy, distribute, print, link the full texts of articles (PDF & other formats), indexing, data to other software, use them for lawful purposes, without financial and legal or technical barriers with proper attribution to the author. Now, the journal is published in electronic format and preserved in the trust website with permanent preservation facility and public access. There is no APC for the author to submit and publish in the journal (including any other charges). All content of the article is preserved in Internet archive and trust website for long term preservation.
Chenkaantal
A Peer-Reviewed Tamil Journal
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. J. Kavitha M.A., M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET., SET., M.Sc. (Yoga).,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women,
Coimbature – 641004,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: jkavitha@psgrkcw.ac.in
Profile: https://psgrkcw.irins.org/profile/135958
Co-Editors’
Dr. S. Shanthi M.A., M.Phil., NET., SET., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College,
Sivakasi - 626123,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: shanthi_sf607@anjaconline.org
Profile:https://anjaconline.org/Departments/Page/BATamil
Dr. A. Parani Rani M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
N.M.S.S.Vellaichamy Nadar College,
Nagamalai, Madurai-19.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: mahesparani@gmail.com
Profile: https://nmssvnc.edu.in/academics/departments/department-of-tamilaided/
Advisory Editorial Board
Dr. (Mrs) S. Kesavan M.A., Ph.D.,
Former Head & Hindu Civilization,
Senior Lecturer Gr-1, Faculty of Arts and Culture
Eastern University,
Sri Lanka.
Email id: kesavans@esn.ac.lk
Profile: http://www.fac.esn.ac.lk/hindu-civilization/academic-staff/s-kesavan
Dr. M. Sutha M.A., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,
Alagappa University,
Karaikudi - 630003,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: sutham@alagappauniversity.ac.in
Profile:https://alagappauniversity.ac.in/modules/Academics/faculty-of-arts/school-of-languages/Department-of-Tamil.php#tabs-1
Dr. Hepsy Rose Mary M.A., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram - 695034,
Kerala, India.
Email id: hepsy@keralauniversity.ac.in
Profile: https://www.keralauniversity.ac.in/dept/staff-Details
Dr. B. Ananda Krishnan B.A., B.Ed., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant professor of Instruction, Department of Asian Studies,
University of Texas at Austin,
Texas, America.
Email id: akanand01@austin.utexas.edu
Profile: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/asianstudies/faculty/ab72555
Dr. M. Mamta M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics,
University of Delhi,
Delhi - 110007, India.
Email id: jnu.mamta@gmail.com
Profile: http://www.du.ac.in/uploads/du/Faculty%20CV/Linguistics/Linguistics_Mamta.pdf
Dr. D. Maheswari, M.A (Tamil)., M.A. (English)., M. Phil (Tamil)., SET., B.Litt., D.G.T., Ph.D.,
Pandian Educational Trust,
Virudhunagar-626001,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: president@pandianeducationaltrust.com
Profile: http://pandianeducationaltrust.com/trustees.html
Review Members
Dr. S. Manimaran M.A., M. Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D.,
Head & Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,,
N.M.S.S.Vellaichamy Nadar College,
Nagamalai, Madurai-19.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: manimaransvn@gmail.com
Dr. T. Nirmala M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., Ph.D.,
Head & Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,
Tirunelveli Dakshana Mara Nadar Sangam College,
T. Kallikulam – 627113,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: nirmalaradha68@gmail.com tdmnscollege@rediffmail.com
Dr. S. Selvakumaran M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Department of Tamil,
Annamalai University,
Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram - 628002.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: ss11399!@annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
Dr. S. Thamarai Pandian M.A., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil Literature & Manuscriptology,
International Institute of Tamil Studies,
Taramani, Chennai-600113.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: nellaisudhaa@gmail.com
Dr. K. Sankara Narayanan M.A. (Tam), M.A.(Ling), B.Ed., NET., SET., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Sangappalagai for Tamil development,
University of Madras, Chennai - 600005,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: ksnarayanan@unom.ac.in krksankaraatamil@gmail.com
Dr. V. Rameshkumar M.A., M.Ed., M. Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
Central University of TamilNadu,
Thiruvarur -610005,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: rameshkumarv@cutn.ac.in rameshkumar150376@gmail.com
Dr. J. Manichselvam M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College,
Virudhunagar - 626 001,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: manichselvam@vhnsnc.edu.in
Dr. D. Selvasankaran M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
V.H.N.Senthikumara Nadar College,
Virudhunagar - 626001,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: selvasankaran@vhnsnc.edu.in
Dr. G. Antony Suresh M.A., M.Phil.,M.Ed., NET., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
Sadakahullah Appa College,
Tirunelveli – 627011,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: surtamil6@gmail.com
Dr. M. Murali M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi - 628003.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: muralidev1980@gmail.com
Dr. T. Parimala, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., NET., SET.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil,
Mannar Thirumalai Naickar College, Madurai - 625004.
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: jeyamadhan05@gmail.com
Dr. M. Anandavalli, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., B.Ed., NET., SET.,
Guest Lecturer, Department of Tamil,
Government arts college for women, Krishnagiri – 635001,
Tamil Nadu, India.
Email id: mavalli1986@gmail.com
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PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE
Aims and Scope
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is an online Peer-Reviewed Journal published twice in a year on November (Karthigai) and May (Vaikasi), which is published by Maheswari Publishers, patronized by Pandian Educational Trust, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. It also publishes journals for Tamil Studies, English Studies, and Temple Studies to foster research in the domain areas. It aims to bring down academic research to promote research support for the academicians and scholars in the research areas. Research through this medium is motivating in all aspects of main and inter-disciplines by consequent projects and e-publication. Making the research works in the globalized world aid the scholarly community to develop scholarly profile in research through the quality of publications. The audacity and vision of academic research on internet could foster green printing and open access nature in research. All of these motivate best distribution of research that produces positive outcomes for the betterment of the world. In achieving the aim, our journal International Journal of Tamil Language and Tamil Studies has been listed in UGC CARE, MLA, MIAR Lists.
Disclaimer
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is committed to research Ethics and consider plagiarism as a crime. The authors are advised to adhere academic ethics with respect to acknowledgment of quotations from other works. The Publisher & Editors will not be held responsible for any lapse of the provider regarding plagiarism in their manuscripts. The submissions ought to be original, must accompany the declaration form stating your research paper as an original work, and has not been published elsewhere for any research purpose. The contributor will be the sole responsibility for such lapses on any legal issues and publication ethics. Contact chenkaantal@pandianeducationaltrust.com for submission and other information. See http://pandianeducationaltrust.com/-chenkaantal.html for guidelines.
Publisher
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is an online Peer-reviewed Journal of Tamil Language and Literature which is committed to academic research, welcomes scholars and students all over the world who to advance their status of academic career and society by their scholarly ideas. The journal welcomes publications of quality papers on the domain area. Research ought to be active to create a major frontier in the academic world. It must supplement the neo-theoretical frame that facilitates re-evaluation and augmentation of existing practices and thoughts. In due course, this will effect in a prime discovery and lean to the knowledge acquired. Research is to establish, substantiate facts, restate previous works and to resolve issues. An active venture to endow cogent approach to these types for educational reformations through academic research has become the central intent of the journal.
Dr. J. Kavitha Mahendran
Chenkaantal
Aims and Scope
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is a pioneer Diamond Open Access Journal for Tamil studies. The journal is dedicated to the academic research of Tamil language, Tamil Literature, Tamil Culture, Tamil Linguistics and other modern trends in Tamil studies.
Call for
The Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) publishes articles twice a year in the months of Karthikai and Vaikasi (November, May). Submit articles in the months of Purattasi (September) and Panguni (March). Research articles should be sent to chenkaantal@pandianeducationaltrust.com. Research articles are published online twice a year for the benefit of the green environment. Special issues will be also called to study on new research areas related to the goals of the journal. Researchers, professors, and freelance writers are welcome to submit their elegant articles.
Manuscript Guidelines and Policies
Size of the research article:
The research paper should be typed in Arial Unicode (Tamil), Times New Roman (English) font on A4 paper 12 size, 1.5 spacing, not receding or exceeding to 8-15 pages. Article title, Abstract, Keywords and References ought to be in Tamil and English for Tamil written articles. English written articles should be fully in English. Other language articles should have English Title, Abstract, Keywords and References. They have to give details of four subject experts (reviewers) designation and acceptation certificate in their language for peer review. (for more details see Publication ethics and malpractice statement below)
Title page
The title page should contain the Title of the article, Name, Designation, ORCiD id and email address.
Abstract
Provide an English Abstract of 150 - 200 words. Keywords: 5 - 6.
Article Structure
Research articles should be of novelty, originality and quality. “Aaraichi Nerimuraigal” published by Ulaga Tamilaraichi Niruvanam) (Tamil Language) and the MLA 8th Edition (English)
Quotations
Be sure to quotations are included in the reference list with proper ethical methods.
Reference List
Authors should follow alphabetical order of their used books, journals, research articles, dissertations and web data in concordance to the research ethics.
Publication
The Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) journal publishes articles twice a year in the months of Karthikai and Vaikasi (November, May). Submit articles in the months of Purattasi (September) and Panguni (March). Research articles should be sent to chenkaantal@pandianeducationaltrust.com. Research articles are published online twice a year for the benefit of the green environment. Only full issue pdf, individual pdf and e-certificate will be provided to the author by mail.
Release / Peer-review Policy
Research articles will be published online only. Research articles are subjected to double blind peer-review method. PDF documents will be published on the Internet only after the reviewed articles have been evaluated for originality, novelty and other ethical principles in research and publishing methods.
Anti-plagiarism
The journal views plagiarism as an injustice to a scholar's intellectual knowledge. Proper attribution is expected. If there is plagiarism in the work of the researchers, the editorial board will reject the article. Is any found after publication, it will be retracted.
Open access Policy
Our Open access Policy allows our journal readers to honestly search, read, download, copy, and link articles.
Archival Policy
Our journal adopts a constant policy to deposit the full issues in Internet Archive for the Long-term preservation service.
License
Our journal adopts CC BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ benefit. It allows real works to be used, distributed and redesigned with appropriate attribution methods. Every work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Copyright
The copyright of the article belongs to the author.
Article processing charges
There is no APC fee for reviewing and publishing articles in the journal.
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Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Chenkaantal (E-ISSN: 2583-0481) is a biannual open-access and peer-reviewed journal published for educators, researchers and freelancers in the field of Tamil Language and Literary Studies. The journal is committed to support ethical research practices. The editors, authors, reviewers, publication staff, and the publisher abide to the guidelines as evinced by the Code of Conduct https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts/general-approach-publication-ethics-editorial-office (COPE) and aims to disseminate ethical Guidelines in research.
Publication Process
All submissions are viable for double-blind peer-review to two academicians’ relevant expertise. Peer reviewers will advise the editors whether the article be published or if any constructive suggestions to modify the article. In case a third reviewer may be also employed and his/her decision is final. The editor connects the author with their decision and proper modifications needed in the article for publication. Manuscripts should follow Aaraichi Nerimuraigal, published by Ulaga Tamilaraichi Niruvanam (Tamil Language) and MLA style 8 for English or else it will be declined. Misleading and inaccurate data, opinions, statements and plagiarism issues are the sole responsibility of the author concerned. The editorial team take no responsibility or liability under such consequences. PDF of the Issue and Publication E-Certificate will be provided.
Duties of Editors
Decision on the Publication of Articles
The editors are responsible to decide the articles to be published in the journal. The editor-in-chief is steered by the policies of the journal’s editorial board. The editor can ignore any material that did not follow the legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism in the manuscript.
Fair Play
The manuscripts must be evaluated due to the intellectual merit without any kind of discrimination from the authors. Special issues are also handled in the identical way as regular submissions. Articles are considered and accepted only for their academic merit without any type of commercial influence.
Confidentiality to be Followed
The editors must not reveal any information about submitted manuscripts other than the corresponding author, reviewers and other editorial advisers to keep the review unbiased.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Unpublished materials of the submitted manuscripts in this journal must not be used by anyone who has access without proper written consent of the author. If a member on the editorial board or an editorial staff of the journal contributes a submitted manuscript, he/she should not perform any reviewing tasks related to the manuscript and ought to declare conflicts of interest.
Plagiarism Check
Editorial staff must check the originality and similarity of all the submitted articles by Plagiarism X for English and Plagiarisma for Tamil written articles. Plagiarized Manuscripts will incur plagiarism sanctions.
Duties of Reviewers
Editorial Decision Contribution
Reviewers assist the chief editor and other editorial board members in making editorial decisions in selecting the article while peer review.
Promptness
Reviewers must be prompt while the review process. If anyone feels incompetent to review or unable to provide a punctual review, he/she should inform the editor and excuse from the review process.
Confidentiality to be Followed
The manuscripts received for review must be kept confidential. Reviewers must not discuss about it except as authorized by the editors while review process. Information or scholarly ideas obtained through peer review ought to be kept confidential and not be used for personal advantage or to his/her profession.
Standards of Objectivity
Reviews should be accomplished without bias. No personal criticism on the author and should express views on the manuscript clearly with supporting arguments to modify the article.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers have the responsibility to identify pertinent published work that has not been properly cited by the authors and call the editor's attention for substantial similarity or any overlap between the reviewing manuscript and to any other published paper that contains academic personal knowledge.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Reviewers must be conscious of potential conflicts of interest. In case they have to decline reviewing manuscripts that they have conflicts of interest ensuing from monetary, competitive, collaborative, or any other relationships with the authors.
Duties of Authors
The Authors are responsible for submitting manuscripts that follow the guidelines of Chenkaantal.
Authors are insisted to follow the details stated below:
Originality of Articles
Articles should be original and not under the consideration of any other publication simultaneously. An author should not scrounge significantly from previous works and never submit manuscripts as essentially in more than one journal. It should be in Arial Unicode for Tamil and Times New Roman for English written articles. An abstract of 200-250 words should accompany 5-6 keywords. The body of the paper ought to be in 3000-6000 words. References must be given in proper form and should be in alphabetical order. The paper in Tamil should accompany with the English Title, English abstract, English keywords and references in English (in the order of Tamil reference). All of these should be in a separate page of the document. Articles to be sent: chenkaantal@pandianeducationaltrust.com
Data Access and Retention Policy
Authors should be ready to provide the raw data for editorial review for a reasonable time after publication.
Acknowledgement of Sources
Authors’ shall give proper acknowledgment to the work of others. They should cite publications that have major influential in the current work. Direct quotes must be suitably acknowledged and cited in the references at the end of the article under ஆராய்ச்சி நெறிமுறைகள், உலக தமிழாராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம் (தமிழ்) and MLA style for English. The article should enclose adequate detail and references to permit others to find published sources. Inaccurate or Fraudulent statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable in the initial selection process.
Authorship
Authorship should be limited to the one who have significantly contributed for the beginning, design, finishing, or interpretation of the study. Those who have made significant secondary contributions should be listed as co-authors. If any others who have participated in some substantive aspects, they should be acknowledged or enlisted as contributors.
Corresponding Author
The authors are responsible to upload the revised manuscript within the assigned time. The corresponding author is accountable to get message from the journal for publication. The corresponding author should ensure all appropriate co-authors in the paper. The corresponding author shall ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the research paper and have agreed to the revised submission ensuing to publication.
Acknowledgment of Funding Sources
The funding sources for the research article should be acknowledged properly at the end of the article. Authors must disclose any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest in their manuscript.
Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Usually, conflict of interest exists when an author’s private interests influence the research’s objectivity. It is the sole responsibility of the author to verify if any of the co-authors hold any conflict of interest and to notify the editor-in-chief in advance. All sources of funding that is likely considered to affect the interpretation of the findings should be declared in the ‘acknowledgement’ section of the manuscript.
Basic Errors in Published Works
If an author discovers significant error or inaccuracy in the published work, it is the author’s duty to notify the journal editor and assist the editor to retract or correct the paper to make it academically worthy.
Retraction Policy
If a paper is found with any sort of intellectual theft or any type of manipulation after publication, the paper will be retracted. The author should take the whole responsibility and an investigation will be taken by the publisher. The retraction reasons will be intimated to the author and the employer of the author.
Post - Publication Corrections
Only in case of genuine reasons, post publication corrections can be done if the author briefs down the needed corrections with a letter of correction to the editor via the proper channel (Supervisor/head - Letter head) of the institution.
Dealing with Unethical Behavior and Academic Integrity
Identification of Unethical Behavior
Misconduct and unethical behavior may be brought to the attention of the editor or publisher by anyone. The person who informs should provide sufficient information and evidence to pursue up with an investigation.
Investigation
The Editorial Board of Chenkaantal will conduct a thorough case review with objectives in a professional manner to protect privacy and safety of the reporter. Evidence should be gathered and kept in a judicious manner to avoid the spread of allegations beyond those who need to know about the matter.
Outcomes
For minor misconduct, the journal will inform the author or reviewer where there appears to be a misunderstanding statement for acceptable standards. In case of serious misconduct, the editors will take the decision to get the article or to employ them further with consultation to a limited number of experts and board. Chenkaantal panel may send a formal letter to the head of the author's or reviewer's department or the funding agency if the submitted or published manuscript is overtly plagiarized or fabricated. The journal has the right to impose an embargo period for the article or to reject future manuscript submission by the same author or authors and ask compensation for it. The Chenkaantal board may report the case to a professional body or organization or higher authority to take investigation and further action to uphold academic integrity.
PUBLISHER:
Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213),
Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST)
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