Special Issue on Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Tribal Communities of the Asia Pacific 2026-27

Special Issue Editors

Special Issue Information

Manuscript Submission Overview

Submission Process
Important Dates
Formatting and Language

Benefits of Publishing in this Special Issue

Published Papers

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Anurag Hazarik

Role: Guest Editor

Global Interfaith University, United States

Sections: Agricultural Economics & Policy (AGE)Biodiversity Conservation (BDC)Environmental Sciences (ENS)Finance (FIN)Marketing (MAR)Sociology and Political Science (SOC)

Interests: Human Resource Manangement, Financial Manangement, General Manangement, Coimmerce, Sociology

Special Issue Information

This special issue on Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Tribal Communities of the Asia Pacific seeks to foreground the epistemological richness, cultural resilience, and ecological wisdom embedded within indigenous traditions across the region. Tribal communities in the Asia Pacific have long sustained complex knowledge systems rooted in oral traditions, customary practices, spirituality, and intimate relationships with nature. These systems offer alternative paradigms of development, sustainability, and governance that challenge dominant Western-centric models.

The issue invites interdisciplinary contributions that critically examine the preservation, transformation, and contemporary relevance of indigenous knowledge in the face of globalization, climate change, and socio-political marginalization. It aims to bridge academic inquiry with community perspectives, emphasizing participatory and decolonial approaches.

Manuscript Submission Overview

Submission Process

Manuscripts should be submitted online through the ASTESJ submission system by registering and logging in to the system. Once registered, authors may submit manuscript until the special issue deadline. All submissions that pass the initial editorial and technical screening are sent for independent external peer review. Accepted papers are published online after acceptance and listed together on the special issue website.

Research articles, review articles, and technical notes are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract of about 250 words may be sent to the Editorial Office for an initial scope check.

You can download the Online Submission Guidelines for the step-wise submission process.
During Online submission, authors must select Special Issue Paper from the Track menu and then select SI on Indig. Knowl. Sys. Tribal Asia Pac. (IKSTCAP-26) in Special Issue/Selection. (Screenshot attached below)
In the cover letter section, the author must specify the topic from the above list (minimum 1 with maximum 3) and also write the Invitation code in it.

Important Dates:

Paper Submission Deadline: open until October 31, 2026
Acceptance Notification: 4-6 weeks (after submission)
Publication Date: 2 weeks after acceptance

Submitted manuscripts must not have been published previously and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, except where a related conference version is fully disclosed and properly extended. Authors should review the Instructions for Authors, Editorial Process, Publishing Ethics, Open Access Policy, and Publication Fee pages before submission.

Formatting and Language

For initial submission, ASTESJ journal formatting is not required. The manuscript should be clear, anonymized for review, and organized using the IMRaD structure where applicable: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.

Submitted papers should be written in good English, use SI units where applicable, define abbreviations at first use, and provide enough technical detail for editorial screening and external peer review. Authors may use the ASTESJ template package when preparing revised or final files.

There is no submission fee. Article processing charges, discount options, waiver options, and any page charges are described on the Publication Fee page.

Benefits of Publishing in this Special Issue

Focused visibility: accepted papers are grouped under a clearly defined ASTESJ special issue theme.
Easy navigation: readers can access the special issue call, Special Issue Editors, topics, and published papers from one page.
Topic-level discoverability: each article remains linked to the special issue page, section page, DOI, PDF, and article metadata.
Same journal standards: all submissions follow ASTESJ editorial screening, independent peer review, publication ethics, and final editorial decision rules.
Continuous publication: accepted papers can be published online after acceptance and then listed together under the special issue page.

Special issue submissions follow the same editorial screening, independent peer review, publication ethics, and final decision standards as regular ASTESJ submissions. Guest Editor involvement does not guarantee acceptance and does not replace independent peer review or final editorial decision-making.