GUIDELINES FOR AWARD OF PUBLICATION GRANT/SUBSIDY FOR PUBLICATION OF DOCTORAL THESIS/ RESEARCH REPORT/ PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS/CONFERENCES etc
1. General
1.1 The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) provides publication grants/financial subsidy to Indian nationals for publication of manuscripts of the research work done in any field of social sciences, subject to the condition of merit of the work.
1.2 Doctoral Thesis: The scholars who have been awarded Ph.D. during the last three years may apply under this scheme.
1.3 Reports of Research Projects/Fellowships and Papers Presented in Seminars/Symposia/Workshops: The ICSSR may give a grant for publication of such a manuscript, whether its production was financed by the ICSSR or otherwise, if the work is of high quality and needs to be subsidised.
2. Eligibility for Grant
2.1 The report/ Ph. Thesis (henceforth, the manuscript) should be of high quality and if the publication of the work needs to be subsidised.
2.2 The Ph.D. Thesis/manuscripts in the field of Social Sciences approved by a university based in India or abroad in the field of social Sciences should not be more than three years old from the date of award of the Ph.D.. thesis or acceptance of final report of research study.
3. How to Apply
3.1 All applications for financial grant have to be made on the prescribed application form for Award of Publication Grant/Subsidy for Publication of Doctoral Thesis/ Research Report/ Papers presented in Seminars etc. attached with these guidelines, along with all the following annexures and enclosures:
- Annexure-I Abstract of the manuscript.
- Annexure-II Brief CV of the Applicant.
- Annexure-III A copy of the manuscript (Hardbound).
3.2 After applying online, The application form alongwith a hard copy of the manuscript and necessary documents should be sent to the Publication and Research Survey Division (PRS), Indian Council of Social Science Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, JNU Institutional Area, New Delhi -110067.
3.3 Applications may be invited through advertisement twice year (tentatively in the months of May-June and December-January or submitted to Publications and Research Survey (PRS) Division, Indian Council of Social Science Research JNU Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi - 110067 throughout the year.
3.4 Incomplete applications will not be considered for publication grant.
4. Procedure of the Award
4.1. Each manuscript will be evaluated by an expert from the subject concerned. The expert is expected to examine the manuscript’s academic viability, objectives and its suitability for publication etc.
4.2. In cases where the manuscript has already been evaluated / reviewed by expert(s) of repute nominated by outstanding publishers, such reports may be considered by the ICSSR without any additional evaluation by an expert as mentioned in Clause 4.1.
5. Conditions of the Grant
5.1 The final amount would be fixed as per the final agreement between the publisher and the ICSSR subject to upper limit of Rs. 2 Lakhs.
5.2 The ICSSR may publish the manuscript itself or award publication of an approved manuscript to any publisher from the ICSSR Empaneled List or otherwise.
5.3 The number of printed copies is subject to agreement between the ICSSR and Publisher.
5.4 The grantee has to get prior approval of the ICSSR for any change in the Title or substantive changes in the manuscript.
5.5 The publications supported under this scheme must include the following information at a prominent place:
- The publication was financially supported by the ICSSR.
- The responsibility for the facts stated, opinions expressed, or conclusions reached, is entirely that of the author and that the ICSSR accepts no responsibility for them.
5.6 The publisher should ensure that the final product is of high quality from production point of view.
5.7 The ICSSR reserves the right to remove the name of the publisher from the ICSSR Approved List of Publishers, for not implementing the terms of the Agreement.
5.8 ICSSR may purchase copies of the publications, if required, and the publisher shall give discount (not less than 25%) on such purchases.
