Journal profile
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
ISSN 2583-0880 · Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213), Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST- TN32D0026797) · India
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is published by Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213), Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST- TN32D0026797). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Mythological Studies, Indian and Buddhist Studies and Religious Tourism and Spaces, together about 78.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tamil culture is very ancient. This is evidenced by the fact that over the years its impact has spread around the world. Temples play an important role in Tamil culture. Its antiquity, statues, architectural techniques, yoga and spiritual philosophies are not only surprising but also portraying the intelligence of the ancients and supernatural powers. The Tamil Siddhars have created, evinced and clarified the doctrine of temples. The temples are built as the signifier, the signified, and the outward appearance of body, mind and soul. The Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas (triumvirs), the Tamil kings, built thousands of temples and made great penances to the Gods for goodwill. There are millions of Shaiva and Vaishnava temples in Tamil Nadu and uncountable temples all over India. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world. There are countless subsections in it. All the temples, from the great temples to the small temples, have a different central theme of spiritual doctrine and philosophy that is merged with life. Temples are considered as energy centers, chakras, and the replica of the human body itself. The purpose of this peer-reviewed journal is to explore the origins, design, worship, spiritual philosophy, doctrines of the temples, architecture, temple work of the Tamils, charity, music and musical instruments, folk music, temple folk, the spiritual hymns of the sect, Tamil Bhakthi literature, Bhakthi literature in general to Hindu religion from any language of India and Abroad and universal temple art. It gives more chances and acts as a pioneer to the academicians, research scholars and freelancers who focus on the Bhakthi heritage, tradition and literature from Literatures of various Indian languages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief K. NagendranPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities31%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities30.2%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences17.5%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities5.6%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities4%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities3.2%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3.2%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 42 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | INR 1,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | INR 1,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | INR 1,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention Policy
Authors should be ready to provide the raw data for editorial review for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies (E-ISSN 2583-0880) is a biannual open-access and peer-reviewed journal published for educators, researchers and freelancers in the field of Temple Studies and related domain areas. 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 Cod…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License
License policy Model summary
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access Policy
Open access policy Model summary
Our Open access Policy allows our journal readers to honestly search, read, download, copy, and link articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 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. If any found after publication, it will be retracted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Archiving policy Model summary
இதழின் தொகுதிகள் அனைத்தும் நீண்ட கால நிரந்தர பாதுகாப்பு கருதி இண்டர்நெட் அர்க்கிவில் பதிவேற்றப்படும்.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213), Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST- TN32D0026797)
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- Tamil, English
- ISSN
- 2583-0880
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies
How long does peer review take at Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Pandian Tamil Journal of Temple Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .