Every article published in KALANJIYAM – International Journal of Tamil Studies is free to read, download and reuse with attribution. This short guide shows where to find articles on this website and how to cite them.
1. Browse by issue
The Current Issue page lists the latest articles. Older issues are in the Archives, with the 2016–2021 volumes on a separate list and themed collections under Special Issues. Articles that have been accepted and posted ahead of their issue are on the Pre-Press Articles page.
2. Search from outside the site
- Google Scholar: search the article title, or the journal name “Kalanjiyam International Journal of Tamil Studies”.
- Crossref: articles with a DOI can be looked up at search.crossref.org; KALANJIYAM DOIs begin with
10.63300. - Search engines: Tamil titles are searchable in Tamil script – type the title as it appears in the article.
3. Reuse and licence
Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) licence. You may share and adapt them for any purpose, provided you credit the authors and the journal and give the link. Authors keep their copyright – see Copyright and Licensing.
4. How to cite an article (MLA 8)
Author’s surname, given name. “Title of the Article.” KALANJIYAM – International Journal of Tamil Studies, vol. X, no. Y, Year, pp. xx–yy. https://doi.org/10.63300/…
For Tamil-language articles, give the title in Tamil script and, if your style requires it, the English title in square brackets.
5. Report a problem
If a link is broken or a PDF does not open, write to editorial.kalanjiyam@ngmc.org with the article title and the page address.