Call For Articles

a₹tha: Call for Articles for December 2023 issue

I invite you to contribute your article for the next issue (December 2023) to a₹tha (pronounced as Artha).

a₹tha is an open-source, peer-reviewed e-journal published by the Financial Research and Trading Laboratory (FRTL), Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC). a₹tha has published articles written by IIMC faculty, alumni, and students, as well as experts and academics from India and around the world. The online issues of a₹tha are circulated to IIMC faculty, alumni, students, staff, and several other recipients. The previous issue (September 2023) reached about 20,000 individuals. We also promote articles on social media. You can access a₹tha at https://www.iimcal.ac.in.

Articles can be on topics in corporate governance (for example, ownership, board of directors, top executives and their compensation.), accounting (such as financial reporting, cost accounting, auditing, and income taxes), finance (for example, corporate finance, financial economics, financial markets, investments, and financial risk management), and financial regulation (such as securities, investments, financial contracts, intellectual property, and corporate law) relevant to India. Articles may also cover interesting contemporary thoughts/debates on banking, financial services, insurance, fintech, financial markets, investments, private equity, and venture capital.

Articles preferably should be solo-authored. The length of an article should be between 2,500 and 3,500 words. It must conform to the guide for authors (appended below).  Kindly submit your article for the December 2023 issue to artha@iimcal.ac.in by December 05, 2023. When submitting an article, please also share your short bio and contact number. IIMC alumni and current students should include the program's name, batch, and year of completion in their short bio. All articles would be checked for plagiarism, peer-reviewed, and edited. We expect to notify the selection  December 20.

Your contributions, suggestions, and queries are welcome.  

Thanks and regards,
Vivek Rajvanshi
Chief Editor - a₹tha