The Berhampur University Research Journal (BURJ) was presented by Vice Chancellor, Professor Govind J Chakrapani in the Odisha Research Conclave on Sunday which was released by Education Minister Dr Arun Sahoo in presence of other dignitaries.
The BURJ is a multidisciplinary bi-annual journal, which aims at creating a vibrant academic and research atmosphere within the university and enhancing academic visibility outside the university. The journal has been striving to attain innovation and excellence in its journey during the last one decade.
The journal has international standard serial number (ISSN) and a mission is to make it an impact factor journal. The current issue of the journal includes eighteen research articles from science, commerce and management, social sciences, law and humanities contributed by researchers from Berhampur University as well from different parts of the country. All eight articles from the sciences focus on current scientific advancement in the core areas of Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronic Science, Botany and Marine Science while two papers in commerce and management deal with impact analysis of consumers and stock market due to Covid 19. Rest eight papers are in the core areas of Economics, History and Archaeology, and Child Labour.
Prof Chakrapani opined, "With approximately 1.60 lakh research publications per year, India ranks third next only to China and USA, but the impact of India on global research needs to be significantly improved considering our intellectual wealth."
The Editorial Board members of the journal consist of Dr Pratap K. Mohanty, Chairman, PG Council and Chief Editor , while the Editors are Prof Sudhakar Patra , Prof Manas Ranjan Patra and Prof Sukanta Kumar Tripathy. The Associate Editors of the journal are Dr Balabhadra Tripathy , Dr Sadananda Naik, Dr Tapan Kumar Barik , Dr Mrutyunjay Jena, Dr B Venkateswar Rao , Dr Laxmidhar Rout. Managing Editors are Dr Satyabrata Patra and Dr Shesdev Patro.