The IUP Journal of Soft Skills

Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2025

ISSN :3049-4257

Impact Factor: 1.88; Acceptance rate: 50%; Turnaround time: 4-6 months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database

It is a quarterly journal focusing on Social and communication skills, Interpersonal communication, Listening skills, Behavioral aspects of personal effectiveness, Team work, Attitudes and mindsets of employees, Job satisfaction, Work-life balance, Counseling and mentoring, Stress and stress management, Soft skills training models, etc.

Focus Areas

  • Business Communication   |  
  • Interpersonal Communication   |  
  • Active Listening   |  
  • Role Understanding   |  
  • Leadership   |  
  • Aligning Attitudes to Organizational Culture   |  
  • Interpersonal Relations   |  
  • Conflict Resolution   |  
  • Counseling and Mentoring   |  

Current Issue

Volume 19, Issue 3, September 2025
Emergence of New Linguistic Subcultures in Digital Communities

Author: Anusua Majumdar and Sukanya Saha

Published Online: September, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.3.5-18

Keywords: Social media, Linguistic subcultures, Language change, Acronyms

Navigating Stakeholder Management

Author: Revathi Turaga

Published Online: September, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.3.19-24

Keywords: Stakeholder engagement, Stakeholder communication, Stakeholder analysis, Stakeholder identification, Mendelow’s matrix, Stakeholder mapping, Project management, Trust, Rapport, Collaboration, Influence

Assessing the Learning and Innovation Skills, and Career Readiness of SEDGs in Tamil Nadu HEIs

Author: S Mekala, N Thamaraiselvan, T Sangeetha, Gayathri Vidhyasagar and S Vetrivel

Published Online: September, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.3.25-47

Keywords: Learning and innovation skills, 4C skills, 21st century skills, Socioeconomically disadvantaged groups (SEDGs), Career readiness, Employability, Placement training

Role of Soft Skills in Employee Performance and Organizational Growth in the Hospitality Sector

Author: Manishankar Chakraborty and Shamma Abdulnasser Ali Alnaqeeb Alafeefi

Published Online: September, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.3.48-53

Keywords: Soft skills, Hospitality, Organization

Archives


Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2025
Emotional Intelligence, the Indian Way: Insights from Ancient Texts and Folklore

Author: Anisha

Published Online: June, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.2.5-23

Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Bhagavad gita, Indian philosophy, Folklore, Indian emotional intelligence

Avoiding and Overcoming Burnout

Author: Revathi Turaga

Published Online: June, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.2.24-29

Keywords: Burnout, Chronic stress, Work-life balance, Mental resilience, Self- Care, Recovery

Crisis in the Indian Soft Skills Curricula: A Phenomenological Thematic Review

Author: Elamparithy Selvarasu

Published Online: June, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.2.30-45

Keywords: Communication skills, Curricula, Employability, Grounded theory, Phenomenology, Public speaking, Soft skills, Thematic review

Research on Green Skills and Workforce Sustainability: A Bibliometric Analysis

Author: Aishwarya Singh, Jaya Yadav and Shalini Sharma

Published Online: June, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.2.46-64

Keywords: Green skills, Sustainable workforce, Bibliometric analysis, Green economy, Education for sustainability

Café Coffee Day: The Rise, Fall, and Turnaround

Author: Samarpita Roy, Shambhavi Tamrakar and Arijit Santikary

Published Online: June, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.2.65-83

Keywords: Leadership, Leadership communication, Gender in leadership, Leadership in adversity, Resilience and leadership, Transformation, Turnaround