The IUP Journal of Soft Skills

Vol. 19, Issue 4,December 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

Vol. 19, Issue 4,December 2025
Significance of the 3 C’s of Communication: Conciseness, Clarity and Completeness

Author: Koel Basak and Subhankar Dutta

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.4.5-17

Keywords: Keywords: Communication, Collaboration, Conciseness, Clarity, Completeness

How to Develop a Growth Mindset

Author: Revathi Turaga

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.4.18-24

Keywords: Mindset, Growth mindset, Fixed mindset, Intelligence, Challenge, Focus, Belief, Mistakes, Failure, Feedback, Effort, Results, Progress

Transactional to Transformational: The Importance of EI-Driven Communication for BFSI Sector

Author: Mukti Prakash Behera

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.4.25-31

Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Empathy, Banking, Customer relationships, strategy

The Art of Leadership and the Leadership of Art: What Planetary Positions Suggest

Author: Greenstone Lobo and Satish Modh

Published Online: December, 2025

DOI: 10.71329/IUPJSS/2025.19.4.32-55

Keywords: Astrology, Leadership, Creativity, Artist, Sun sign, Moon sign, Mercury sign, Emotional intelligence, Communication skills, Leadership development

Archives


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