Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research (PJHSSR) is double-blind peer- reviewed open access and a multidisciplinary academic research journal of international outlook. The PJHSSR is published biannually since 2018 from the Women University Mardan, KP-Pakistan. 

Aims & Scope

The aim of the Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research (PJHSSR)  is to publish articles that contribute significantly to the body of knowledge. Though PJHSSR prefers papers based on empirical work, review articles and case studies are also considered for publication. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research invite contributions from scholars and experts to share knowledge and encourage healthy debate in wide ranging area of social sciences.

The Quality of research publications are subject to the meticulous  plagiarism check, screening process and double blind peer review by national and international scholars owing strong research background and expertise in their respective areas.  The published articles are intended for the provision of enriched resource to local, regional as well as international readers to enhance their knowledge and concepts. The submitted articles are reviewed by editorial, advisory board and either peer referees through a double blind peer review process as a mandatory component. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. Moreover, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West.

The PJHSSR publishes research papers in the fields of humanities and social sciences including anthropology, economics, business education, education, sociology, tourism & hospitality, psychology, and is published biannually since 2018 from the Women University Mardan, KP Pakistan.

 

Chief Editor

Prof. Dr. Ghazala Yasmeen

Vice Chancellor,
Women University Mardan

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Editor

Dr. Farah Khan

Assistant Professor,  Department of Political Science
Women University, Mardan

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Managing Editor

Miss. Irum Mir

Lecturer,  Department of Psychology
Women University, Mardan

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Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Humayun

Prof. Department of Economics
Women University, Mardan

Prof. Dr. Farman Ali

Prof. Department of Economics
Women University, Mardan

 

Advisory Board

NATIONAL MEMBERS

1. Prof.  Dr Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi, Head of Department of I.R, University of Peshawar
2. Prof. Dr. Anila Kamal, Director National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad.
3. Prof. Dr A. Z. Hilali, Department of Politics, University of Peshawar
4. Prof. Dr Anwar Fazil Chishti, Faculty of Management & Economics, City University of Science & information Technology Peshawar,
5. Prof. Dr Zilakat Khan, Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Peshawar
6. Prof. Dr Taj Muharram, Department of Political Sciences, University of Peshawar
7. Prof. Dr. Niaz Muhammad, Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar
8. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azam Khan, Chairman, Department of Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP
9. Assoc. Prof. Dr Hafiz Inam, Institute of Education and Research, University of Peshawar.
10. Dr. Sadia Saeed  Assistant Professor, Department of Social work, Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad
11. Dr. Gulab Shehzada, Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of Science & Technology Bannu, KP

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS

12. Prof. Dr Samina Yasmeen, Political Science and International Relations The University of Western Australia
13. Prof. Dr Tian Po Oei, (Emeritus),  School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia
14. Dr. Muhammad Naeem,  Department of English, Prince Sattam University, Saudi Arab
15. Dr. Nira Hariyatie Hartani, Senior Lecturer, School of Government, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
16. Dr Glenn Williams, Principal Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Staff group, Psychology.
17. Nadeem Burney Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research | KISR · Division of Techno Economics

 

PLAGIARISM POLICY 

1. Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research (PJHSSR) is committed to promote original work of no tolerance for plagiarism.
2. It is the author(s) responsibility to ascertain that she/he has submitted completely original work, giving due credit, by virtue of proper citations of cited work, to the works and/or words of others where they are used/cited.
3. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is not acceptable on any cost.
4. Less than 19% similarity index report  policy is followed as per HEC guidelines

PJHSSR welcomes original research papers in Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology And Business & Economics round the year.

Volume No. # 02 Year : 2019

Volume No. # 01 Year : 2018

Editor:                   Dr. Farah Khan

Email:                    pjhssr@wumardan.edu.pk

Phone#:                0937-871418-6

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Managin Editor:   Miss. Irum Mir

Email:                    irummir@wumardan.edu.pk

Phone#:                0937-871418-6

• We prefer electronic submission to the email
• Alternatively draft should be sent with a covering letter carrying the title of the article, author’s full name, institutional affiliation, and mailing address.
• Manuscripts should not exceed 4000-5000 words (not including endnotes and references) with an informative abstract (150 -200 words) with 3-5 key words.
• Article should be composed in MS Word, Times New Roman, and Font Size 12. 
• Manuscript should be double spaced and fully justified.
• Margins should be 2 inches from all sides except bottom i.e 1.25inch.
• Figures, tables, graphs (if any) should not be out of the margins of the text of the paper. 
• Non-English words should be italicized.
• It is also important that you carefully proofread your paper, and that it is accompanied by a Turnitin similarity index report in soft form. 
• The Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research follow a variant of APA styles to accommodate the multi-disciplinarian work that the journal features.

Correspondence between editorial office and author(s) will be done through email. Please give email address that corresponding author intends to keep for couple of years after publication.