About the Journal

Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary academic journal that publishes original and high-quality research in the field of social sciences. The journal follows a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic integrity, originality, and scholarly rigor.

PSSR is published quarterly and welcomes empirical, theoretical, and methodological research written in the English language. The journal provides a platform for researchers, scholars, and practitioners from around the world to contribute to the advancement of social science knowledge.

About the Publisher

Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) is published by Research of Social Sciences (SMC-Private) Limited (ROSS), a company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).

ROSS is committed to supporting scholarly communication, academic research, and educational development by providing a professional publishing platform for researchers and academic institutions.

The objectives of the publisher include:

• Promoting high-quality research and scholarly publishing
• Supporting academic and research activities
• Facilitating conferences, seminars, and scholarly discussions
• Encouraging ethical research practices and knowledge dissemination

Scope and Mission

The mission of Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) is to publish rigorous and original scholarly research that contributes to the understanding of social, cultural, economic, and political phenomena.

The journal covers, but is not limited to, the following areas of Social Sciences:

• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science
• Education
• Psychology
• International Relations
• Public Administration
• Development Studies
• Gender Studies
• Media and Communication Studies

PSSR accepts theoretical, empirical, qualitative, and quantitative research. Although the journal title includes “Pakistan,” the journal has an international scope and welcomes contributions from researchers worldwide.

Open Access Statement

Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) is a fully open-access journal. All articles published in the journal are freely available to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts without financial, legal, or technical barriers.

The journal does not charge readers or institutions for access to its content.

Copyright and Licensing

Articles published in Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) are licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Under this license:

• Authors retain the copyright of their published work
• Authors grant the journal the right of first publication
• Others may share, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the author(s) and the journal

License link:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Publication Ethics

Pakistan Social Sciences Review (PSSR) adheres to internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and best practices in scholarly publishing. The journal is committed to transparency, academic integrity, and ethical editorial decision-making.