Other themes related to the above or emerging topics will also be considered.

1. Publishing Platform/ Website

Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Sciencesdevelops and maintains its own online submission and peer-review website. We also run several platforms to offer different types of services to research scholars.

2. Publishing Operations

2.1. Triaging—filtering of papers upon submission by internal staff and editorial board members.

2.2. Organization of peer-review— Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Sciencesprovides a high degree of assistance to Academic Editors so that they can only focus on editorial decisions. We employ in-house editors to invite reviewers, collect review reports, communicate with authors and reviewers, correspond with authors about revision, etc.

2.3. Production—including copy-editing, typesetting, copy-editing XML and PDF conversion, and language editing. Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Sciences provides excellent quality English editing for all accepted papers, included in the APC.

2.4. Proofreading—corresponding with authors to approve the final text and requesting any missing information.

2.5. Indexing & archiving— Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Scienceshas a team dedicated to indexing relations that advise on the eligibility of a journal for application to be indexed in different databases. Our team communicates closely with the contact persons at the different databases and receives regular updates on the status of applications. We dedicate time to keep ourselves up to date on any changes in the evaluation criteria or application procedure.

3. Marketing and Communication

Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Sciencespromotes its journals and articles through sponsorships of conferences, scholarly society events, and other promotional activities, as well as a series of awards to support researchers.

4. General

4.1. Social Scienceincludesthe topics related to social issues and all social topics regarding all social science will be included. Corresponding authors are advised to contact the editor of the journal about account information, once a manuscript is accepted for final publication. 

Note:Pakistan Journal of Social and Cultural Scienceswill no longer officially blacklist authors who withdraw their manuscripts before the completion of the peer-review process. However, using peer-reviewed resources without the intent or ability to publish is very problematic and has serious consequences (Withdrawal Policy) for the authors. Before submitting, please make sure you have the necessary funds to pay the APC if accepted.

Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission’s compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

Author Guidelines

Section A: Formatting Guidelines

File Format: Manuscript files can be in the following formats: DOC or DOCX. Microsoft Word documents should not be locked or protected.

Length: (Write here the paper length, Like 20-30 like other journal demand) double spaced Letter-sized pages. All pages should be numbered consecutively, beginning with page 1, the title page.

Headings: Limit manuscript sections and sub-sections to 3 heading levels. Make sure heading levels are indicated in the manuscript text.

Font: Use “(12)Times New Roman” as the font style and size of body text should be 12pt and size of first, second and third level should be bold 14, 13 and 12 respectively.

Language: The language of the manuscript must be English.

Abbreviations: Define abbreviations upon first appearance in the text. Do not use non-standard abbreviations unless they appear at least three times in the text. Keep abbreviations to a minimum.

Footnotes: Those in the text should be numbered consecutively. Footnotes to the title or authors of the article are marked by asterisks and placed on the title page.

Table and Figures: Tables and figures should be numbered serially, and legends to illustrations should be prepared on separate sheets. Tables and figures will be placed near their first mention in the text; all tables and figures must be referred to in the manuscript. Follow the instructions given in the document of APA 7^TH Edition.

Section B: Guidelines about Manuscript Organization

Title Page: The following elements must be included:

• Title of the article;
• Name(s) and initial(s) of the author(s), preferably with first names spelled out;
• Affiliation(s) of author(s);
• Footnotes to the contribution title;
• Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author.

 Abstract: Each article is to be preceded by a succinct abstract, of up to 250 words, that highlights the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of the paper.

Key Words: To identify the subjects under which the article may be indexed, (Decide keywords in Number) 6-10 keywords should be provided.

Introduction: Clearly state the basis of your study along with background information and a statement of purpose. This should provide the context of the study.  It should briefly describe the research work that has already been conducted in that particular field. It should clearly state the purpose/objective of the research work/study. The introduction must emphasize the significance of the research, and how the research being undertaken in different from the pre-existing work

Literature Review and Theoretical Framework: Present the critical review of the relevant studies and properly identify the research gap that is being filled by your study. Properly give a theoretical ground on which your present study is based.

Data and Methodology: Include a clear and concise description of the study design, experiment, materials, and method of statistical and econometric analysis.

Results and Discussion: Present the results. Simply present the results of the experiment and the results of the statistical analysis. Data listed in tables should not be listed in the results; instead, refer to the table. Interpret and discuss the results of the study and its implications.

Conclusion: Give a brief summary of your research.

References: The use of EndNote is encouraged for reference management, but this is not necessarily mandatory. Use APA 7^TH Edition for proper citation and references.