Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences

Aims & Scope

Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) is tri-annual open access journal published by Johar Education Society (a registered non profit institution) in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC), Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, Government of Pakistan.

It is devoted to the study of commerce, business and economics.

It attempts to publish quality research focusing on multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary empirical research related to full range of commerce and cognate disciplines.

Since the foundation of PJCSS in 2008, the journal had been accepting submissions in all discipline of social sciences.

But, now, after the current guidelines of Higher Education Commission (the regulatory body), scope of PJCSS has been reduced to commerce, business and economics only.

Further quantitative research with strong data analysis would only be processed for peer review.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Dynamic Common Correlated Effects of Public Debt on Energy Poverty Alleviation in OIC Member Countries: Does Institutional Performance Matter?

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Fatima, Aurangzaib, Muhammad, Muhammad

• Moderating Role of Trade Openness between Export Upgrading and Economic Growth

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Shamrez, Qaiser

• Green Transformational Leadership, Environmental Strategy, and Green Innovation: Mediated Moderation of Knowledge Sharing and Green Absorptive Capacity

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Muhammad, Kamran, Muhammad, Kulsoom, Muhammad

• Re-Assessing the Role of Trade Policy and Import Substitution Industrialization: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Ghulam, Shamrez, Tariq, Muhammad

• Bridging the Sustainability Gap: Unraveling the Interplay of Sustainability Disclosure and Cost of Debt

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Muhammad, Hafiz, Khurram, Asad, Hafiz, Adil

• Social Sustainability Studies in the 21st Century: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis Using VOSviewer Software

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Francoise, Ghulam

• Fostering Green Creativity Through Environmental Values: The Role of Intrinsic Motivation, Environmental Identity and Green HR Practices Authors

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ali, Kanwal

• Role of Entrepreneurial Competence, Entrepreneurial Education, Family Support and Entrepreneurship Policy in Forming Entrepreneurial Intention and Entrepreneurial Decision

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Le, Nguyen

• Empowering Leadership and Innovative Work Behavior: Mediating Effect of Psychological Empowerment

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Ritu, Chand, Asha

• Attitude toward Nudity and Advertising in General through the Mediation of Offensiveness and Moderation of Cultural Values: Evidence from Pakistan and the United States

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Afia, Raheel, Faisal, Zara, Rizwan