Policy Perspectives

Aims & Scope

Policy Perspectives is a double-blind, peer-reviewed biannual journal with occasional special issues, published by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) – an Islamabad-based think tank dedicated to promoting policy-oriented research and human development. Established in 1979, the Institute defines Pakistan Affairs, International Relations, and Faith and Society as its primary research areas, which are further divided into various sub-themes for focused studies. The Institute’s research spanning over four decades has so far produced over 1500 seminars, conferences, and roundtables, around 400 publications, and about 2500 research reports. Policy Perspectives is the flagship journal of the Institute, disseminating the research carried out by IPS and its associates on a diverse range of current and evolving topics. The journal reaches out to a large number of individual and institutional researchers, policymakers, key opinion leaders, and other stakeholders within the country and across the globe, extending policy-oriented analysis, perspectives, and recommendations on issues of national and global significance. Being published continuously since 2004, Policy Perspectives is indexed/abstracted/abstracted/archived by International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA); ProQuest; EBSCO (Political Science Complete Database; Social Science Abstracts) Ovid; JSTOR; Portico; Knowledge Unlatched; Keepers Registry; Crossref; Factiva; ResearchBib; Microsoft Academic; Google Scholar; Duotrope, and Asianet Pakistan. Policy Perspectives is distinctive in combining original research papers with reflective studies and analysis on varied themes and issues. Contributions to the journal appeal to a wide academic and professional readership and reach an interdisciplinary international audience. The Journal welcomes original, unpublished scholarly articles from research scholars, experts, and policy practitioners. and accepts contributions in the thematic areas of international relations, Pakistan affairs, and faith and society in general, and the topics related to security, society, economy, strategy, governance, and foreign policy in particular.

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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