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NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

National University of Sciences and Technology · Pakistan · Est. 2011

ISSN2520-503XeISSN2523-0026
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
6
Total Worksi
149
Total Citationsi
185
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

NJSSH is a double-blind peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. The main objective of NJSSH is to provide a scholarly platform for the national and international scholars. It aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and humanities and become the leading journal in the field. The scope of NJSSH is inclusive: it encourages multi and inter-disciplinary work as well as new and experimental forms of research, replication studies, and negative findings. All submissions are evaluated based on their academic and methodological validity and robustness of research. As an open-access journal, all articles will be immediately available. NJSSH follows Creative Commons licenses. NJSSH is currently a bi-annual journal and is published in both print and online versions. NJSSH publishes original papers with sound and conceptual frameworks, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes, commentaries/perspectives, and book reviews. Special issues devoted to important topics in social sciences and humanities will occasionally be published.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
FrequencyBi-Annual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications149
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review, Double anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
National University of Sciences and Technology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2520-503X / 2523-0026
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1
2
2020
44
121
2021
17
21
2022
46
44
2023
16
7
2024
24
0
2025
1
0
2026

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthGlobal Health Care IssuesPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionEconomic Growth and DevelopmentHealthcare Systems and ReformsAgricultural risk and resilienceEconomic Growth and Productivity

Frequently asked questions about NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

Is NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities?

NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.10.

Is NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities?

NJSSH is a double-blind peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. The main objective of NJSSH is to provide a scholarly platform for the national and international scholars. It aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in social sciences and humanities and become the leading journal in the field. The scope of NJSSH is inclusive: it encourages multi and inter-disciplinary work as well as new and experimental forms of research, replication studies, and negative findings

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref