Licensing & Copyright

Licensing Policy

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

This license permits users to:

  • Read, download, copy, distribute, and share the articles
  • Reuse content for non‑commercial purposes, provided proper attribution is given to the author(s) and the journal

The license terms are clearly indicated on each published article.

Copyright Policy

  • Authors retain the copyright of their work.
  • PSSR publishes articles under a non‑exclusive publishing agreement, which grants the journal the right of first publication.
  • Authors are free to reuse, share, or republish their work elsewhere, provided that the original publication in PSSR is properly acknowledged.

These policies support author rights, ethical dissemination, and compliance with open access standards.