About the Journal

Pakistan Economic and Social Review (PESR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access academic journal, published by-annually by the School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore - Pakistan. PESR is recognized by the Higher -Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan under the Y-Category. ISSN (Print): 1011-002X (Electronic): 2224-4174. The journal has provided a platform for presenting quality research and sharing academic knowledge in all fields of Economics for a broad national and international readership. PESR welcomes submissions, whether these are theoretical, empirical, or oriented towards academic or policy practitioners. The Editorial Board of the PESR carries a wide range of expertise with a commitment to provide a broad spectrum of high quality and stimulating articles to its readers while ensuring a system of rapid feedback to submitting authors. The journal always welcomes the valued contributions from academicians, researchers, policymakers and professionals, from Pakistan and abroad, without any discrimination. PESR strictly follows the ethical guidelines of HEC and aligns with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All published articles are freely accessible online immediately upon publication. The journal does not charge any submission or publication fee. Therefore, authors are not required to pay Article Processing Charges (APC) and Article Publication Fee (APF). All the expenses associated with the publication of PESR are borne by its publisher, the School of Economics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Aims and Scope

>The aim of Pakistan Economic and Social Review (PESR) is to publish original research articles on Economics and Socio-Economic issues contributing to the international social sciences literature, with a particular focus on Developing Eeconomies. PESR publishes high quality research studies in the fields of

  • International Trade and Finance
  • Development Economics
  • Sustainable Development & Environmental Economics
  • Monetary & Fiscal Economics
  • Energy Economics
  • Population & Gender Studies
  • Rural, Urban & Regional Economics
  • Financial Economics
  • Agriculture Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Health Economics
  • Economics of Education

The journal welcomes manuscripts that are theoretical, empirical, or policy-oriented in nature. PESR encourages contributions from academicians, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from Pakistan and around the world, without any discrimination. The journal is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic rigor, editorial transparency, and publication ethics in line with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).