Aims & Scope

The Pakistan Journal of Criminal Justice (PJCJ) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing scholarly research and academic debate in criminal justice, criminology, law, and related social sciences.  The Pakistan Journal of Criminal Justice welcomes research from a broad range of social-science disciplines that contribute to the understanding of crime, law, justice, security, institutions, and society. Relevant subjects include, but are not limited to:

• Criminology

• Criminal Justice

• Sociology

• Law and Legal Studies

• Political Science

• Public Administration

• Public Policy

• International Relations

• Peace and Conflict Studies

• Security Studies

• Psychology

• Social Psychology

• Economics

• Development Studies

• Social Work

• Gender Studies

• Women’s Studies

• Human Rights Studies

• Anthropology

• Social Anthropology

• Demography and Population Studies

• Education

• Journalism and Mass Communication

• Media and Communication Studies

• Library and Information Science

• Governance and Public Policy

• Urban and Rural Studies

• Social and Cultural Studies

• International Development

• Community Development

• Gerontology and Ageing Studies

• Youth and Childhood Studies

• Migration and Refugee Studies

• Terrorism and Counterterrorism Studies

• Forensic Social Sciences

• Cybercrime and Digital Society

• Environmental and Climate Policy

• Research Methods and Social Statistics

The journal particularly encourages interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research that connects these social-science disciplines with criminal justice, criminology, law enforcement, policing, corrections, courts, victimology, crime prevention, human rights, governance, and social policy.