Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES)
Five pillars
Every check, with its source
Where a check was decided by reading the journal's homepage or its ISSN Portal record, we keep what we read: the page's SHA-256 fingerprint, the time, and the words that decided it.
Identity & governance
151835a1d165e9563953f874441917498cf85b22f5f23de6c96fcccfa151a114) — looked for the ISSN 2708-1478 — not foundb98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “title: Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES)”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “Home About About the Journal Aims and Scope Editorial Team Contact Publication Fee Publication Process Submissions”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. ISSN (P): 2708-1478 ISSN (E): 2708-1486 Frequency : Quarterly Access: Open Publication Charges : Free Peer Review Process: Double-blind…”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… Chowk, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Phone: +92-62-9250235 Email: info@iub.edu.pk editor.pjes@iub.edu.pk https://portal.dscet.ac.in/ https://perpus.fikumj.ac.id/ https://journal.padangtekno.com/…”Editorial integrity
b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… Frequency : Quarterly Access: Open Publication Charges : Free Peer Review Process: Double-blind Current Issue Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies Published: 2026-07-13…”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… of Economic Studies (PJES) Home About About the Journal Aims and Scope Editorial Team Contact Publication Fee Publication Process”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… Guidelines for Reviewers Review Policy Guidlines for Authors Plagiarism Screening Policy Publication Policy Ethics and Malpractice Policy Authorship Criteria Privacy Policy”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — looked for impact-factor badges (SJIF, IIFS, Global Impact Factor, ISRA, Cosmos), "ISI indexed", speed promises ("publish within", "48 hours" …) or a self-declared impact factor — not foundTechnical standing
b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — looked for "doi.org/" — not foundb98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — looked for "/oai" (an OAI-PMH link) and "citation_" (Google Scholar tags) — not foundPreservation & access
b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… <div class="pkp_footer_content"> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img…”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “About the Journal Aims and Scope Editorial Team Contact Publication Fee Publication Process Submissions Funding Source Privacy Statement”b98e6b8bee58d8da51fa0b72fa03b5f41dce897e9ca76a5f66cbdf823d7f9e1e) — “… Authorship Criteria Privacy Policy Conflict of Interest Policy Open Access Policy Archiving Policy Licensing Policy Copyright Policy Repository Policy”Reach & citation
History
Every reading of this journal, newest first, with the methodology it was made under (the versions).
| Date | Grade | Score | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2026 | D | 53 | 2026.10 |
What this means for you
Major gaps or warning signs. Before submitting, ask the editor about the failed items; if your institution has a journal policy, this journal probably does not meet it yet.
7 things the journal should fix. We can send them the list with your name as the requesting author:
Watch this rating
Hear by e-mail and on your dashboard when this journal's grade changes, when its records cannot be read, or when a hijack or clone signal appears. Watched ratings are re-checked at least every 7 days. Free for up to 10 journals.
Sign in to watch this ratingCertificate
A dated one-page certificate of this rating with all sources, for a thesis or promotion file.
Open printable certificate ↗Take it with you
The facts on this page as JSON — the grade, the score, when it was rated and under which methodology, every check with its source and what we read, and the history. Free, no key; any website may read it.
https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?issn=2708-1478&format=json
Risk Radar
The other question — is this journal showing the behaviour that precedes delisting, hijacking or retractions? Fifteen written rules on the public record.
Score this journal →Show this rating on your site
Paste either piece into your own page — no key, no account, nothing to install. They show the public facts only: the grade, the date it was rated, and a link to every check behind it. When the rating changes, they change.
The badge — a small image that links to this page:
<a href="https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=2708-1478" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://scholar.smartscholars.in/badge.php?issn=2708-1478" alt="Journal Trust Rating of Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES)" height="28"></a>
The card — a box with the grade, the score and the date, for a sidebar or a journal list (see it):
<iframe src="https://scholar.smartscholars.in/embed.php?issn=2708-1478" title="Journal Trust Rating of Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES)" width="360" height="380" style="border:0;max-width:100%" loading="lazy"></iframe>
Before you submit
Journals now screen submissions for assistant-written text, paper-mill phrases, invented references and reused figures. See the same signals first, with the evidence — the manuscript is read once and discarded.
Manuscript Screen →Are you the editor?
Fix every item above with the Smart Scholars tools — Journal Audit, GetIndexed and DOI Doctor — and the rating updates on the next check: a rating older than 7 days is made again when it is opened, and you can re-check it at once from My journals.
Improve this journal →Three questions, if you run Pakistan Journal of Economic Studies (PJES)
Answer what you like; we reply from a person, about this record. Nothing here is shown anywhere.
