Pakistan Journal of Media Sciences
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Identity & governance
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c6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — “… Journal Pakistan Journal of Media Sciences (PJMS) is an annual, peer-reviewed publication publishing original research in communication studies, media studies, and related fields. Scholars are…”c6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — “… footer Open Menu Pakistan Journal of Media Sciences Home Aim & Scope Guidelines Authors' Guidelines Reviewers' Guidelines Reviewers’ Conflict of Interest”c6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — looked for "plagiarism", "similarity", "turnitin", "ithenticate" — not foundc6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — 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
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c6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — looked for a creativecommons.org/licenses link, "CC BY" or "Creative Commons" — not foundc6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — “… Statement Issues Latest Issues All Issues Call for Papers Article Processing Charges Search Search Register Login Search Search”c6a44674f589e36f5c368ff53dc6e73d30db8aa2cfa67ea145b905fe96a7fb8a) — “… Journal of Media Sciences (PJMS). PJMS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange…”Reach & citation
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| Date | Grade | Score | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2026 | D | 43 | 2026.10 |
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