Journal Policy

Open Access Policy

Southern Journal of Research (SJR) is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

Article Publication Charges

There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this Journal. However, only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Southern Journal of Research will be reviewed.

 

Plagiarism Policy

Southern Journal of Research strictly follows Plagiarism Policy as per guidelines of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The Similarity Report on Turnitin should be below 17 percent.

Issue Frequency

The journal publishes two issues per year. However, the submissions are open throughout the year.

Copyrights/License Policy:

For all articles published in SJR, copyright is retained by the authors. Articles are licensed under an open access Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 license, meaning that anyone may download and read the paper for non-commerical use. In addition, the article may be reused and quoted provided that the original published version is cited. These conditions allow for maximum use and exposure of the work, while ensuring that the authors receive proper credit. However, author has to sign a form agreeing to the publication of their article under the CC BY-NC license.


Creative Commons License
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Disclaimer

Facts and theories published in Southern Journal of Research demonstrate only the opinions of the respective authors. Authors are responsible for their text, citing of sources, accuracy of references and bibliographies. The editor or editorial board cannot be held responsible for any lack or possible violations of third party rights.