Since 2022
Building a research culture for Pakistan
The Center of Innovation in Interdisciplinary Research is an educational research publishing house registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. We publish free-to-read research journals and support interdisciplinary work in education, law, information sciences and social studies.
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Free Online Access
- HEC & COPE Ethics
- CC BY-NC 4.0 Licensing
Pakistan Journal of Law & Policy
PJLP publishes rigorous scholarship on law, legal institutions and public policy: constitutional law, judicial independence, criminal justice, fundamental rights, technology and cyber law, governance and access to justice. Every paper goes through double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers, and every article is free to read online.
Volume 2, Number 1 (2026)
The Pakistan Journal of Law & Policy invites research articles, policy analyses and review essays on law, legal institutions and public policy, from Pakistan and comparative perspectives.
- 📅Submission deadline[30 December 2026]
- 🔍ReviewDouble-blind, at least two reviewers
- 🔓AccessOpen access, free to read, CC BY-NC 4.0
- ✉️Enquiries[journal email]
Volume 1, Number 1 (2025)
Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan’s Courts: Legal Accountability and Due Process
Nauman Maqbool Article · pp. 24-46Delay in Criminal Trials and the Right to a Fair Trial in Pakistan
Muhammad Maaz Shakeel Article · pp. 47-70Amending the Guardians: Constitutional Amendments, Judicial Independence and the Separation of Powers in Pakistan
Muhammad Imran, Usman Khan Article · pp. 71-95Regulating the Digital Public Sphere: Freedom of Expression under Pakistan’s PECA (Amendment) Act, 2025
Syed Muhammad Ahmad Mansoor, Qudsia Batool Article · pp. 96-119Police Accountability and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Pakistan
Muhammad Shahid Malik, Muhammad Kashan JamshaidPublishing you can trust
Aims & Objectives
To build a research culture, especially interdisciplinary research, across Pakistan’s higher education sector.
Publication Ethics
Our journals follow the scholarly ethics guidelines set by HEC Pakistan and COPE.
Open Access & Licensing
No subscription is needed to read our journals. Work is published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.
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