Pakistan Journal of Mass Communication (PJMC)
Pakistan Journal of Mass Communication is a multidisciplinary, bi-annual, and blind-reviewed publication that is available online and in print. The Institute of Media and Communication Studies (IMCS), Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan planned to publish this journal back in 2020. PJMC is addressed to the national and international scholarly community; it seeks to reflect a variety of intellectual traditions in communication to promote debate and dialogue among them.
Scope & Mission
PJMC accepts research papers, critical essays, and book reviews related to communication from throughout the world.
In the pursuit of this objective, we encourage empirical, theoretical, and methodological research papers that can contribute to the advancement of communication studies as a multi-disciplinary field. PJMC firmly believes in the cumulative nature of productive knowledge. Hence, we especially encourage research papers based on systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and synthesis from diverse resources.
The journal promotes research on the work connected with media, communication, politics, religion, history, sociology, economy, new media, advertising, and special emphasis on Pakistan.
Areas of Research
We suggest the following broad areas of research:
- Media and Society
- Media and political economy
- Online journalism
- Development & communication
- Gender & communication
- International communication
- Media and religion
- Media and violence
- Social media
- War, conflict, and communication
- Media and politics
- Media and psychology
- Media and politics
- Media and literature/language
Patron-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi
Vice-Chancellor
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Editor
Prof. Dr. Shahzad Ali
Director
Institute of Media and Communication Studies
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Associate Editors
Dr. Samia Manzoor
Institute of Media and Communication Studies
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Dr. Aasima Safdar
Institute of Media and Communication Studies
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
International Members
Prof. Dr. Stuart Allan
Professor of Journalism and Communication
Cardiff School of Journalism and Cultural Studies
Wales, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Shahira Fahmi
University of Arizona School of Journalism
Tucson, USA
Prof Dr. Simon Cottle
Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Culture
Wales, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Pembecioglu
Department of Radio, Television and Cinema
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Norisha Abdul Hamid
Associate Professor
Department of Media Studies
University Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
National Members
Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal
Department of Mass Communication & Media Studies
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Prof. Dr Muhammad Khalid
School of Creative Arts
University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore
Dr. Saqib Riaz
Associate Professor/Chairman
Department of Mass Communication
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
Dr. Zahid Yousaf
Chairman
Department of Mass Communication,
University of Gujrat, Gujrat
Dr. Anjum Zia
Chairperson
Department of Mass Communication
International College for Women University, Lahore