Khyber Behavioural Studies (KBS)
is a newly launched annual research journal from the Department of Psychology,
University of Peshawar, N-WFP, Pakistan. The journal has got its
ISSN # 2075-6933
and is Indexed on Ulrich’s
Periodical Directory. It will be
Abstracted on PsycINFO with the APA.
The journal invites papers in the disciplines of Psychology,
Psychiatry, Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Political Science,
Economics, Journalism, Education, IR, Management and other behavioural sciences
focusing on human behaviour and interaction. Scholars, practitioners, and
Graduate students are requested to submit their papers in accordance with the
American Psychological Association’s (6th) Publication Manual’s
Format. Manuscripts not adhering to APA’s format will not be considered. APA’s
papers writing style may be retrieved from APA’s website
http://www.apa.org/journals/authors/all-instructions.html KBS prefers
empirical studies but other forms of relevant research papers, involving some
aspect of human behaviour, are also welcomed.
The maximum length of the paper should not be more than
20-pages (double spaced, Font: Times New Roman, Size: 12). The author/s should
provide information like name, institutional affiliation, correspondence
address, e-mail address, phone and fax number on the title page. Since the
journal follows the policy of blind review, no such information should be
provided on the rest of the pages. Only the title should be repeated on the
second page. The abstract of the paper should be given after the title on the
second page and should be around 120 words. Tables and Figures should be
inserted on appropriate places in the manuscript. It is advised that the number
of tables and figures should be limited 5. About 4-5 keywords should be added
just below the Abstract. References should be provided for citations made in the
text only.
The author/s are responsible to send papers that are original
and not published or submitted for publication elsewhere. The author/s must
acknowledge help provided by other scholars and should take permission for
tables or figures and long texts quoted from elsewhere. The author should
provide such information in the covering letter and where appropriate in the
paper. Where research is conducted on human subjects, the Method section
should include if informed consent was obtained from the subjects. In addition
to this all APA’s ethical standards must be followed. Please visit
http://www.apa.org/ethics/ to read APA’s Ethics Code. Preferably a statement
of permission to publish the paper should be submitted to the editor in the
covering letter duly signed by all authors. The editor or publisher will not be
legally responsible for any claims or compensation with regard such permissions
or any copyrights violations made by the authors as we adhere strictly to
Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission’s plagiarism policy.
There will be a 2 step editorial process. First the paper
will be assessed for its originality, form, and content by the editor, and local
editorial assistants and if found fit for further evaluation, will be sent
preferably to international editors for evaluation. The principal author will be
informed of any decision/comments/suggestion.
KBS
will need 2 fairly printed hard copies and a soft copy (on a CD) in Microsoft
Word format to be submitted on the following address:
Muhammad
Jahanzeb Khan, PhD
Founding Editor,
Khyber Behavioural Studies
Department of Psychology,
University of Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 25120
