Himalayan Policy is an open-access journal that publishes high-quality research related to economics and policy studies. Papers published in the journal represent important advances significant to specialists in each field. It is run and managed by the Himalayan Research Institute (Pvt) Limited  (THRIP) and ReThinking Economics Islamabad (REI). 

Why publish in Himalayan Policy?

• Publishes policy studies including economic, environmental, public, energy, health and education policies.
• Presents important advances of significance to specialists within each field
• High visibility for your work with open access

Open Access

All articles published in Himalayan Policy are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. As authors of articles published in Himalayan Policy, you are the copyright holders of your article and grant to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article. Publishing open access offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work:

Article Processing Charges (APC)

There is no APC at this moment.  

Creative Commons Licenses

All article in Himalayan Policy is published under Creative Commons licenses. These provide an industry-standard framework to support the easy reuse of open-access material. Under Creative Commons licenses, authors retain copyright of their articles.

Himalayan Policy articles are published open access under a CC BY license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license). The CC BY license is the most open license available, and is considered the industry 'gold standard' for open access; it is also preferred by many funders. This license allows readers to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to alter, transform, or build upon the material, including for commercial use, provided the original author is credited.