Nature-Nurture Publisher (NNP)

Nature-Nurture Publisher (NNP)

Nature-Nurture Publisher (NNP)

Nature-Nurture Publisher (NNP) is the officially registered academic publishing entity and administrative body duly incorporated through the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), responsible for the legal administration, operational management, technical infrastructure, financial stewardship, and institutional backing of the Nature-Nurture Journal of Psychology (NNJP).

Operating with complete editorial independence, NNP provides the governance and structural framework necessary to ensure NNJP adheres to the highest international publishing standards, ethical frameworks (including COPE and DOAJ guidelines), and scientific rigor.

Core Mandate & Institutional Scope

As an independent publisher, NNP is dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary scholarship across the behavioral, neural, cognitive, and social sciences throughout South Asia and internationally. NNP combines rigorous compliance standards with a steadfast commitment to supporting the global research community.

Key Administrative & Publishing Functions:

  • Legal Governance & Registration: Officially registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), providing full corporate transparency and institutional accountability.
  • Editorial Independence: Strictly separates publishing administration and financial operations from editorial decision-making, ensuring that all peer-review evaluations and manuscript acceptance decisions are made exclusively on scientific merit and academic validity.
  • Technical Infrastructure: Maintains robust digital publishing platforms, secure Open Journal Systems (OJS) workflows, DOI assignment mechanisms, and long-term digital preservation archives.
  • Championing Early-Career Scholars: Committed to fostering the academic growth of young researchers and emerging scientists in Pakistan and worldwide by providing mentorship, lowering economic publishing barriers, and offering transparent article processing charge (APC) waivers.
  • Open Access Leadership: Advocates for immediate, unrestricted global access to scholarly literature under Creative Commons licensing (CC BY 4.0), promoting international collaboration and knowledge dissemination across disciplines.

Through its SECP registration and unwavering dedication to ethical publishing, Nature-Nurture Publisher continues to shape a sustainable, inclusive, and impactful future for academic research.