Ownership, Management, Funding and Editorial Independence Policy

Ownership and Publisher

The Dyal Singh Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (DSJHSS) is legally and administratively owned and published by Government Dyal Singh Graduate College, a public-sector college located at 107 Dil Mohammad Road (near Gawalmandi), Lahore 54000, Pakistan.

Journal Management

The journal is institutionally managed through the College Research Committee.

The Principal, Prof. Dr. Hamad Ashraf, serves as Patron-in-Chief. The Managing Editor is Azhar Munir Bhatti.

Operational editorial functions may also be undertaken by section editors, editorial-board members, reviewers, and other persons appointed or recognised by the journal according to their roles.

Funding

DSJHSS is institutionally supported by Government Dyal Singh Graduate College and also receives revenue through applicable Article Processing Charges (APCs).

The journal does not charge any submission or peer-review fee. An APC of PKR 15,000 for national authors and USD 60 for international authors is payable only after a manuscript has successfully completed peer review, satisfactory revision, and formal acceptance for publication.

The journal does not currently accept paid commercial advertising.

Optional printed copies may be supplied to authors at the separately disclosed cost stated in the Author Fees and Optional Print Copy Policy.

Editorial Independence

Ownership, institutional funding, APC revenue, administrative support, or other financial considerations do not determine the acceptance or rejection of individual manuscripts.

Editorial decisions are made on the basis of the journal's scope, scholarly quality, peer review, originality, research integrity, and ethical requirements.

Payment of an APC is requested only after formal editorial acceptance and cannot influence, purchase, guarantee, or accelerate a favourable editorial decision.

No author, sponsor, advertiser, institutional official, or other external party should be permitted to purchase or guarantee a favourable editorial decision.

Governance and Conflicts

The College Research Committee provides institutional management and serves an oversight role in matters such as formal appeals and journal policy.

Persons with a conflict of interest in a manuscript or complaint must recuse themselves from the relevant editorial or appeal decision according to the journal's Competing Interests and Complaints and Appeals policies.

Future Business-Model Changes

Any future change in APCs, introduction of additional author charges, commercial advertising, sponsorship, or another material revenue source should be approved through the College's journal-management process and disclosed transparently on the journal website before implementation.

Financial arrangements must remain separate from editorial decision-making.