Journal profile
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
ISSN 1994-2664 · eISSN 1994-2672 · Tribhuvan University · Nepal
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology is published by Tribhuvan University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal, Indigenous Cultures and History and Anthropological Studies and Insights, together about 45% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope of the Journal DJSA is an interdisciplinary biannual journal that publishes original articles, review articles, book reviews, methodologies, short communications, and interviews of inspiring scholars from Nepali and abroad. The journal invites manuscripts from a range of scholars and researchers from Social Sciences - including but not limited to Sociology, Anthropology, Human Geography, Development Studies, Natural Resource Management, Gender Studies, and allied disciplines. Requirements for a Manuscript to be submitted 1. Articles should be original and written in the American English language. 2. Primary focuses are given to areas such as Caste and Ethnicity, Natural Resource Management, Gender and Feminism, Class, Polity, Public Policies, Rituals, Religion, Minority Issues, Public Health and Ethno-medicine, Indigenous/Local Knowledge, Social Structure, State, Migration, Health Related Issues, Development, Population, Rural/Urban Development, Governance, Vulnerabilities, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology, Innovative Research Methodologies, Language Issues, Applied and Socio-linguistic Studies, Ecology, Landscape, Environment, Conflict Management and Peace Building, Landscape, Social dimensions of Climate Change, Risk and Hazard, Disaster, Environmentalism, Impacts of Natural Processes and Human Responses to adaptation. Types of Manuscripts Invited Original Research Articles (up to 8000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Review Articles (up to 6000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Books Reviews (up to 1500 words - excluding reference list, tables, figures) Research Methodology (up to 4000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Short Communications (up to 2500 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Interviews Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology is indexed on DOAJ (18th January 2017) Website addresses The journal is available on its own website https://dmcjournal.edu.np/index.php/djsa DOAJ (https://doaj.org/toc/1994-2672) and also on the NepJOL site https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/DSAJ Peer Review Policy 1. As a policy, DJSA follows the Double Blind Review Process. All the articles received will first go through a desk review. The Editor-in-Chief initially screens all manuscripts and checks for plagiarism through software (https://plagiarismcheckerx.com and https://app.ithenticate.com/) at the very beginning and before online publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Man Bahadur KhattriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 3, South Africa 2, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociopolitical Dynamics in NepalSocial Sciences28.6%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences8.4%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences8.1%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities5%
- South Asian Studies and DiasporaArts and Humanities5%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences3.4%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 130 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 194 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 157 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 214 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 166 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 141 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- books reviewsBooks Reviews (up to 1500 words - excluding reference list, tables, figures)Length not stated
- interviewsInterviewsLength not stated
- original research articledaptation. Types of Manuscripts Invited Original Research Articles (up to 8000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Review Artmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal Research Articles (up to 8000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures)Length not stated
- research methodologyResearch Methodology (up to 4000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures)Length not stated
- reviewerence list, tables, and figures) Books Reviews (up to 1500 words - excluding reference list, tables, figures) Research Methomain text ≤ 1,500 words
- review articleng reference list, tables, and figures) Review Articles (up to 6000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Books Revimain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articlesReview Articles (up to 6000 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures)Length not stated
- short communicationng reference list, tables, and figures) Short Communications (up to 2500 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures) Interviewsmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsShort Communications (up to 2500 words - excluding reference list, tables, and figures)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of AI
I /We confirm that this paper's content was entirely human-generated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
ORCID required for each author Model summary
An authorship gives a researcher accountability and recognition for their contributions to a study. A significant scientific contribution is required to meet authorship criteria. The contribution of author(s) should have made substantial contributions in the aspect of the conceptualization of research, research design, data collection, data analysis/interpretation, and writing. Those who have cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
All financial and non-financial affiliations, personal, ideological, etc., as well as competing interests, must be declared. If you have no competing interest with co-author(s) and others, write clearly, "No Competing Interest."
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
DJSA strongly encourages author(s) to share datasets on which conclusions are based. When genuinely requested, authors are requested to include “Availability of Data and Materials” as much as possible.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct
DJSA analyzes every allegation regarding prospective misconduct seriously and the author(s) are warned of its consequences.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-SA/4.0 Model summary
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology adopts CC-BY-NC-SA/4.0 copyright. CC-BY-NC-SA allows creator (s) to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format remix, transform, and build upon the material giving appropriate credit, providing a link to the license, and indicating if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the lice…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Gold Open Access Model summary
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (DJSA) is a Gold Open Access that makes research freely available to the public and supports a greater global knowledge exchange.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Double blind peer review Model summary
As a policy, DJSA follows the Double Blind Review Process. All the articles received will first go through a desk review. The Editor-in-Chief initially screens all manuscripts and checks for plagiarism through software (https://plagiarismcheckerx.com and https://app.ithenticate.com/) at the very beginning and before online publication. Those papers that passed the desk review will be submitted to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism screening via software Model summary
By submitting a manuscript to DJSA, the author(s) agree to check any necessary originality and good practices. We forewarn the author(s) of misbehavior and rejection in the event of a duplicate submission, falsified data, participant confidentiality breach, inappropriate awarding or denial of authorship for those who have substantially contributed, and plagiarized texts. Patch writing is also cons…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Tribhuvan University
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English, Nepali (macrolanguage)
- ISSN
- 1994-2664
- Electronic ISSN
- 1994-2672
- Society / sponsor
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology
How long does peer review take at Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (3) and South Africa (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology open access, and what is the APC?
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .