Open Access Policy

Chatnar Punjabi Journal (CJP) is a fully open access scholarly journal committed to the free and unrestricted dissemination of academic research in Punjabi language, literature, linguistics, and cultural studies.

Open Access Statement

All research articles published in Chatnar Punjabi Journal are made immediately and permanently available online without any subscription or access charges. Readers are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of published articles without seeking prior permission from the publisher or authors.

Licensing and Copyright

All published content in Chatnar Punjabi Journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits users to:

• Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format)

• Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material)

Under the following conditions:

• Proper attribution must be given to the author(s) and the journal.

• The material may not be used for commercial purposes.

Authors retain the copyright of their work while granting the journal the right of first publication.

Access Rights

There are no embargo periods for accessing published articles. Upon publication, articles are immediately available through the journal’s website and may be archived in institutional or subject repositories.

Author Rights

Authors are encouraged to deposit the final published version or the accepted manuscript of their article in:

• Institutional repositories

• Personal or academic websites

• Research networking platforms

provided that proper citation to the original publication in Chatnar Punjabi Journal is included.

Commitment to Knowledge Dissemination

By adopting an open access publishing model, Chatnar Punjabi Journal supports global knowledge sharing, academic collaboration, and the promotion of Punjabi research at national and international levels.

Publication Fees

Open access publishing in Chatnar Punjabi Journal is supported through a modest Article Processing Charge (APC), payable only after the manuscript has successfully passed peer review and has been accepted for publication. The APC covers editorial processing, peer review management, online hosting, DOI registration, and long-term digital archiving.

Compliance with Open Access Standards

Chatnar Punjabi Journal follows internationally recognized open access principles and publishes all content using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform to ensure transparency, accessibility, and editorial integrity.