About the Journal

Daryaft is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research and critical inquiry in the Urdu language and literature. It carries the following identifiers: E-ISSN: 2616-6038 and P-ISSN: 1814-2885. Published by the Department of Urdu Language & Literature at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan, the journal released its inaugural issue in January 2002. As of January 2025, thirty-two issues have been published. Since June 2016, Daryaft has maintained a bi-annual publication schedule, releasing issues in June and December.

The journal primarily features unpublished, research-based articles focusing on various facets of Urdu language and literature. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process conducted by subject experts to ensure scholarly quality and integrity.

Daryaft was selected in 2005 for inclusion in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) approved journal list. Since 2011, it has been indexed in several prestigious databases and indexing services, including DOAJ, Crossref, EBSCO, ISSN, and the Index of Urdu Journals.