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of Science or Scopus, to go through the filter defined by the Standing Committee for inclusion in the
UGC-approved list of journals.

With a view to redefine and consider issues related to the UGC-approved list of journals and as a
part of the “Quality Mandate” of the UGC, emphasizing the importance of promoting high-quality
research and the creation of new knowledge by faculty members, the Commission in its 536th meeting
held on November 14, 2018, dissolved the Standing Committee for “UGC-approved list of Journals”
and approved the constitution of the Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE) for the
preparation of a new list of credible quality journals for disciplines such as, Social Science, Humanities
Languages, Arts, Culture, and Indian Knowledge System. The main tasks of CARE are :
• To promote the quality research by the faculty members and creating credible research.

• To promote academic and research integrity as well as publication ethics.
• To promote high quality publications in reputed journals that would help in achieving higher
global ranks and overall improvement of the quality of research and education.
• To develop an approach and methodology for the identification of good quality journals.
• To prevent publications in dubious/sub-standard journals, which reflect adversely and tarnish
the image of research work and thus lead to long-term academic damage.
• To create and maintain a “CARE Reference List of Quality Journals” for various academic
evaluations.

CARE Members

UGC-CARE comprises Statutory Councils/Academies/Government bodies in Social Sciences,
Humanities, Arts and Fine Arts, Science, Medical, Agriculture, Engineering and the Association of
Indian Universities (henceforth referred to as CARE members) and Regional Universities identified
by the UGC (henceforth referred to as CARE Universities).

CARE Councils

CARE councils includes relevant Government Statutory Councils and Academic Bodies from multiple
disciplines.

CARE Universities

• Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi (Northern Region)
• The Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) University of Baroda, Vadodara (Western Region)
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (Southern Region)

• Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam (Eastern Region)

UGC Cell for Journal Analysis

Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) has been entrusted the responsibility of journal analysis and
the UGC has established a “Cell for Journals Analysis” at SPPU, Pune (UGC cell, SPPU). INFLIBNET
Centre, Gandhinagar, will serve as supporting agency. UGC Cell at SPPU shall function under the
supervision of CARE Empowered Committee (CARE-EC).

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