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CARE List

Research journals from all disciplines indexed in Scopus (Source list) or Web of Science (Arts and
Humanities Citation Index Source Publication, Science Citation Index Expanded Source Publica-
tion, Social Science Citation Index Source Publication) are globally accepted as quality journals

and considered for all academic purposes. The CARE List, therefore, includes journals indexed
in Scopus and/or Web of Science. Apart from these, a list of journals especially from disciplines
of Arts, Humanities, Languages, Culture and Indian Knowledge Systems is prepared. EC-CARE,
established by UGC, monitors the process to create and maintain the CARE List.

UGC-CARE comprises following two groups:

UGC-CARE List Group I
Journals found qualified through UGC-CARE protocols

UGC-CARE List Group II
Journals indexed in globally recognized databases

Process For the Submission of New Journal Title/s

1) Universities and Colleges
Only teaching faculty from universities can recommend the journals following the prescribed
submission process. Recommendations of journal title/s shall be routed through universities and
colleges as follows:
• Universities: The Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the University may
recommend journal title/s to the respective regional UGC-CARE University.

• Affiliated colleges: College IQAC cell may recommend journal title/s if found suitable
to the parent university’s IQAC cell. The Parent university IQAC cell may forward
the recommended journal title/s if found suitable to respective regional UGC-CARE
University.
2) Individuals

Anyone can recommend a journal title/s to a UGC-CARE University through the IQAC cell of
the nearest college or university only by following the prescribed submission process with the
recommendation of the teaching faculty.
3) Publishers

Publishers can submit journal title/s through the IQAC Cell of an affiliated college/ IQAC cell of the
university by following the prescribed submission process with the recommendation of the teaching
faculty.

Procedures to be Followed By UGC-CARE Universities/Council Members

1. Each UGC-CARE University should follow the procedure given below to add journal title/s
received from universities/colleges/individuals/publishers from its region.

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