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• Evaluate the journal as per UGC-CARE protocol Part II: Primary Criteria.

• If found suitable submit the necessary information through CARE portal.
2. Each UGC-CARE Council member should follow the procedure given below to add journal
title/s.
• UGC-CARE Council member should validate the academic quality of journal title/s and
must state reasons for the recommendation.
• If found suitable, members shall submit the basic information about the journal title/s on
the UGC-CARE portal.

Procedure for the Selection and Addition/Inclusion of Journal Title/s

Every title submitted by UGC-CARE Council members and UGC-CARE Universities, will be analysed
by the UGC Cell at SPPU, as per the protocols for journal analysis approved by the Empowered
Committee of UGC-CARE. A stringent methodology is adopted for analysing new titles. It consists of
three parts:

• UGC-CARE Protocol Part I: Basic Information
• UGC-CARE Protocol Part II: Primary Criteria

• UGC-CARE Protocol Part III: Secondary Criteria

UGC-CARE Protocol Part I : Basic Information

Part I of the analysis protocol is designed to obtain basic information about the journal (given below)
from universities/colleges/individuals or publishers:
1. Journal title

2. Journal broad discipline and focus subject
3. Name of publisher
4. Country of origin and registered address
5. Journal language/s

6. Publishing frequency
7. Editor name, editorial office address, phone, email, and website
8. Current status (date of last publication) (print/ online/ both)

9. ISSN/ eISSN
10. Other registrations/ memberships such as RNI/ COPE/ UGC-CARE
Parts II and III of the protocols are to be used for internal analysis and assessment purposes, which
include due diligence, verification process, and critical appraisal using the sequential algorithmic
elimination process and weightage-based metrics on a scale of 10.

Updating of the UGC-CARE List

The UGC-CARE List is dynamic. It is updated quarterly, on the first of January, April, July, and
October (or on the next working day if there is a public holiday on these dates) every year.

The link for the CARE website is: https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in.

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