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Consortium for Academic Research and Ethics CARE 3

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

The Quality Mandate of the UGC emphasizes importance of promoting quality research by the
faculty and for creating new knowledge. Credibility of research publications is extremely important.
High-quality publications in reputed journals help in achieving higher global ranks and overall
improvement of quality of education.

Publications in dubious sub-standard journals reflects adversely leading to long term academic
damage and tarnishing of image. A problem of dubious /sub-standard journals has become a serious
concern all over the world. The percentage of research articles published in poor quality journals is
reported to be high in India, which has adversely affected its image.

As an apex regulatory body responsible for maintenance of standards in institutions of higher
education, the UGC has taken firm steps to improve quality of research and safeguard publication
ethics. For this purpose, the UGC has established “Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics”
(CARE) for creation and maintenance of “Reference List of Quality Journals”. CARE members
include Statutory Councils/ Academies/ Government bodies and others like the Association of
Indian Universities.

The UGC Journal analysis Cell at Pune, CARE Universities at Hyderabad, New Delhi, Vadodara,
Tezpur have created first edition of CARE List under the supervision of the Empowered Committee.
I congratulate entire team of CARE and sincerely hope that the CARE List will benefit academic
community in quality improvement efforts.

(Prof. D. P. Singh)
New Delhi Chairman
November, 2019 University Grants Commission