What is UGC-CARE List of Journal?
UGC-CARE stands for Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics, an initiative by the University Grants Commission (UGC), India, launched in 2018. Its main objective is to promote academic integrity, quality research, and ethical publishing practices by curating a list of trusted and peer-reviewed journals across disciplines.
The UGC-CARE List is now the official reference for valid journals recognized for:
- Ph.D. submissions
- Research grants
- Faculty promotions
- Academic assessments
⚠️ Important Update – UGC CARE Policy 2025
The UGC CARE List has been revised in accordance with the 2025 Peer-Reviewed Journal Policy introduced by the UGC and the UGC CARE Committee. This updated policy focuses on:
- ✅ Transparent editorial practices
- ✅ Rigorous peer-review systems
- ✅ Academic integrity
- ✅ Verifiable indexing claims
- ✅ Prevention of unethical or cloned journals
📝 The journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - IJNRD now fully complies with the latest UGC CARE guidelines, making it a trusted platform for researchers, scholars, and educators.
📄 New 2025 UGC CARE Peer Review Journal Policy Resources:
- 📎 Download UGC CARE Public Notice (PDF)
- 📎 UGC CARE Discontinuation Notice on IJNRD
- 📎 IJNRD’s Transparent Peer Review Policy
🚫 Why Was the Old UGC Approved Journals List Discontinued?
Before 2018, UGC maintained a list of “Approved Journals” that included many low-quality or predatory journals. These journals lacked proper peer review and editorial transparency, compromising the credibility of Indian research.
In 2019, UGC officially discontinued the old list and replaced it with the UGC-CARE List of Journal, developed in collaboration with academic institutions and indexing experts to ensure authenticity and global standards.
🎯 Objectives of UGC-CARE
- ✅ Promote quality research publications across all academic disciplines
- ✅ Eliminate fake or predatory journals from academic usage
- ✅ Ensure transparent and ethical peer review and editorial policies
- ✅ Provide verified indexing of journals (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science)
- ✅ Create a dynamic and updated journal list for Indian researchers
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🔍 What Is the UGC-CARE List?
The UGC-CARE List of Journals is a curated directory of quality academic journals that have passed rigorous review criteria set by UGC. These journals are assessed based on editorial board standards, peer review processes, frequency, publisher background, and indexing.
The list is divided into two main groups:
- 🟢 Group I: Journals qualified through UGC-CARE protocols and reviewed by academic experts.
- 🔵 Group II: Journals already indexed in globally accepted databases like Scopus, Web of Science (WoS), MEDLINE, etc.
📌 Key Features of UGC-CARE Listed Journals
- ✔️ Must be peer-reviewed or refereed
- ✔️ Follow transparent editorial policies
- ✔️ Maintain regular publishing frequency
- ✔️ Provide open access or clearly defined access policies
- ❌ Must not charge hidden or unethical fees
- ❌ Should not be listed on UGC’s list of cloned or fake journals
🛠️ How to Access and Verify the UGC-CARE List?
Step-by-step Guide:
- Go to the official UGC-CARE portal: https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in
- Register with your name and email
- Log in and search for journals by:
- Title or ISSN
- Subject category
- Language
- Publisher
- Group I or Group II status
📎 Make sure to cross-verify ISSN, publication frequency, and indexing claims.
📝 Why Publishing in UGC-CARE Journals Is Important?
- 🎓 Ensures your research is academically recognized
- 📈 Increases visibility and credibility among peers
- 🏆 Necessary for Ph.D. thesis submission, project funding, and promotions
- 🌐 Eligible for international collaboration and institutional indexing
🚨 Beware of Cloned/Fake Journals
UGC has published a list of cloned journals—fraudulent publications that mimic the names and ISSNs of reputed journals. Publishing in these can lead to academic rejection and blacklisting.
Always check:
- Official UGC CARE portal
- Journal’s own website
- CrossRef, Scopus, or Web of Science indexing
📎 https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/Web/CloneJournalsGroupII
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📢 Final Thoughts
The UGC-CARE List of Journals plays a critical role in shaping the future of Indian academic research. It encourages researchers to publish ethically, avoid predatory practices, and contribute to the global body of high-quality knowledge.
If you're a student, researcher, or faculty member planning to publish, always choose journals that are UGC-CARE listed, peer-reviewed, and transparent in their editorial policies.
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Navigating Quality Journals: A UGC-CARE Guide
What is UGC Approved Journals?
UGC Approved Journals are the medium through which you can publish your articles. University Grant Commission will consider your article as valid only when you submit it in the UGC Approved Journals.
Note - Any other private journals which are not included in the 2023 List will not be considered valid.
In the last update, UGC Approved Journals list was replaced with the UGC CARE list. So, if you want to submit your article to UGC Journal List 2023 then you must know about it.
The following are the reasons for the establishment of the CARE List.
To promote quality research, academic integrity, and publication.
To prevent publications in dubious/predatory/sub-standard journals.
To maintain the Reference UGC CARE List of Quality Journals.
To develop a methodology and approach for good quality journal identification.
What is UGC CARE List of Journals?
UGC strongly emphasizes on promoting high quality research and knowledge contents by faculty members, researchers and students. To meet these goals and to ensure prevention of academic misconduct, UGC has set up “Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (CARE)”.
UGC CARE List – Group Wise Info!
University Grant Commission comprises the UGC CARE List 2023 in two main groups; Group-I and Group-II (previously there were four groups (A, B, C & D)).
The journals submitted by Council Members and Universities would be analysed by the UGC Cell.
You can check the UGC CARE List 2023 group details from below.
UGC CARE List Group I: Journals found qualified through UGC-CARE protocols.
UGC CARE List Group II: Journals indexed in globally recognized databases.
UGC CARE Journal List Group I:
In this 2023 list, the journals are classified into 5 major subjects in which a total of 1456 journals are included. You can check the subject wise UGC Approved Journals 2023 from the table given below :
| Subject | Total UGC Approved Journals 2023 |
|---|---|
| Sciences | 422 |
| Social Sciences | 347 |
| Arts & Humanities | 383 |
| Multidisciplinary | 56 |
| Indian Languages | 248 |
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Reasons to setup UGC-CARE list
Core reasons to setup UGC-CARE are well explained below:- To promote only quality research, academic integrity and publication ethics in all Indian Universities.
- For promoting high-quality publications in reputed journals to achieve higher global ranks.
- To prevent publications in dubious/predatory/sub-standard journals that reflects adversely and tarnish the Indian academia image.
- To maintain the UGC-CARE List of Quality Journals for all academic purposes.
UGC-CARE Groups
UGC-Care has divided whole list of journals into four main groups which are explained here:- Group A: Research Journals from all disciplines which are indexed in Scopus (Source List) or Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Citation Index Source Publication, Science Citation Index Expanded Source Publication, Social Science Citation Index Source Publication).
- Group B: UGC Care List of Journals from the previous list which is qualified as per the analysis protocols.
- Group C: Recommended journals by UGC-CARE Council members from all disciplines which are qualified as per the analysis protocols.
- Group D: Journals submitted by UGC-CARE Universities for all disciplines and languages which are qualified as per the analysis protocols.
How to Check UGC Approved Journal? Complete Procedure
Below, we have provided the procedure that can help you to get existing UGC CARE List Journals along with new journals approved by CARE-EC.- Step 1: Visit the official website of UGC CARE i.e.
https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/lr/login - Step 2: Register yourself by submitting the required details and create a password carefully.
- Step 3: Log in to the website by using your email id and password.
- Step 4: Now, you can search for the journals that are categorized in Group I & II, as mentioned above.
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Alert cloned journal
UGC care has received complaints about several journals which are not following the standard publishing practices. After scrutinizing these journals in accordance with UGC Care protocols, UGC has decide to remove these journals from UGC group. Please note that any publication in these journals will not be consider for any academic purpose.
UGC cell for journal analysis, centre of publication ethics (CPE) at SPPU Pune has been notified of cloned and online version of print only journals, the ISSN, title, logo etc. has been cloned.
Cloned list of Group I: https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/Web/CloneJournals
Cloned list of Group II:
https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/Web/CloneJournalsGroupII
The Journal found to be involved in unethical practices will be removed immediately.
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