UGC CARE Journal List
UGC discontinued CARE listing and archived 1,474 journals as on 10 February 2025 for reference only. This page carries the searchable 3,153-journal old UGC approved list in full, every official notice as a PDF, the 35 suggestive parameters that replaced CARE, and both official UGC source URLs.
Where the UGC CARE List Stands Today
Three facts decide how you should read any "UGC CARE approved" claim you see.
From the Numbered UGC List to the Suggested Parameters
The three facts above on one line of dates, from the numbered list this page reproduces to the parameters in force now.
- UGC-Approved List of JournalsUGC publishes a numbered list; each journal on it carries a UGC journal number.
- Re-evaluation of the listUGC reviews the list and removes titles that scored low. Numbers from that list belong only to those journals.
- UGC-CARE List replaces itThe CARE reference list supersedes the earlier approved list; no new UGC journal numbers are issued.
- JMVRA is foundedEstablished after the numbered list had closed, so the journal has no UGC journal number to quote.
- CARE List discontinuedUGC's 584th meeting withdraws the CARE list. No replacement list is created.
- Suggested Parameters approvedEight categories of suggestive parameters (public notice 16 July 2025). JMVRA is aligned with UGC's Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals.
Old UGC Approved Journals — All 3,153, Searchable
Every row of 2019 Old UGC Approved Journals List as real HTML, searchable by title, publisher, ISSN or number and filterable by subject, source and country. The PDF it came from is linked below.
Read this before you use the table. This is the old UGC approved list, not the CARE list. Every page of the source PDF carries a diagonal “Cancelled” watermark: the list was withdrawn when UGC-CARE began in 2019, and CARE has since been discontinued too. A journal appearing here is not approved by UGC today, and neither is a journal in the archived CARE list. Use it to check what a journal’s status was, and use the suggestive parameters to judge what it is now.
What Presence in This List Does and Does Not Mean
The table is a reference snapshot, not a credential.
| What you find | What it tells you | What it does not tell you | Do next |
|---|---|---|---|
| A journal in this table | It was on the old UGC approved list (withdrawn in 2019, pages watermarked "Cancelled") | That it is approved today; no current list exists | Judge it against the suggestive parameters below |
| A journal not in this table | It was not on that list | That it is a poor journal; the list was never complete | Verify its ISSN and policies yourself |
| A journal in the archived 1,474-title CARE list | It was on the final CARE snapshot of 10 February 2025 | Validation or endorsement; UGC says so in the notice | Treat the entry as history |
| A site quoting "UGC approved journal no. …" | The number comes from the pre-2019 list | That the number is a live credential | Ask for the parameters instead |
| Your ordinance still says "UGC CARE" | It has not been reworded since the list ended | What your institution will accept now | Ask the research section in writing and keep the reply |
By broad subject category
Tags overlap — a journal may carry more than one category, so these do not sum to 3,153. Bars are drawn against the largest tag.
By country of publication
81 countries in all. 2,755 of 3,153 rows (87.4%) carry an ISSN or E-ISSN.
| No. | Journal title | Source | Subject | Publisher | ISSN | E-ISSN | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41158 | Chinese Librarianship: An International Electronic Journal | UGC | Social Science | — | — | 1089-4667 | United States |
| 41159 | Christian Librarian | UGC | Social Science | Association of Christian Librarians | 0412-3131 | — | United States |
| 41161 | CLIS Observer | UGC | Social Science | Centre for Library and Information Studies, New Delhi | 0970-0943 | — | India |
| 41162 | College Libraries (WBCLA) | UGC | Social Science | West Bengal College Librarians’ Association | 0972-1975 | — | India |
| 41163 | College Library (In Bengali) | UGC | Social Science | — | — | — | India |
| 41164 | COMLA Bulletin | UGC | Social Science | Commonwealth Library Association | 1442-2409 | — | Jamaica |
| 41165 | Current Studies in Librarianship | UGC | Social Science | Dept. of Library Science, Clarion University | 0742-8227 | — | United States |
| 41166 | E - JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship | UGC | Social Science | — | — | 1704-8532 | Canada |
| 41168 | Education Libraries Journal | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Librarians of Institutes & Schools of Education | 0957-9575 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41169 | Feminist Collections | UGC | Social Science | University of Wisconsin at Madison * Women's Studies Librarian | 0742-7441 | — | United States |
| 41170 | Focus on International Library and Information Work | UGC | Social Science | International Library and Information Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, London, UK | 0305-8468 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41171 | Georgia Library Quarterly | UGC | Social Science | Georgia Library Association | 2157-0396 | — | Georgia |
| 41172 | German Studies Library Group Newsletter | UGC | Social Science | German Studies Library Group | 0951-2616 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41173 | Granthagar (In Bengali) | UGC | Social Science | Bengal Library Association | 0017-324X | — | India |
| 41174 | Granthalaya Sarvaswamu | UGC | Social Science | Sarvodaya press, Vijayawada | 0972-8104 | — | India |
| 41175 | Granthalaya Vigyan | UGC | Social Science | Prof. Kaula Library & Information Science Endowment Founder | 0973-564X | — | India |
| 41176 | Granthana: Indian Journal of Library | UGC | Social Science | — | — | — | India |
| 41177 | Gyankosh: Journal of Library and Information Management | UGC | Social Science | Gyankosh: Journal of Library and Information Management | 2229-4023 | 2249-3182 | India |
| 41178 | Herald of Library Science, Lucknow | UGC | Social Science | HERALD OF LIBRARY SCIENCE | 0018-0528 | — | India |
| 41179 | IASA Journal | UGC | Social Science | International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives | 1021-562X | — | United Kingdom |
| 41180 | IATUL Proceedings (New Series) | UGC | Social Science | International Association of Technological University Libraries | 1560-8581 | — | Sweden |
| 41181 | ICSTI Forum | UGC | Social Science | International Council for Scientific and Technical Information,Conseil International pour l'Information Scientifique et Technique | 1018-9580 | — | France |
| 41182 | Idaho Librarian | UGC | Social Science | Idaho Library Association | 2151-7738 | — | United States |
| 41183 | Igaku Toshokan (Journal of the Japan Medical Library Association) | UGC | Social Science | Nihon Igaku Toshokan Kyokai,Japan Medical Library Association | 0445-2429 | 1884-5622 | Japan |
| 41184 | Illinois Libraries | UGC | Social Science | Office of the Secretary of State * Illinois State Library | 0019-2104 | — | United States |
| 41185 | Impact, the Journal of the Career Development Group | UGC | Social Science | — | — | 1468-1625 | United Kingdom |
| 41186 | Indexer | UGC | Social Science | Society of Indexers | 0019-4131 | 1756-0632 | United Kingdom |
| 41187 | Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services | UGC | Social Science | 1/611, Maruthi Nagar, Rakkipalayam Post, Coimbatore – 641 031, Tamil Nadu, India | 2231-6094 | — | India |
| 41189 | Advances in Geoecology | UGC | Science | Catena Verlag GmbH Marianne Kaiser | 0722-0723 | — | Germany |
| 41190 | American Journal of Water Resources | UGC | Science | Science and Education Publishing Co. Ltd | 2333-4819 | 2333-4819 | United States |
| 41192 | Annals of Agricultural Sciences | UGC | Science | Ain Shams University * Faculty of Agriculture | 0570-1783 | — | Egypt |
| 41193 | Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences | UGC | Science | Science and Education Publishing Co. Ltd | 2328-3912 | 2328-3920 | United States |
| 41194 | Bulletin of Geography: Physical Geography Series | UGC | Science | Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika * Wydawnictwo Naukowe,Nicolaus Copernicus University Press | 2300-8490 | — | Poland |
| 41197 | Geografia: Malasian Journal of Society and Space | UGC | Social Science | School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | 2180-2491 | 2180-2491 | Malaysia |
| 41198 | Indian Geographical Journal | UGC | Science | Departments in Colleges and Universities of Tamil Nadu | 0019-4824 | — | India |
| 41199 | Indonesian Journal of Forestry Research | UGC | Science | Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia | 0216-0919 | — | Indonesia |
| 41202 | International Journal of South Asian Studies | UGC | Social Science | Pondicherry University | 0974-2514 | — | India |
| 41203 | Journal of Coastal Sciences | UGC | Science | Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc | 2348-6740 | — | India |
| 41204 | Journal of Indian Association for Environmental Management | UGC | Science | [Indian Association for Environmental Management | 0970-8480 | — | India |
| 41205 | Journal of Korean Forest Society | UGC | Science | Korean Forest Society | 0445-4650 | 2289-0904 | Korea |
| 41206 | Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment | UGC | Science | University of Sri Jayewardenepura | 2235-9370 | 2235-9362 | Sri Lanka |
| 41207 | Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds | UGC | Science | Asociatia Romana de Limnogeografie,Romanian Limnogeographical Association | 1844-6477 | — | Romania |
| 41208 | Politics, Groups, and Identities | UGC | Social Science | Routledge | 2156-5503 | 2156-5511 | United Kingdom |
| 41210 | River Systems: Integrating landscapes, catchment perspectives, ecology, management | UGC | Science | E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung | 1868-5749 | 2363-7137 | Germany |
| 41211 | Sustainability, Agriculture, Food and Environment Research | UGC | Science | Temuco Catholic University | 0719-3726 | — | Chile |
| 41212 | Annals of the Indian Association of Geographers | UGC | Social Science | connect journals | 0970-972X | — | India |
| 41213 | Eastern Geographer | UGC | Social Science | Post - Graduate Dept. of Geography, Utkal University | 0973-7642 | — | India |
| 41216 | भाषा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | केन्द्रीय हिन्दी हनदेशालय, हदल्ली | 5231418 | — | India |
| 41218 | िररगांधा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | िररयाणा साहित्य अकादर्ी, पांिकूला | — | — | India |
| 41219 | इन्द्रप्रस्थ⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिांदी अकादर्ी हदल्ली | — | — | India |
| 41220 | कथाक्रर्⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | शैलेन्द्र सागर,3, टराांहजस्टिॉस्टल, र्िानगर, लखनऊ | — | — | India |
| 41221 | पल प्रहिपल⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | आधार प्रकाशन प्रा. हल., एससीएफ 267, सेक्टर - 16, पांिकूला (िररयाणा) | — | — | India |
| 41222 | Alaska Law Review | UGC | Social Science | Duke University, School of Law | 0883-0568 | — | United States |
| 41223 | साक्षाि् कार⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | िरर भटनागर, िाणगांगा िौक, भोपाल - 3 | — | — | India |
| 41225 | सर्् र्ेलन⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिांदी साहित्य सम्मेलन, इलािािाद | 2278-1773 | — | India |
| 41226 | AIPLA Quarterly Journal | UGC | Social Science | American Intellectual Property Law Association | 0883-6078 | — | United States |
| 41227 | सांिेिना⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | India |
| 41228 | Administrative Law Review | UGC | Social Science | American University Washington College of Law | 0001-8368 | — | United States |
| 41229 | Administrative Law Journal of the American University | UGC | Social Science | American University Washington College of Law | 1052-2913 | — | United States |
| 41230 | सांस्कृहि⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | India |
| 41231 | Computing Surveys (CSUR) | UGC | Science | A C M Special Interest Group,New York | 0736-721X | — | United States |
| 41232 | Sodh Patrika International Journal | UGC | Social Science | Sanskar Chetna, Kurukshetra | 2347-4041 | — | India |
| 41233 | of Computational and Numerical Analysis and Applications | UGC | Science | Academic Publications,Bulgaria | 1311-6789 | — | Bulgaria |
| 41234 | Indian Journal of Law and Human Behaviour (IJLHB) | UGC | Social Science | Red Flower Publication Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi | 2454-7107 | — | India |
| 41235 | International Journal of Mathematical Modelling, simulations, applications | UGC | Science | I. K. International Pvt Ltd | 0973-8355 | — | India |
| 41238 | Journal of Applied Science and Computations | UGC | Science | Institute of Applied Science & Computations | 1076-5131 | — | United States |
| 41240 | The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Journal | UGC | Social Science | The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University | — | — | India |
| 41241 | Pramana Research Journal | UGC | Social Science | Acharya Academy, Chuliyan Rohaj - Rohtak, India | 2249-2976 | — | India |
| 41242 | Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks | UGC | Science | M D P I AG,Basel | 2224-2708 | 2224-2708 | Switzerland |
| 41243 | Chintan Research Journal | UGC | Social Science | Acharya Academy, Chuliyan Rohaj - Rohtak, India | 2229-7227 | — | India |
| 41244 | पांिशील शोध सर्ीक्षा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | पांिशील प्रकाशन | 0975-2587 | — | India |
| 41245 | ज्ञान हवर्शा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | वधार्ान र्िावीर खुला हवश्वहवद्यालय, कोटा | 0975-4849 | — | India |
| 41246 | IUJ Journal of Management | UGC | Social Science | ICFAI University Jharkhand, Ranchi | 2347-5080 | — | India |
| 41247 | Kurukshetra Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Department of Law - Kurukshetra | 2231-5519 | — | India |
| 41248 | Panjab University Law Review | UGC | Social Science | Punjab University, Chandigarh | 0971-5541 | — | India |
| 41250 | प्राांििर⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | आधुहनक भारिीय भाषा हवभाग, गौिाटी हवश्वहवद्यालय, गुवािाटी | 2231-6760 | — | India |
| 41251 | Fiat Justitia | UGC | Social Science | Deccan Education Society's, Navalmal Firodia Law College, Pune, Maharashtra | 2320-2696 | — | India |
| 41252 | र्ेघालय दपाण⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | र्ेघालय राष्ट्रभाषा प्रिार सहर्हि, लािान, हशलाांग - 793004 | 2319-2569 | — | India |
| 41254 | राष्ट्रसेवक⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | असर् राष्ट्रभाषा प्रिार सहर्हि, गुवािाटी, असर् - 781032 | 2321-4945 | — | India |
| 41255 | Supreme Court Reports | UGC | Social Science | GOI, Dept. Of Pub | 0537-0590 | — | India |
| 41256 | Aligarh Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Aligarh Muslim University | 0568-9996 | — | India |
| 41257 | All India Reporter Sambalpur Studies in | UGC | Social Science | All India Reporter Ltd, Nagpur | — | — | India |
| 41259 | Literatures and Cultures, Department of English,Sambalpur University, Odisha | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of English, Sambalpur University, Odisha | 2231-5616 | — | India |
| 41260 | Occasional Papers in Literatures and Cultures, Department of English, Sambalpur University, Odisha | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of English, Sambalpur University, Odisha | 2231-5624 | — | India |
| 41261 | Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association | UGC | Social Science | Canadian Health Libraries Association,Association des Bibliotheques de la Sante du Canada | 1708-6892 | — | United States |
| 41262 | The Quest | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Quest Journals Inc | 0971-2321 | — | India |
| 41263 | सर्ाविान Jadavpur Journal of⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | उजैन, र्ध्यप्रदेश - 456010 | 2348-8638 | — | India |
| 41264 | Comparative Literature, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University | 0970-0692 | — | India |
| 41265 | University Translation Today | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | 0972-8740 | — | India |
| 41266 | Asian Journal of Legal Education | UGC | Social Science | Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd | 2322-0058 | 2348-2451 | India |
| 41267 | पररशोध⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिांदी - हवभाग, पांजाि हवश्वहवद्यालय, िांडीगढ़ | — | — | India |
| 41268 | Sahitya, Comparative Literature Association of India | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Comparative Literature Association of India | 2249-6416 | — | India |
| 41269 | Banaras Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 0522-0815 | — | India |
| 41270 | Essays and Studies | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of English, Jadavpur University | 0975-3478 | — | India |
| 41271 | Banking Cases | UGC | Social Science | — | — | — | India |
| 41272 | English Forum | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Deptt. Of English, Guwahati University | 2279-0446 | — | India |
| 41273 | Littcrit | UGC | Arts & Humanities | University of Kerela, Kerela | 0970-8049 | — | India |
| 41274 | हिांदी हवद्यापीठ⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | India |
| 41275 | Muse India | UGC | Arts & Humanities | G S P Managing Editor, Muse India Flat 207, Maruti Ville Green Apartments Vikrampuri, Secundarabad 500009, A.P | 0975-1815 | — | India |
| 41277 | Victorian Journal of Arts | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Taylor & Francis Online | 0975-5632 | — | India |
| 41278 | Transnational Literature | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Flinders Institute for Research in Humanities, Australia | 1836-4845 | — | Australia |
| 41279 | American Bar Foundation Research Journal (Now Law and Social Inquiry) | UGC | Social Science | Wiley - Blackwell Publishing, Inc | 1747-4469 | — | United States |
| 41280 | Journal of Comparative Indian Literature | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Comparative Literature Association of India | 2278-2621 | — | India |
| 41281 | हविस्ता⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिांदी - हवभाग, कश्मीर हवश्वहवद्यालय, श्रीनगर | — | — | India |
| 41282 | Parallèles, University of Geneva | UGC | Arts & Humanities | University of Geneva, Switzerland | 2296-6684 | — | Switzerland |
| 41283 | प्राहधकृि⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिांदी - हवभाग, गुरु नानक देव हवश्वहवद्यालय, अर्ृिसर | — | — | India |
| 41284 | American Indian Law Review | UGC | Social Science | The University of Oklahoma, College of Law, Norman, Okla | 0094-002X | — | United States |
| 41285 | ज्ञान गररर्ा हसन्धु⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | वैज्ञाहनक िथा िकनीकी शब्दावली आयोग, नई हदल्ली | — | — | India |
| 41286 | राजभाषा भारिी⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | राजभाषा हवभाग (ग्रि र्ांिालय), नई हदल्ली | — | — | India |
| 41287 | Supreme Court Cases | UGC | Social Science | Eastern Book Company. Lucknow | 0039-5951 | — | India |
| 41288 | New Review of Information and Library Research | UGC | Social Science | Routledge | 1740-7850 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41289 | Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal | UGC | Social Science | Canadian Ethnic Studies SS909 Dept. of Sociology University of Calgary Calgary, AB | 0008-3496 | 1913-8253 | Canada |
| 41290 | New Zealand Libraries | UGC | Social Science | LIANZA | 0028-8381 | — | New Zealand |
| 41291 | NextSpace Pakistan Journal of | UGC | Social Science | OCLC | 1559-0011 | — | United States |
| 41292 | Languages and Translation Studies, Centre for languages and Translation Studies | UGC | Arts & Humanities | University of Gujrat, Pakistan | 2410-1230 | — | Pakisthan |
| 41293 | Ravenshaw Journal of Literary and Cultural studies | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Deptt. Of English, Ravenshaw University | 2231-2773 | — | India |
| 41294 | MonTI, Departament de Traducció i Interpretació, Universitat d’Alacant | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Universidad de Alicante | 1889-4178 | — | Spain |
| 41295 | Periodic research | UGC | Social Science | Rajeev Kumar Misra, Social Research Foundation, Kanpur | 2231-0045 | 2349-9435 | India |
| 41296 | TranscUlturAl: A Journal of Translation and Cultural Studies | UGC | Social Science | University of Alberta Libraries | 1920-0323 | — | Canada |
| 41297 | Trans - Kom | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Leona van vaerenbargh and Klaus schubert | 1867-4844 | — | Germany |
| 41298 | Transversal | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Walter de Gruyter GmbH | 1811-1696 | — | Austria |
| 41299 | আন্তর্জাতিক পাঠশালা⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of Philosophy, Rabindra Bharati University | 2230-9594 | — | India |
| 41300 | South African Journal of Information Management | UGC | Social Science | Forum Press | 2078-1865 | 1560-683X | South Africa |
| 41301 | উত্তরাতিকার তিভাগীয় পত্রিকা⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | Bangladesh |
| 41302 | িুলনামূলক সাতিিয তিভাগ, যাদিপুর তিশ্বতিদযালয়⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | India |
| 41303 | South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science | UGC | Social Science | Forum Press | 0256-8861 | — | South Africa |
| 41304 | International Research journal Persons with special needs and Rehabilitation Management | UGC | Social Science | Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc | 2321-9254 | — | India |
| 41305 | Digital Humanities Quarterly | UGC | Arts & Humanities | The Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations | 1938-4122 | — | United States |
| 41306 | South Asian Review | UGC | Arts & Humanities | University of Pittsburgh | 0038-2841 | — | India |
| 41307 | Civil Law Times | UGC | Social Science | Eastern Book Company | — | — | India |
| 41308 | हवपाशा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | हिर्ािल प्रदेश सांस्कृहि हवभाग, हशर्ला | — | — | India |
| 41309 | Cochin University Law Review | UGC | Social Science | Department of Law, Cochin University, Cochin | — | — | India |
| 41310 | Bangladesh Education Journal | UGC | Social Science | Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED) | 1811-0762 | 2227-6971 | Bangladesh |
| 41311 | International Multidisciplinary Research Journal Research Chronicler | UGC | Social Science | Barns College of Arts, Science and Commerce, New Panvel, Mumbai, Maharashtra | 2347-503X | — | India |
| 41312 | Journal of All India Association for Educational Research | UGC | Social Science | All India Association for Educational Research (AIAER) | 0970-9827 | — | India |
| 41313 | Corporate Professional Today | UGC | Social Science | Taxmann | 0975-9948 | — | India |
| 41314 | Bangladesh Shikhsha Shamoiki Journal of Indian | UGC | Social Science | Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED) | 1811-0762 | 2227-6971 | Bangladesh |
| 41316 | Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health | UGC | Social Science | — | — | 0973-1342 | India |
| 41317 | (JIACAM) सप्तहसांधु⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | िररयाणा साहित्य अकादर्ी, पांिकूला | — | — | India |
| 41319 | Anarchist Studies | UGC | Social Science | Lawrence and Wishart Ltd | 0967-3393 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41320 | International Journal of Transparency and Accountability in Governance | UGC | Social Science | CTAG, National Law University, Delhi, India | 2395-4337 | — | India |
| 41321 | नई धारा Bhatter College⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | सूयापुरा िाउस, पटना | — | — | India |
| 41322 | Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies | UGC | Social Science | Bhatter College, Dantan | 2249-3301 | — | India |
| 41323 | Anglistica AION: An Interdisciplinary Journal | UGC | Social Science | Naples: Università degli studi di Napoli “L’Orientale”' | 2035-8504 | — | India |
| 41324 | Siksha Chintan | UGC | Social Science | — | 0974-553X | — | India |
| 41326 | Annals of Economics and Statistics / Annalesd`Économie et de Statistique | UGC | Social Science | Published by: GENES on behalf of ADRES (Association for the Development of Research in Economics and Statistitics) France | 2115-4430 | — | France |
| 41327 | Pragmata: Journal of Human Sciences | UGC | Social Science | Registrar, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka | 2277-7997 | — | India |
| 41328 | Indian Advocates | UGC | Social Science | Bar Association of India | — | — | India |
| 41329 | शोध सांदशा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | दारागांज, इलािािाद | 2319-5908 | — | India |
| 41330 | National Journal of Comparative Law | UGC | Social Science | JPMS Society (registered under Societies Registration Act), 22 - Gaur Galaxy, Plot No. 5, Sector - 5, Vaishali, Ghaziabad - 201010 | 2393-9338 | — | India |
| 41332 | Indian Bar Review | UGC | Social Science | Bar Council of India | — | — | India |
| 41334 | AED Journal of Educational Studies | UGC | Social Science | Association for Educational Development, Gorakhpur | 2250-2327 | — | India |
| 41335 | Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography | UGC | Social Science | Wiley, and Antipode Foundation | 1467-8330 | — | United States |
| 41336 | Ad Valorem Journal Of Law | UGC | Social Science | Future Fact Society, Varansi (UP) | 2348-5485 | — | India |
| 41337 | Anekant | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Vir Sewa mandir,21 Ansari Road,Daryaganj,New Delhi - 110002 | 0974-8768 | — | India |
| 41338 | Lucknow Law Times | UGC | Social Science | EBC Webstore | 0459-9756 | — | India |
| 41339 | Current Central Legislation | UGC | Social Science | EBC Webstore | 0253-6579 | — | India |
| 41340 | Supreme Court Cases (Labour and Services) | UGC | Social Science | Eastern Book Company | 0253-6552 | — | India |
| 41342 | World Digital Libraries: An International journal | UGC | Social Science | IOS Press | 0974-567X | — | India |
| 41344 | Supreme Court Cases (Criminal) | UGC | Social Science | Eastern Book Company | 0253-6544 | — | India |
| 41345 | Indian Journal of Criminology and criminalistics | UGC | Social Science | LNJN, NICFS, Delhi | — | — | India |
| 41346 | Anviksa (Bengali) | UGC | Arts & Humanities | DEPARTMENT OF SANSKRIT, JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY | 0587-1646 | — | India |
| 41347 | Supreme Court Cases (Civil) | UGC | Social Science | Eastern Book Company | 2250-1304 | — | India |
| 41348 | Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Disability, CBR and | UGC | Social Science | A & V Publication, Raipur | 2321-5828 | — | India |
| 41349 | Inclusive Development (formerly Asia Pacific Disability | UGC | Social Science | — | — | — | Netherlands |
| 41350 | Rehabilitation Journal) NUJS Law Review | UGC | Social Science | The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata | 0975-0207 | — | India |
| 41351 | Issues and Ideas in Education | UGC | Social Science | Chitkara University | 2320-7655 | 2320-8805 | India |
| 41352 | Chhotanagpur Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Chhotanagpur Law College | 0973-5858 | — | India |
| 41354 | Maharashtra Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Maharashtra Law Journal | 0025-0465 | — | India |
| 41355 | International Journal of Reviews and | UGC | Social Science | A & V Publication, Raipur | 2347-5145 | 2454-2687 | India |
| 41356 | Research in Social Science Journal of Library, Information and Communication Technology (JLICT) | UGC | Social Science | e - science world | 0975-3168 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41358 | Indian Journal of lnternational Law | UGC | Social Science | Springer, Indian Society of International Law | 0019-5294 | 2199-7411 | India |
| 41359 | Library Leadership and Management | UGC | Social Science | American Library Association, Chicago IL, United States | 1945-0885 | — | United States |
| 41360 | Washington International Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Pacific Rim Law & Policy Association | 2377-0872 | — | United States |
| 41361 | International Leads | UGC | Social Science | American Library Association, Chicago IL, United States | 0892-4546 | — | United States |
| 41362 | Washington and Lee Law Review | UGC | Social Science | Washington & Lee University for the benefit of the Washington & Lee University Law Review | 0043-0463 | — | United States |
| 41363 | Apeiron: a journal for ancient philosophy and science | UGC | Social Science | Walter de Gruyter | 0003-6390 | — | United States |
| 41364 | Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | Virginia Sports & Entertainment Law Journal | 1556-9799 | — | United States |
| 41365 | Indian Police Journal | UGC | Social Science | Bureau of Police Research and Development(BPRD) New Delhi (India) | 0537-2429 | — | India |
| 41366 | Applied Economics | UGC | Social Science | Taylor and Francis, UK | 1466-4283 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41367 | Asian Affairs | UGC | Social Science | Taylor and Francis | 0306-8374 | 1477-1500 | United Kingdom |
| 41368 | Asian Economic Review | UGC | Social Science | The Indian Institute of Economics, Hyderabad | 0004-4555 | — | India |
| 41369 | Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Maestria en Linguistica Aplicada Bogota, Colombia | 0123-4641 | — | Colombia |
| 41370 | Concentric - Studies In Linguistics | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University | 1810-7478 | — | Taiwan |
| 41372 | Linguistics And The Human Sciences | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom | 1742-2906 | — | United Kingdom |
| 41373 | Open Linguistics | UGC | Social Science | De Gruyter Open, Poland | 2300-9969 | — | Poland |
| 41375 | Aranya | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | 2394-028X | — | India |
| 41376 | Arhat Vacana | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Deokumar Singh Kasliwal,Kundakunda Jnanapitha,584,M.G.Road,Tukoganj,Indore - 452001 (MP) | 0971-9024 | — | India |
| 41380 | Belur Vidyamandir Journal | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | 2350-0077 | 2350-0255 | India |
| 41381 | कला सांखय शोध पहिका⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | — | — | India |
| 41382 | Bhasapath | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | 2455-9512 | — | India |
| 41386 | शोध धारा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | NCERT, Urai, Jallodh, Uttar Pradesh | 0975-3664 | — | India |
| 41387 | शोध हदशा⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Hindi Sahitya Niketan Bijnaour UP | 0975-735X | — | India |
| 41388 | प्रसांग⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | 7, Shri Homes, Kanchan Vihar, Near Bachpan School,Lometry Vijay Nagar,Jabalpur - 482002,Madhya Pradesh | 2454-9029 | — | India |
| 41389 | अनुसांधान⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Hindi Department, University of Allahabad | 2249-9318 | — | India |
| 41390 | Journal of Parliamentary Information | UGC | Social Science | Lok Sabha Secretariat, Parliament House, New Delhi | — | — | India |
| 41391 | अनुसन्धान वाहटका⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | Panchola Bhawan, Barhat, Uttarkashi - 249193 (Uttarakhand) | 2230-8938 | — | India |
| 41392 | Journal of Governance and Public Policy | UGC | Social Science | Institute of Public Enterprise | — | — | India |
| 41393 | आरोि⚠ | UGC | Arts & Humanities | — | 2321-9882 | — | India |
| 41394 | Student Law Journal | UGC | Social Science | National Law University Delhi | 0975-0606 | — | India |
About the 273 rows marked ⚠
Those rows print their title or publisher in Devanagari, Bengali or Gurmukhi in the original. The PDF embeds those scripts with a broken character map, so the text copies out garbled from every extractor — including Adobe’s. The rows are kept because the number, source, subject, ISSN, E-ISSN and country are all still correct, and each marker names the PDF page so you can read the original. Nothing on this page has been transliterated or guessed.
Every Official UGC CARE PDF, in Order
The complete set from first notice to final confirmation. Files open in a new tab; none of them load until you ask for one, so nothing here slows this page down.
UGC Notice establishing UGC-CARE
The public notice that set up the UGC Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics and the CARE reference list.
UGC CARE Notice
The follow-up notice setting out how the CARE list would be built and maintained.
Journals removed from the UGC list
The journals struck off the earlier UGC approved list. Useful for checking whether a journal was removed rather than merely absent.
Old UGC approved journals list (2019)
The source of the searchable table above — 3,153 journals. Every page is watermarked "Cancelled".
Final UGC-CARE list — 1,474 journals
The archived CARE list UGC published for reference. A 100-page scan with no text layer, so it is offered as the PDF it is.
Public notice discontinuing CARE
The notice announcing the decision of the 584th Commission meeting to discontinue CARE listing, with the draft parameters for comment.
Why UGC Discontinued the CARE List
Six dated steps, each one traceable to a notice you can open above.
UGC-CARE was created in 2018 to give Indian academia a single reference list of peer-reviewed journals. In practice one central list could not keep pace with the range of disciplines and languages it had to cover, and an expert committee recommended replacing it. The Commission accepted that recommendation at its 584th meeting on 3 October 2024, published the decision on 11 February 2025 in supersession of the 2018 notice, and invited feedback until 25 February 2025. After that feedback the 591st meeting on 24 June 2025 approved the replacement, and the notice of 16 July 2025 confirmed both the final parameters and the archiving of the list.
The shift is from a list you check to criteria you apply. Responsibility moves to higher educational institutions, faculty and students, who are asked to judge a journal against the parameters below and, where useful, through internal committees that adapt those parameters to their own disciplines.
UGC-CARE is established
A public notice sets up the UGC Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics and, with it, the CARE reference list of journals.
The CARE list takes shape
A follow-up notice sets out how journals enter and leave the list, and the earlier UGC approved list begins to be withdrawn.
The 584th Commission meeting decides to discontinue
Acting on an expert committee’s recommendations, the Commission decides to stop maintaining the CARE list and to develop suggestive parameters instead.
The decision is published
A public notice supersedes the 2018 notice, announces the discontinuation, and puts the draft parameters into the public domain for feedback until 25 February 2025.
The 591st Commission meeting approves the replacement
After the feedback period, the Commission approves the final suggestive parameters and the publication of the CARE list as an archive.
1,474 journals archived for reference only
A public notice confirms both decisions and publishes the list of 1,474 CARE journals as on 10 February 2025 — explicitly as a reference resource, not an endorsement.
The 35 Suggestive Parameters for Peer-Reviewed Journals
Annexure-I to the UGC public notice of 16 July 2025, reproduced in full across eight groups. Wording follows the notice; the parenthetical notes are UGC’s own.
UGC frames these as general guidelines, not a pass mark. Institutions are expected to pick the parameters that fit the disciplines their faculty work in, and UGC specifically suggests setting up internal committees to fine-tune them over time so they keep matching the institution’s academic and research goals.
Eight Parameter Groups, One Journal
The eight groups the 35 parameters below are arranged under, as one ring.
- Journal preliminaries
- Editorial board
- Editorial policy
- Content quality
- Journal standards
- Research ethics
- Journal visibility
- Impact criteria
1. Journal Preliminary Criteria
9- 1.1 Journal Title
- 1.2 ISSN Number — Print and/or Online
- 1.3 Periodicity and Continuity — Regular publication schedule
- 1.4 Contact and Publication Details — Publisher information, address, and contact details
- 1.5 Transparent Review Policy — Clear guidelines for peer review process
- 1.6 Website on a Certified Domain — Secure and professionally managed website
- 1.7 Open Access or Subscription-Based Policy — Clear policy on access and fees
- 1.8 Integration with National/International Repositories — Inclusion under ONOS or similar umbrellas
- 1.9 Archival Policy — How the previous issues are maintained/made available
2. Editorial Board Criteria
3- 2.1 Editorial Board Details — Names, affiliations, and expertise of editorial board members
- 2.2 Editorial Board Composition — Subject expertise, with eminent academicians/scientists/researchers
- 2.3 Efficient Editorial/Review Process — Rigorous peer review, compliance with reviewers’ recommendations, and clear timelines
3. Journal Editorial Policy
5- 3.1 Aims, Objectives, and Scope — Clearly defined focus areas and goals of the journal
- 3.2 Subject Areas — Specific fields covered by the journal
- 3.3 Article Processing Charges (APC) — Transparent fee structure, if any
- 3.4 Publishing Timeline — Average time from submission to publication
- 3.5 Acceptance Rate — Percentage of submissions accepted for publication
4. Journal Quality Criteria — Content
2- 4.1 Academic Contribution — Articles should demonstrate motivation, advancement of existing knowledge, and applicability for policymaking
- 4.2 Conformity to Journal Scope — Articles must align with the journal’s stated aims and objectives
5. Journal Standards
7- 5.1 Bibliographic Data & Literature Citation — Accurate and standardized referencing
- 5.2 Font & Design — Professional layout and readability
- 5.3 Infographics & Exhibits — High-quality visuals and supplementary materials
- 5.4 Citation Record — Journal articles cited in reputable databases
- 5.5 Print Continuum — Consistency in print publication, if applicable
- Draft Online Availability — Full-text articles available online — in the February 2025 draft only; dropped from the final Annexure-I and not counted
- 5.6 Quality of Website — Well-maintained, regularly updated, and user-friendly
- 5.7 Multilingual Availability — Relevance for Indian context, with content in Indian languages
6. Research Ethics
4- 6.1 Ethical Guidelines for Authors — Clear guidelines for ethical publishing practices
- 6.2 Plagiarism Prevention — Similarity score not exceeding standard limits
- 6.3 Conflict of Interest Disclosure — No conflicts between governance, editorial board members, reviewers, and authors; any potential conflicts must be disclosed
- 6.4 AI Generated Content Policy — Journal has specific policy with respect to use of AI
7. Journal Visibility
2- 7.1 Impact Factor or Similar Factor — if applicable
- 7.2 Indexation in Reputed Databases — Inclusion in renowned databases
8. Journal Impact Criteria
3- 8.1 Self-Citation Score — Should be within a prescribed range compared to peer journals
- 8.2 Total Citation Rate — As compared with similar peer-reviewed journals
- 8.3 Cite Score — Journal’s citation impact over a specific period
Using the parameters in practice
Most of the 35 are things you can verify yourself before you submit: look the ISSN up on the ISSN Portal, check that issues actually appeared on the schedule the journal claims, read the peer review and archival policies, confirm the editorial board members exist and are where the journal says they are, and check that any article processing charge is stated before submission rather than raised after acceptance. JMVRA sets out how it meets each of them in UGC CARE discontinued — what it means for authors.
UGC Public Notice — 16 July 2025
F. No. 1-1/2018(CARE/JOURNAL). The notice that confirmed the discontinuation, approved the suggestive parameters as Annexure-I, and published the 1,474-journal reference list.
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UGC Source Links
Both documents as UGC publishes them, with the full URL shown so you can check it before you click.
Final list of UGC-CARE journals (1,474 journals, as on 10 February 2025)
https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Final_list_of_UGC-CARE_journals.pdfPublished by UGC on 16 July 2025 for referencing purposes. UGC states that inclusion or exclusion of a journal in this list does not imply validation or endorsement by the Commission.
UGC public notice on CARE journals
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6124898_Public-Notice-CARE-Journals.pdfThe public notice issued by the University Grants Commission on the CARE journal list. Hosted on ugc.gov.in; if the link has moved, search the UGC website for “Public Notice CARE Journals”.
UGC CARE List — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the UGC CARE journal list still active in 2026?
No. UGC discontinued CARE listing of journals. The decision was taken at the 584th Commission meeting on 3 October 2024, published by public notice on 11 February 2025, and confirmed by public notice on 16 July 2025 after the 591st Commission meeting of 24 June 2025. No new journal has been added to the CARE list since, and no body maintains it.
How many journals were in the final UGC CARE list?
The final list holds 1,474 journals as on 10 February 2025. UGC published it on its website on 16 July 2025 for referencing purposes only. The notice states in terms that inclusion or exclusion of a journal in this list does not imply validation or endorsement by the Commission.
What replaced the UGC CARE list?
A set of 35 suggestive parameters for choosing peer-reviewed journals, published as Annexure-I to the 16 July 2025 notice and grouped under eight headings: preliminary criteria, editorial board, editorial policy, content quality, journal standards, research ethics, visibility and impact. They are guidance for higher educational institutions, faculty and students, not a list. UGC also suggests that institutions set up internal committees to adapt the parameters to their own disciplines.
Does being in the archived CARE list mean UGC approves that journal?
No. The 16 July 2025 notice is explicit that the archived list is a reference resource only and that neither inclusion nor exclusion implies validation or endorsement by the Commission. Any claim that a journal is "UGC CARE approved" in 2026 is describing a list that no longer exists.
What is the difference between the old UGC approved list and the UGC CARE list?
They are two different lists from two different periods. The old UGC approved list — the 3,153 journals searchable on this page — ran until 2018–19 and was cancelled when CARE began; every page of the source PDF is watermarked "Cancelled". The CARE list ran from 2019 until it was discontinued, and its final version holds 1,474 journals. A journal in one is not necessarily in the other.
Where can I download the official UGC CARE list PDF?
From UGC directly at https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Final_list_of_UGC-CARE_journals.pdf for the final list of CARE journals, and https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6124898_Public-Notice-CARE-Journals.pdf for the public notice on CARE journals. Both full URLs are printed at the foot of this page, and local copies of every related notice are linked above.
How should I choose a peer-reviewed journal now that CARE has gone?
Apply the 35 suggestive parameters directly: check the ISSN on the ISSN Portal, confirm the journal keeps to a published schedule, read its peer review and archival policies, look for a named editorial board with verifiable affiliations, check that charges are disclosed before submission, and confirm it is indexed in databases you can search yourself. Your institution may also have its own internal committee guidance, which UGC specifically recommends.
Publishing Under the New UGC Framework
With CARE discontinued, what matters is whether a journal stands up to the 35 suggestive parameters. JMVRA (ISSN 2984-8911) publishes how it meets each one, along with its peer review, ethics and archival policies.
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