UGC has asked the academic community to refrain from publishing articles and research in Predatory and Dubious Journals. UGC issued the directions after the commission observed that “unethical/deceptive practices in publishing are leading to an increased number of dubious/predatory journals worldwide”. The commission also said that it has observed that the percentage of research articles published in the predatory journals is high in India.
The commission also advised the stakeholders not to get associated as Editors /Advisors or in any other capacity with journals / publishers / conferences involved in fraudulent/ dubious / deceptive practices and must uphold the academic integrity to the highest.
"Any publications in predatory / dubious journals or presentations in predatory / dubious conferences should not be considered for academic credit for selection, confirmation, promotion, performance appraisal, award of scholarship or academic degrees or credits in any form," UGC notification said.
It also asked the academia to refer to the journals indexed in the UGC-CARE List. UGC-CARE (Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics) is a set up whose sole purpose is to maintain a reference list of quality journals across various disciplines.