Indian languages, print journals and the UGC-CARE project
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
ISSN: 2514-9342
Article publication date: 13 February 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine Indian language journals published in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) included in the UGC-CARE list, which is an initiative of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India. This study argues that although these journals do not appear in international databases, they are valuable because they frequently publish and have published for years, opinions, memoirs and critical review articles, especially the local culture.
Design/methodology/approach
This study examines 298 journals categorised into two groups: monolingual (189) and multilingual (109). The first group included 189 journals published in 15 Indian languages. Monolingual journals were examined using five criteria: year of publication, subject area, frequency, language and geographical zone of the publisher. Multilingual journals analysed as per languages covered.
Findings
The analysis reveals that the UGC-CARE List includes journals published between 1899 and 2019. The most common languages are Hindi (67), Urdu (31), Sanskrit (9) and Marathi (26). The frequency of majority (114) of journals is quarterly. Associations, universities, individual publishers and learned societies as publishers are dominant. Analysis of multilingual journals indicated that the highest number of journals (34) are published in English and Hindi.
Practical implications
Journals that fulfil the stringer criteria of three UGC-CARE journal analysis protocols find a place in the CARE List. The list is dynamic and is updated quarterly to maintain its currency and therefore its credibility. The list is available at http://ugccare.unipune.ac.in and is the list preferred by Indian Higher Education Institutes.
Originality/value
UGC-CARE List includes journals published by Indian publishers especially in the fields of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. It is the first initiative to battle against the predatory journals and effort to bring the Indian legacy of journals on the world map of journals and periodicals.
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Acknowledgements
The author(s) are grateful to the authorities of Savitribai Phule Pune University and four UGC-CARE nodal officers working at university of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Tezpur university, Tezpur, M.S. University of Baroda, Baroda and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. The list would not have been compiled without their active participation.
Funding: This work has been carried out at the Centre for Publication Ethics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India as part of the ongoing project of UGC-CARE sponsored by University Grants Commission of India.
Citation
Nagarkar, S., Thakur, A., Mane, M. and Nagare, P. (2023), "Indian languages, print journals and the UGC-CARE project", Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-11-2022-0266
Publisher
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