Commission moves to block use of predatory publishers - University World News

"In order to improve the quality of published research and to crack down on so-called ‘predatory’ academic publishers – who charge fees to authors but fail to provide adequate quality control, or make misleading claims about their quality – India’s University Grants Commission, or UGC, has this month published lists of approved journals for publishing research papers. 

The UGC, a statutory body that oversees university education in India, has now linked academic promotions and recruitment to its Academic Performance Indicators or API system, which will only recognise papers published in journals that are on the approved lists issued on 10 January. Previously universities decided independently which journals would count towards promotions. In all, the UGC names 38,653 journals, split into five lists of peer-reviewed publications drawn up by committees of subject experts, with a promise that they would be reviewed from time to time. It is also believed to be part of a move towards ranking India’s higher education institutions based on research publications using a home-grown list rather than relying on lists used by international rankings organisations."