UGC Approved List of Journals

UGC Approved List of Journals: The UGC-CARE journals List is classified into i) Sciences ii) Social Sciences iii) Arts and Humanities and iv) Multidisciplinary based on All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes, which are created and maintained by Scopus (Elsevier Science). 

The UGC-CARE Reference List of Quality Journals divided into TWO groups. These are NOT hierarchic or ranked groups.

  • Group I: Journals found qualified through UGC-CARE protocols
  • Group II: Journals indexed in globally recognised databases


UGC Approved List of Journals (UGC-CARE)-Group I and Group II

(Source: UGC-CARE)


UGC-CARE List of Journals – Science – 2021


UGC Approved Journals – Social Sciences – 2021


UGC-CARE List of Journals – Arts and Humanities – 2021


Multidisciplinary UGC-CARE List of Journals-2021


List of Scopus indexed Journals Removed from UGC-CARE


Indian journals indexed in Web of Science-UGC-CARE List-Group A


UGC CARE Journals – Indian Languages