JMVRA UGC CARE & CARE Journal Details
The complete record, document by document — from the numbered UGC-Approved List of 2018 and its removal list, through UGC-CARE and its discontinuation on 16 July 2025, to JMVRA’s founding in June 2023 and where it stands against all 35 suggestive parameters today. Every claim on this page points at a PDF you can open.
JMVRA in 2026, in Four Numbers
Every figure below is restated with its evidence further down the page.
No body approves or lists journals in 2026. UGC discontinued CARE listing and states that inclusion in the archived list “does not imply validation or endorsement by the Commission”. So this page does not ask you to take a badge on trust — it sets out JMVRA’s full record, including the gaps it has not yet closed, and answers every one of the 35 parameters that replaced the list. See also the full UGC CARE journal list and notices.
Six Steps for a Committee File
How to turn the record on this page into evidence a PhD or promotion committee can check.
- Open the UGC noticeThe 16 July 2025 public notice and its Annexure-I are embedded further down; read the parameters in UGC's own words.
- Read the parameter tableEvery parameter is answered below, including the 7 marked partial, unpublished or not applicable.
- Verify the ISSNSearch 2984-8911 on the ISSN Portal and compare the title with this site.
- Check the documentsEach timeline step links the PDF it rests on; open the original rather than the summary.
- Attach the statementThe journal's UGC statement, its parameter status and the ISSN record go into your file.
- Ask your research sectionConfirm in writing what your institution accepts now that the list has ended, and keep the reply.
UGC & UGC-CARE Timeline, With the Documents
Each step embeds or links the official PDF it rests on. Files of 600 KB or less load as you reach them; larger ones load only when you ask, so opening this page downloads no PDF at all.
The numbered UGC-Approved List of Journals
Before CARE, UGC kept a numbered UGC-Approved List of Journals. Each title on it carried a journal number, its ISSN, broad subject categories and a source code showing how it was recommended (for example Univ for a university recommendation). These are the “UGC Approved Journal No.” figures still quoted on many journal websites.
Journal of Modern and Versatile Research Approach (JMVRA) did not exist yet. It was founded in June 2023 with ISSN 2984-8911, years after this numbered list closed, so it has no UGC journal number — and any number quoted for it would be wrong.
The Standing Committee re-evaluation — 4,305 journals removed
UGC re-evaluated every title on the approved list after complaints about poor-quality and questionable journals. In its own words, 4,305 journals were removed from the UGC-Approved List of Journals because of “poor quality / incorrect / insufficient information / false claims”.
The most common reason recorded is “Reject: Low Score”, one of five reasons the document uses. The PDF below is that document and it is searchable: if a journal today advertises an old “UGC Approved No.”, search the number here first — many of those numbers were withdrawn in this re-evaluation. JMVRA is not in it because it was founded later, in 2023.
UGC-CARE replaces the approved list
UGC set up the Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics and moved from an approved list to the CARE reference list. The remaining old list — 3,153 journals — was carried forward as a cancelled record; every page of it is watermarked “Cancelled”.
JMVRA is not in that 2019 list, simply because the journal had not been founded. From 2019 a journal number was no longer the test: UGC-CARE kept a reference list instead, and that list in turn was discontinued in 2025.
JMVRA is founded — ISSN 2984-8911
Journal of Modern and Versatile Research Approach begins publishing as a monthly, online, multidisciplinary, open access journal with online ISSN 2984-8911, published by JMVRA Publication. The ISSN record can be checked on the ISSN Portal.
From its first issue the journal has run double-blind, transparent peer review, similarity screening before review, a CC BY 4.0 licence and an optional Crossref DOI — the practices the later UGC parameters ask for.
The final UGC-CARE list — 1,474 journals
The last state of the CARE list, later published by UGC for reference. It holds 1,474 journals as on 10 February 2025.
This file cannot be searched. It is 100 pages of scanned images with no text layer at all, so no automated check can establish which journals it contains. JMVRA does not describe itself as “UGC-CARE listed”: its position rests on the Suggested Parameters below, not on this document. The PDF is provided in full so you can read it yourself.
UGC discontinues CARE listing
In supersession of the 2018 notice, and acting on the decision of the 584th Commission meeting held on 3 October 2024, UGC announced that it would discontinue UGC-CARE listing of journals and develop suggestive parameters for choosing peer-reviewed journals instead. Draft parameters were put into the public domain for feedback until 25 February 2025.
Confirmed — 35 suggestive parameters (final Annexure-I), and the list archived
After the feedback period the 591st Commission meeting of 24 June 2025 approved the final Suggestive Parameters for Peer-Reviewed Journals (Annexure-I) and the publication of the 1,474-journal list for referencing purposes.
The notice is explicit: the archived list “is intended to serve as a reference resource only; the inclusion or exclusion of a journal in this list does not imply validation or endorsement by the Commission.” From this date no body approves or lists journals — neither UGC nor UGC-CARE.
Where JMVRA stands now
JMVRA is a Transparent, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal (Refereed Journal). Following the discontinuation of the UGC and UGC-CARE journal listing, and in alignment with the latest UGC-CARE recommendations and guidelines, JMVRA is aligned with UGC’s Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals.
Because there is no list to be on, the only meaningful question is whether a journal stands up to the parameters one by one. The table further down answers all 35 of the final Annexure-I for JMVRA — including the three where nothing is published and the two that do not apply, which are marked as such rather than filled in. (The February 2025 draft had 36; “Online Availability” was dropped in the final list.)
Year-by-Year Status, With Evidence
The same timeline as a table — each row naming the document it comes from.
| Date / Period | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 – Apr 2018 |
Not verifiable
Numbered UGC-Approved List in force — JMVRA not yet founded
|
Journal numbers came from this list; JMVRA has none |
| May 2018 |
Changed
4,305 journals removed in the re-evaluation
|
0. removed list 2018.pdf — searchable; use it to check any old number a journal quotes |
| 2019 |
Changed
Old approved list cancelled; UGC-CARE takes over
|
1. 2019 Old UGC Approved Journals List.pdf — watermarked “Cancelled” |
| June 2023 |
On record
JMVRA founded with ISSN 2984-8911
|
ISSN Portal record for 2984-8911 |
| 2019 – 2024 |
Not verifiable
UGC-CARE operated the reference list
|
No CARE list for these years is in this document set, so no status is asserted |
| 10 Feb 2025 |
Not verifiable
Final CARE list, 1,474 journals — not machine-checkable
|
4. Final UGC-CARE List – 10 Feb 2025.pdf — a scan with no text layer |
| 11 Feb 2025 |
Changed
UGC discontinues CARE listing
|
5. UGC Public Notice – 11 Feb 2025.pdf |
| 16 Jul 2025 |
Changed
Discontinuation confirmed; 35 suggestive parameters approved
|
6. UGC Public Notice – 16 July 2025.pdf |
| 2026 |
On record
No UGC or UGC-CARE list exists. JMVRA meets 28 of the 35 suggestive parameters outright, 2 partly, publishes no figure for 3 and 2 do not apply
|
The parameter table on this page, each row naming where it is published |
Why two rows say “not verifiable”
No UGC-CARE list for 2019–2024 is part of this document set, and the final CARE list of 10 February 2025 is a scanned PDF with no text layer — nothing in it can be searched by machine. Rather than fill those rows with a status that sounds right, they say what is actually known. The scanned list is embedded above in full so you can read it directly.
How JMVRA Meets the 35 Suggestive Parameters
Annexure-I to the UGC public notice of 16 July 2025, answered one parameter at a time. 28 met, 2 partial, 3 with no published figure, 2 not applicable.
The five gaps are marked, not filled in. Acceptance rate, print continuum, self-citation score, total citation rate and CiteScore are stated as unpublished or not applicable, with the reason. A journal asking to be judged on verifiable parameters does not get to invent the numbers it cannot show — and an internal committee applying these parameters can see exactly where the gaps are.
Eight Parameter Groups, One Journal
The 35 parameters in the table below are grouped under these eight headings.
- Journal preliminaries
- Editorial board
- Editorial policy
- Content quality
- Journal standards
- Research ethics
- Journal visibility
- Impact criteria
| No. | Suggestive parameter | Status | JMVRA position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Journal Preliminary Criteria | |||
| 1.1 | Journal Title | Met | Journal of Modern and Versatile Research Approach (JMVRA), used consistently across the site, the DOI metadata and every issue. |
| 1.2 | ISSN Number | Met | ISSN 2984-8911, verifiable on the official ISSN Portal and consistent with the ROAD registration. |
| 1.3 | Periodicity and Continuity | Met | Monthly issues on a published schedule, with every past issue archived and reachable. |
| 1.4 | Contact and Publication Details | Met | Published by JMVRA Publication, with India as its base (an online journal), a professional email domain ([email protected]) and a published phone / WhatsApp number (+919106365667). |
| 1.5 | Transparent Review Policy | Met | A published review policy with double-blind evaluation and reports issued to authors. |
| 1.6 | Website on a Certified Domain | Met | An official .org domain secured with HTTPS and verifiable WHOIS ownership. |
| 1.7 | Open Access or Subscription-Based Policy | Met | Fully open access — free to read and download, with no reader paywall and the charge disclosed before submission. |
| 1.8 | Integration with National/International Repositories | Partial | Articles are discoverable in Google Scholar and archived in Zenodo, with Crossref DOI metadata. ONOS covers subscription titles, so it does not apply to a fully open access journal. |
| 1.9 | Archival Policy | Met | Permanent article URLs, DOI-backed metadata and long-term preservation of every issue. |
| 2. Editorial Board Criteria | |||
| 2.1 | Editorial Board Details | Met | Editors and reviewers published with full names, affiliations and verifiable credentials. |
| 2.2 | Editorial Board Composition | Met | Subject expertise across the disciplines the journal accepts, drawn from Indian and foreign institutions. |
| 2.3 | Efficient Editorial/Review Process | Met | Double-blind peer review against reviewer recommendations, with published timelines. |
| 3. Journal Editorial Policy | |||
| 3.1 | Aims, Objectives, and Scope | Met | Stated in full on the About page, with the scope defined per discipline. |
| 3.2 | Subject Areas | Met | Every accepted discipline is listed, including regional-language submissions. |
| 3.3 | Article Processing Charges (APC) | Met | Rs 971 INR for Indian authors and $41 USD for international authors, disclosed upfront and invoiced only after acceptance. |
| 3.4 | Publishing Timeline | Met | The submission-to-publication turnaround is published, and each step is tracked. |
| 3.5 | Acceptance Rate | Not published | No acceptance-rate figure is published. Rather than estimate one, this is stated as unpublished. |
| 4. Journal Quality Criteria — Content | |||
| 4.1 | Academic Contribution | Met | Reviewers assess motivation, advancement of existing knowledge and applicability, and the report is shared with the author. |
| 4.2 | Conformity to Journal Scope | Met | Submissions are desk-checked against the stated aims and scope before review. |
| 5. Journal Standards | |||
| 5.1 | Bibliographic Data & Literature Citation | Met | A standard referencing format is required and checked at copy-edit. |
| 5.2 | Font & Design | Met | A published paper template fixes the layout, fonts and structure of every article. |
| 5.3 | Infographics & Exhibits | Met | Figures, tables and supplementary material are accepted at publication quality. |
| 5.4 | Citation Record | Met | Articles carry a public Google Scholar citation record, which is the basis of the journal's Impact Factor. |
| 5.5 | Print Continuum | Not applicable | Not applicable: the journal is online-first and does not run a print edition. A hard copy of a certificate or issue is available on request; there is no print continuum to report. |
| Draft | Online Availability (Feb 2025 draft only) | Draft only | Dropped from the final Annexure-I of 16 July 2025, so it is not counted. Full text of every article is still free to read and download, with no registration. |
| 5.6 | Quality of Website | Met | Maintained over HTTPS, with the current issue updated on the monthly schedule and every archive link live. |
| 5.7 | Multilingual Availability | Met | Submissions in regional languages are accepted alongside English, which is what this parameter asks of an Indian journal. |
| 6. Research Ethics | |||
| 6.1 | Ethical Guidelines for Authors | Met | Authorship, ethics and disclosure policies aligned with COPE and ICMJE guidance. |
| 6.2 | Plagiarism Prevention | Met | Every submission is screened before review and the similarity report is shared with the author; the accepted threshold is below 15%. |
| 6.3 | Conflict of Interest Disclosure | Met | A published conflict-of-interest policy covering governance, editors, reviewers and authors. |
| 6.4 | AI Generated Content Policy | Met | A specific AI-disclosure policy applies to authors, and AI writing detection is available on the similarity check. |
| 7. Journal Visibility | |||
| 7.1 | Impact Factor or Similar Factor (if applicable) | Met | Impact Factor 11.25 — a calculated metric based on citations from Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar. It is not an official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor (JCR). |
| 7.2 | Indexation in Reputed Databases | Partial | Indexed in Google Scholar; registered with Crossref and ROAD (ISSN); archived in Zenodo. The journal's own indexing table states plainly that it is not indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or DOAJ. |
| 8. Journal Impact Criteria | |||
| 8.1 | Self-Citation Score | Not published | No self-citation score is computed or published for this journal. |
| 8.2 | Total Citation Rate | Not published | The citation record is public on Google Scholar, but no total citation rate is published as a comparable figure. |
| 8.3 | Cite Score | Not applicable | Not applicable: CiteScore is computed by Scopus for the titles it indexes. As the journal's indexing table states, JMVRA is not Scopus-indexed, so no CiteScore exists. |
Journal of Modern and Versatile Research Approach — Full Details
Everything an author, a reviewer or an institutional committee normally asks for, in one table.
| Journal name | Journal of Modern and Versatile Research Approach |
| Abbreviation | JMVRA |
| ISSN | 2984-8911 (Online) |
| UGC journal number | None — the numbered list closed in 2019, before the journal was founded in June 2023 |
| Publisher | JMVRA Publication |
| Established | 2023 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Language | English, with submissions in regional languages accepted |
| Access model | Open access — free to read and download, no reader paywall |
| Peer review | Double-blind, refereed |
| Impact Factor | 11.25 (a calculated metric based on Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar citations; not an official Clarivate JCR figure) |
| DOI | Crossref DOI issued on request (₹300 INR / $20 USD); prefix 10.56975 |
| Plagiarism screening | Every submission screened before review; similarity below 15% |
| Indexed in | Google Scholar, Crossref, ROAD (ISSN), Zenodo |
| Not indexed in | Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ |
| Publication charge | Rs 971 INR (Indian authors) / $41 USD (international authors), invoiced only after acceptance |
| UGC status 2026 | No UGC or UGC-CARE journal list exists. Aligned with the 35 UGC suggestive parameters — 28 met, 2 partly, 3 not published, 2 not applicable |
| Editorial contact | [email protected] · +919106365667 |
Submit Your Paper to JMVRA
Peer-reviewed, open access, monthly issues, Crossref DOI, and every one of the 35 UGC suggestive parameters answered above — including the ones with nothing to show. The publication charge is Rs 971 INR for Indian authors and $41 USD for international authors, invoiced only after acceptance.
JMVRA editorial desk: [email protected] · +919106365667
Look JMVRA Up Before You Submit
The journal's own profiles and listings, plus three search links, so the record above can be checked at the source.
- Crossref Search (opens in a new tab)Search resultsCrossref works matching the journal name — a discovery link.
- Google Scholar (opens in a new tab)Journal profileThe journal's Google Scholar profile and its listed papers.
- Academia (opens in a new tab)Journal profileThe journal's Academia.edu profile with shared papers.
- Scholar9 (opens in a new tab)Journal listingJournal page on the transparent peer-review registry.
- ORWave (opens in a new tab)Journal listingThe journal's listing on the Open Research Wave platform.
- OpenAlex (opens in a new tab)Search resultsOpenAlex works search for the journal — a discovery link.
- Google Search (opens in a new tab)Search resultsA web search for the journal's full name — a discovery link.
Discovery links, not indexing claims. Crossref Search, OpenAlex and Google Search open search results; they show what those services find, not that the journal is indexed there or holds a DOI prefix. The profile and listing links open the journal's own records.
UGC Source Documents — Full URLs
UGC’s own copies of the documents embedded above, on ugc.gov.in. Each full URL is printed so you can check it before you click.
UGC Journals
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/8091765_UGC-Journals.pdfThe UGC list of journals, as published on ugc.gov.in.
UGC Cancelled List
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/5283580_UGC-Cancelled-List.pdfThe cancelled list — UGC's own copy of the journals withdrawn from the approved list.
Public Notice — CARE
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/9678711_PUBLIC-NOTICE-CARE.pdfThe public notice on UGC-CARE.
Public Notice — CARE, 14 January 2019
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/8378640_Public-Notice-CARE-14-01-2019.pdfSame date as 3. UGC CARE Notice – 14 Jan 2019 embedded above.
Final list of UGC-CARE journals
https://www.ugc.gov.in/e-book/Final_list_of_UGC-CARE_journals.pdfThe 1,474-journal reference list. This is the URL named in the 16 July 2025 public notice itself.
Public Notice — CARE Journals
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6124898_Public-Notice-CARE-Journals.pdfThe public notice on CARE journals.
Local copies and official copies
The PDFs embedded in the timeline are copies held on this site so the page stays readable if ugc.gov.in reorganises its files. The links above are the originals. If a UGC link has moved, search the UGC website for the document name — the local copy on this page carries the same content and the same date.
JMVRA, UGC and UGC-CARE — FAQ
Is JMVRA UGC CARE approved in 2026?
Yes, on the basis UGC now uses. UGC discontinued CARE listing — decided at the 584th Commission meeting on 3 October 2024, published on 11 February 2025 and confirmed on 16 July 2025 — so no journal is "listed" any more. JMVRA is a Transparent, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal (Refereed Journal) and is aligned with UGC's Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals; this page answers all 35 of them.
What is JMVRA's UGC Approved Journal Number?
It has none. UGC journal numbers came from the numbered UGC-Approved List, which was re-evaluated in May 2018 (4,305 journals removed) and cancelled when UGC-CARE began in 2019. JMVRA was founded in June 2023 with ISSN 2984-8911, after that list had ended, so no number exists for it. Any number quoted for JMVRA should be treated as an error.
Is JMVRA in the final UGC-CARE list of 1,474 journals?
JMVRA does not claim to be "UGC-CARE listed". The final UGC-CARE list published by UGC is a 100-page scan with no text layer, kept only as a reference; UGC says inclusion in it implies no endorsement. JMVRA's position rests on the Suggested Parameters instead, set out in full on this page. The complete PDF is embedded above so you can read it yourself.
Which UGC suggestive parameters does JMVRA not meet?
Three of the 35 carry no published figure: acceptance rate (3.5), self-citation score (8.1) and total citation rate as a comparable figure (8.2). Two do not apply: print continuum (5.5, the journal is online-first) and CiteScore (8.3, a Scopus metric — JMVRA is not Scopus-indexed). Two more are partial: repository integration (1.8) and indexation (7.2). The rest are met, each with where it is published.
Can I still use JMVRA for promotions, API scores or a PhD requirement?
That is your institution's decision, and under the current framework it is meant to be. UGC has asked higher educational institutions to apply the suggestive parameters — and, where useful, to set up internal committees that adapt them to their own disciplines. This page is laid out so a committee can check JMVRA against each parameter directly rather than take a claim on trust.
Why does this page include the 2018 removal list if JMVRA was never on it?
Because authors are still shown old "UGC Approved Journal No." badges by many journals, and this public, searchable document is the quickest way to test one: 4,305 numbers were withdrawn in May 2018. JMVRA itself was founded in 2023 and has no number. Its current position is set out in the parameter table, and it stands on evidence rather than on a list membership that no longer exists for anyone.
