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Paper Publication in Chhattisgarh — For PhD Scholars, Faculty & Researchers

Chhattisgarh’s research profile is shaped by what surrounds it — mining and mineral processing, metallurgy and steel, thermal power, forest produce and tribal health are all unusually well represented in work coming out of Raipur, Bhilai and Bilaspur. Authors here frequently produce applied, field-grounded studies that need a journal willing to publish industry-adjacent engineering and applied science rather than purely theoretical work.

By Editorial Team Updated 28 September 2026 8-minute read

JMVRA is a Transparent, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal (Refereed Journal). Following the discontinuation of UGC and UGC-CARE journal listing, JMVRA is aligned with UGC’s Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals. See how JMVRA meets each parameter.

Audience

Paper Publication in Chhattisgarh — Who This Helps

This page is written for authors based in Chhattisgarh who are choosing where to publish and want to check a journal properly before submitting.

PhD scholars

registered at universities in Chhattisgarh, working out what their institution expects before thesis submission.

Assistant professors and faculty

preparing a publication record for CAS or promotion under their own institution’s rules.

Industry and R&D researchers

in and around Raipur, Bhilai, Bilaspur who need to publish applied work without breaching confidentiality.

Master’s and M.Phil. students

extending a dissertation chapter into a journal manuscript for the first time.

Independent researchers

in Chhattisgarh working without an institutional affiliation or research office to lean on.

Local research context

Universities & Research Centres in Chhattisgarh

A significant share of the state’s PhD scholars are working professionals registered part-time alongside employment in plants, mines or government service, which makes realistic timelines and clear author-contribution statements more important than usual.

Institutions based in Chhattisgarh

  • Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur
  • National Institute of Technology Raipur
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
  • Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur
  • Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
  • Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur

Listed as publicly known research context for the region. JMVRA has no partnership, affiliation or arrangement with any institution named here, and names none of them as a client.

Academic hubs

RaipurBhilaiBilaspurDurgKorba
What is actually available

Publication Routes Open to Authors in Chhattisgarh

Two of these are things JMVRA does. The other two are checks only you can run, at the official source, and neither costs anything.

RouteWhat it isCostBest for
Submit to JMVRAOpen access, peer reviewed, ISSN 2984-8911₹971 INR Indian · $41 USD internationalAuthors whose work fits the aims and scope
Check the current UGC positionOfficial UGC public notices, read at the sourceNo chargeScholars whose university asks about UGC-CARE
Verify a Scopus claimScopus Sources database, searched by title or ISSNNo chargeAnyone told a journal is “Scopus indexed”
Check your institution’s ruleYour own university’s PhD ordinance or CAS criteriaNo chargeEvery author in Chhattisgarh, before choosing a journal

What this page will not tell you. No journal, agency or intermediary can promise you acceptance in a Scopus, SCI, Web of Science or IEEE title, guarantee a publication date, or guarantee that a paper will satisfy your university. Anyone quoting a price to place your paper in a named indexed journal is selling something that reputable publishing does not offer — and that your own institution may treat as misconduct.

Verifiable, not promotional

Why Researchers in Chhattisgarh Publish with JMVRA

Every point below links to the policy page where you can check it for yourself.

Aligned with UGC’s Suggested Parameters

Following the discontinuation of UGC and UGC-CARE journal listing, JMVRA is aligned with UGC’s Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals. The UGC framework page sets out each parameter and how the journal meets it.

Peer reviewed before any decision

Every submission goes through the review process described on our peer review policy page. No manuscript is accepted without it.

Open access

Published articles are freely readable, with licensing and author rights set out on the copyright and open access pages.

Published ethics and plagiarism policies

The similarity threshold, the ethics framework and the misconduct procedure are all published in full, not summarised on request.

DOI registration for published articles

How DOIs are assigned and what metadata is registered is set out on the DOI page.

Charges payable after acceptance

Nothing is payable to have a manuscript reviewed. The charge applies once an article has been accepted, and the current amounts are shown on this page.

Identical process anywhere in Chhattisgarh

Submission and review run entirely online, so a scholar in a district town follows the same steps as one in a metro. There is no local office and no agent.

Six stages

The JMVRA Publication Process for Chhattisgarh Researchers

  1. Check scope before you write

    Read the aims and scope and two or three recent issues. Fit is decided by subject and quality, and it is far cheaper to establish before drafting than after.

  2. Prepare the manuscript to the guidelines

    Structure, word limits, reference style, figures and declarations are all specified in the author instructions. Formatting corrections at review stage cost weeks.

  3. Run a similarity check

    Bring the manuscript within the published threshold before submission, excluding references and standard phrases, and resolve any self-overlap with your own thesis.

  4. Submit online

    Upload through the official submission page with the correct author list, affiliations, corresponding author and all declarations. Author changes after submission are difficult to make.

  5. Respond to peer review

    Reviewers may ask for revision, and several rounds are normal. Answer every point specifically, including the ones you disagree with.

  6. Acceptance and publication

    On acceptance the charge becomes payable, the article is prepared for publication and a DOI is registered. No decision or date can be promised in advance.

The same everywhere in India

Publication Charges for Authors in Chhattisgarh

There is no separate rate for Chhattisgarh. The publication charge is ₹971 INR for Indian authors and $41 USD for international authors, and it becomes payable only after a manuscript has been accepted. Nothing is charged to submit or to have a paper reviewed.

Before you pay anything to any journal, confirm the amount on that journal’s own charges page, confirm when it falls due, and keep the receipt if you intend to claim reimbursement from your institution. See payment options and publication charges.

When the publication charge falls due: submission, screening and peer review are free; the charge of ₹971 INR for Indian authors or $41 USD for international authors is payable only after acceptance. Submissionfree Screeningfree Peer reviewfree Acceptedfee due ₹971 INR / $41 USD payable only after acceptance
Nothing is payable before acceptance — the same for every author in Chhattisgarh.
The current framework

UGC CARE & the New Framework — What It Means in Chhattisgarh

UGC discontinued the UGC-CARE journal listing by public notice dated 3 October 2024 (584th UGC Meeting), replacing it with Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals. There is therefore no current CARE list for any journal to appear on — what exists now is a set of published parameters against which a journal is assessed.

JMVRA is a Transparent, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal (Refereed Journal). Following the discontinuation of UGC and UGC-CARE journal listing, JMVRA is aligned with UGC’s Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals. Each parameter, and the evidence for it, is set out on our UGC 2026 framework page — transparent peer review, declared editorial board, published ethics and plagiarism policy, open access licensing, ISSN 2984-8911, DOI registration and disclosed publication charges.

Many institutions in Chhattisgarh still phrase their PhD and promotion requirements in UGC-CARE terms, so you may still be asked about it. What to do in practice:

  • Ask your own university first. The requirement that binds you is in your institution’s PhD ordinance or CAS criteria, not in a general rule. Get it in writing.
  • Read UGC notices at the source. Use the official UGC public notices rather than a third-party page reproducing an old list. Our UGC CARE list of journals page reproduces the historic list and embeds the original notices for reference.
  • Judge any journal against the parameters. Peer review model, editorial board, ethics policy, licensing, ISSN and disclosed charges are exactly what UGC now asks you to look at — and they are checkable on any journal’s own site in a few minutes.
  • Search by ISSN, not by name. Journal titles are widely cloned. The ISSN is the identifier that matters.
  • Treat unsolicited offers as a warning. An email promising placement in a named journal for a fee is not an opportunity. See how to spot a cloned or predatory journal.

Related reading: step-by-step guide to publishing in UGC CARE journals and what the UGC-CARE List is.

How to check it yourself

Scopus Journal Verification for Authors in Chhattisgarh

A Scopus logo on a journal website is not evidence of anything. Verification takes about two minutes and you should run it yourself for every journal you are considering, wherever in Chhattisgarh you are based:

  1. Open the official Scopus Sources database at scopus.com/sources.
  2. Search by ISSN first, then by exact title. A cloned journal will often match on title but not on ISSN.
  3. Check the coverage years. A title can have been indexed once and discontinued since — that matters to your institution.
  4. Check whether coverage is marked as discontinued, and why.
  5. Keep a dated screenshot of what you found, for your own records.

Our guide to what a Scopus journal actually is explains CiteScore, SJR and SNIP, and the Web of Science quartile guide covers Q1 to Q4. Scopus and Web of Science are commercial databases run by Elsevier and Clarivate, separate from UGC and from its Suggested Parameters — so check any journal’s coverage in them for yourself, at the source, rather than relying on a claim from anyone.

Submit Your Paper from Chhattisgarh

Peer reviewed, open access, ISSN 2984-8911. Read the author guidelines and the current call for papers, then submit online. No decision, date or indexing outcome is promised in advance.

Questions? [email protected] · WhatsApp +919106365667 (opens in a new tab) · India, online journal — no local office or agents.

Popular questions and answers

FAQs — Paper Publication in Chhattisgarh

These visible answers also power the FAQ structured data on this page.

I am a part-time PhD scholar working in industry. What should I plan for?

Build the publication timeline backwards from your submission deadline and keep a margin: peer review takes as long as it takes, and no journal can commit to a date in advance. Start the journal shortlist while the paper is still being written.

Does applied mining or metallurgical work fit a multidisciplinary journal?

It can, provided the scope covers it. Read the aims and scope and check recent issues for comparable applied engineering studies before you submit.

How do I confirm a journal my colleague recommended is genuine?

Search the exact title and ISSN yourself on the official UGC and Scopus sources linked on this page. A recommendation is a starting point, never evidence.

Does JMVRA have an office or representative in Chhattisgarh?

No. JMVRA operates online only. Manuscript submission, peer-review correspondence, corrections and the published article are all handled through the website, and authors anywhere in Chhattisgarh use exactly the same process. Anyone claiming to be a local office or agent is not acting for us.

What is JMVRA's status under the new UGC framework?

JMVRA is a Transparent, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access Journal (Refereed Journal). Following the discontinuation of UGC and UGC-CARE journal listing, JMVRA is aligned with UGC's Suggested Parameters for Choosing Peer-Reviewed Journals. The UGC public notice, and how the journal meets each parameter, are set out in full on our UGC framework page.

How do I verify a journal's Scopus coverage?

Search the exact ISSN, then the exact title, on the official Scopus Sources database at scopus.com/sources, and check the coverage years and whether coverage has been discontinued. Run this check for every journal you are considering — a Scopus logo on any website, including a journal's own, is not evidence of coverage.

How many papers do I need before submitting my PhD thesis in Chhattisgarh?

There is no single national figure. The requirement is set by your own university under the UGC regulations applicable to your admission year, and it differs between universities and between batches at the same university. Ask your research section for the ordinance that governs your registration, in writing.

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