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A Study of Library and Information Science Journals Removed from the UGC Approved List


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota – 324021, India
2 Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004, India
     

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On May 2nd, 2018, the UGC published a list of 4305 removed from the list of approved journals. These 4305 journals include 64 Library and Information Science journals which were removed based on various criteria: failing in meeting the primary criteria of maintaining website with address of the editor(s); and having an overall low score than the stipulated score; questionable/poor quality, etc. This paper examines the removed journals in the subject of Library and Information Science in terms of standing, publisher, subject coverage, past rankings, coverage in the indexing and abstracting databases, etc.

Keywords

Library and Information Science Journals, Removed LIS Journals, UGC Approved List, UGC API.
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Dinesh K. Gupta
https://www.vmou.ac.in/emp?emp=1056
Department of Library and Information Science, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota – 324021
India

Vijendra Kumar
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004
India


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Authors

Dinesh K. Gupta
Department of Library and Information Science, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota – 324021, India
Vijendra Kumar
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004, India

Abstract


On May 2nd, 2018, the UGC published a list of 4305 removed from the list of approved journals. These 4305 journals include 64 Library and Information Science journals which were removed based on various criteria: failing in meeting the primary criteria of maintaining website with address of the editor(s); and having an overall low score than the stipulated score; questionable/poor quality, etc. This paper examines the removed journals in the subject of Library and Information Science in terms of standing, publisher, subject coverage, past rankings, coverage in the indexing and abstracting databases, etc.

Keywords


Library and Information Science Journals, Removed LIS Journals, UGC Approved List, UGC API.

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