Appeal to UGC

Dear Readers and Contributors of Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science,

On Saturday, 12^th May 2018, I came to know that Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science is not showing in the UGC Approved Journal’s list (In the 2017 UGC list, IJACS was listed journal at UGC website under Chemistry journals list SNo.: 644; Journal no: 44887). 

I was shock after hearing this news, I am sure you might have experienced the same. I have the courage to display this page publicly on the webpage, because I am trying to serve scientific and academic community and I never mislead scientific community as well as academicians by hiding the facts about the journal reputation.  Since we are all working together for the better science for better society and we should believe in the good work and fight for injustice if any.

‘Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science’ (IJACS) (ISSN No.: 2320-0898 (Print); 2320-0928 (Electronic)) is peer-reviewed journal started in the year 2012, publishing research results under erudite guidance of national and international experts. IJACS is indexed in American Chemical Society-Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS-CAS CODEN: IJACKX) and Google Scholar. Also IJACS is a Crossref member (Publishers International Linking Association Inc., PILA) and has been issued with Digital Object Identifier (DOI: 10.22607/IJACS) prefix for assigning DOIs to the published articles/papers and other documents as published or to be published in the IJACS.

IJACS is named after great nation ‘India’ with fully service oriented from non-profit organization. This Journal is not at all predatory Journal and if you find out some lacunas in the peer-review procedure, publication process or anything else, do let us know. We always welcome constructive criticism and are committed to embracing any changes and policy decisions too. 

In last 6 years, IJACS published more than 358 research papers (as on date 12-05-2018) besides creative pieces.     

Now because of UGC's step to remove Journal from the list has put a question mark on all those published articles. Many scholars won't be able to submit their Ph.D., and many of you people won't be able to claim API points for your recruitment or promotion. I assure you that this Journal will never ever go down and delete its website or published contents. Because, when we started this Journal our purpose was to provide a better scientific platform to researchers and academicians, to showcase their genuine contribution. IJACS still receiving manuscript form various Indian institutes like CSIR-NAL, Bangalore; DB-E&EML, Bangalore; IPIR&TI (MoEF) Bangalore; BARC, Mumbai; ICT, Mumbai; IIT, Chennai; and IGCAR, Kalpakkam, etc. Also, IJACS is receiving manuscript form various other countries like USA, Brazil, France, South Korea, Egypt, Bangladesh, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria which shows international reputation of the journal.  

But we all together can make a difference by appealing to UGC to accommodate this Journal back in the list not because you published in this journal or I started this Journal but because IJACS is an  indexed in American Chemical Society-Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS-CAS CODEN: IJACKX) and Google Scholar; and also IJACS is a Crossref member (Publishers International Linking Association Inc., PILA) and has been issued with Digital Object Identifier (DOI: 10.22607/IJACS) and which is UGC's prime criteria. 

I request all the contributors, who published their articles in Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science, Readers, who read articles published in the Journal and Research Scholars, who cited articles published in Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science to appeal to UGC by sending an email to UGC (ugc.api@gmail.com & ugcjournal17@gmail.com ) putting your genuine experience with the Journal and its practices.

Here are some of the points you can use in your email to UGC.

Your Name

Designation and Affiliation Details

Talk about Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science being an Indexed Journal.

Share your experience with the Journal, its peer-review, publication process, and publication schedule.

Whether you published, cited or read the Journal for enhancing your research and knowledge.

An appeal: why UGC should consider this Journal back in the list over below standard Journals still appearing in the list.

Try to send as many emails as possible through your University faculty, Research supervisors, Research Scholars, college faculty members, and readers.

Editorial Team,

IJACS

KROS Publications is a Crossref member (Publishers International Linking Association Inc., PILA) and has been issued with Digital Object Identifier (DOI) prefix for assigning DOIs to the published articles/papers and other documents as published or to be published in the Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science.