RECOGNITION OF RESEARCH JOURNALS BY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

2. RECOGNITION OF RESEARCH JOURNALS BY HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

3. Background • Research Journals published by BU • HEC Criteria for Recognition of Journals • Shortcomings in the Application Forms • Recommendations SCHEME OF PRESENTATION

4. Background • Peer – reviewed periodical • Serve as forums for presentation new research for critical review and scrutiny. • Publication of journal is considered as are integral part of teaching, learning & research. • HEC follows strict criteria for recognition of journals • No Research Journal of BU has recognition by HEC. • In recent ranking, BU got NIL out of five. RECOGNITION OF JOURNALS BY HEC

5. Journal of Professional Psychology – Application under process at HEC • Journal of Information and Communication Technology (Engineering Sciences) - Application under process at HEC • Journal of Bahria Medical and Dental College Karachi – Not eligible for application. • BU Journal of Law and Social Policy - Not eligible for application. • BU Journal of Business & Management - Not eligible for application. BAHRIA UNIVERSITY JOURNALS

6. CATEGORYWISE RESEARCH JOURNALS

7. Old journals published regularly should meet the following criteria in order to prove the regularity / punctuality: Criteria for HEC Recognized Journals

8. The New journals published should meet the following criteria in order to prove the regularity / punctuality: Criteria for HEC Recognized JournalsCont..

9. In case a journal started publication recently, it should have completed atleast two years publication to meet the criteria prior submission of application. • The journal should have diverse Editorial Board / Advisory Board: • The credentials of the Editorial Board members are to be checked / verified prior consideration. • Fifty percent of the Editorial Board members should be from the outside. Criteria for HEC Recognized Journals

10. The journal should be ‘ Peer Reviewed’ : • The policy of blind review should be followed, which means, that only the texts of the articles without names of authors are to be sent for review. • Peer reviewed atleast by 02 reviewers (including one international reviewer i.e from industrially / academically advanced country in the respective discipline). • The journal should be abstracted / indexed internationally. ‘Abstracting / Indexing services’ as posted on HEC website http://www.hec.gov.pk. Criteria for HEC Recognized Journals

11. The HEC criteria in nutshell is as under: • “ A journal published regularly, having diverse editorial / advisory board, peer reviewed by atleast two reviewers (including one international) and abstracted / indexed internationally”. Criteria for HEC Recognized Journals

12. Incomplete filling in of Application forms. • Missing details of both local & international experts / reviewers. • Continuous / regular publication of atleast four journals is mandatory prior applying for recognition. • A review record of last three / four issues is to be provided on prescribed format alongwith proof of the reviewer’s remarks. • No international abstracting / indexing of journals on Abstracting / Indexing Services as posted on HEC website. COMMON SHORT COMMINGS IN THE APPLICATION FORMS

13. Recommendations • Editors & Publishers of Research Journals of BU are to follow strictly the criteria of HEC. • All columns of application forms are to be filled properly . • 50% members of the Additional Board are to be from outside BU. • Peer – Review of all articles of the Journals are to be submitted with remarks alongwith Application Forms. • Editors / Publishers are to make efforts with abstaracting / indexing agencies of their particular fields for registration while recognition request is under process at HEC. • Articles must be free from any form of plagiarism.

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