🏛️ DIRECTORATE OF RESEARCH BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-620 024, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
📜 ANNEXURE – I: UGC SUGGESTIVE PARAMETERS
Welcome to the Tamilmanam International Research Journal of Tamil Studies (TIRJTS) compliance page. In adherence to the highest academic standards and UGC Carelist parameters, we maintain complete transparency regarding our publication processes, editorial integrity, and journal metrics.
Below is the comprehensive evaluation criteria matrix mapping our journal’s features to the suggestive parameters.
| No. | Evaluation Criteria | For Office Use Only (Journal Details & Verification Links) |
| 1 | Journal Title |
Tamilmanam International Research Journal of Tamil Studies |
| 2 | ISSN Number (Print and/or Online) |
✅ E-ISSN: 3049-0723 ✅ Print-ISSN: 3107-7781 |
| 3 | Periodicity and Continuity (Regular publication schedule) |
📅 Monthly Frequency (Active since 2024) |
| 4 | Contact and Publication Details |
🏢 Publisher: Department of Library, NGM College, Pollachi 👤 Editor: Veerakannan S |
| 5 | Transparent Review Policy |
⚖️ Double-Blind Peer-Reviewed |
| 6 | Website on a Certified Domain |
🌐 Secure SSL Domain: 🔗 Homepage |
| 7 | Open Access / Subscription Policy |
🔓 100% Open Access (Free to read globally) |
| 8 | Integration with Repositories (ONOS etc.) |
🌍 Integrated with Google Scholar, SSRN, Index Copernicus |
| 9 | Archival Policy |
🗄️ Maintained digital repositories for all past volumes |
| 10 | Editorial Board Details |
👨🏫 Listed panel of international and national experts |
| 11 | Editorial Board Composition |
🎓 Diverse academicians specializing in Tamilology & Multidisciplinary fields |
| 12 | Efficient Editorial & Review Process |
⏱️ Streamlined review processing |
| 13 | Aims, Objectives & Scope |
🎯 Advancing Tamil language, literature, culture, and multidisciplinary research |
| 14 | Subject Areas Covered |
📚 Sangam Literature, Linguistics, Fine Arts, History, Modern Tamil |
| 15 | APC Transparency (if any) |
💎 Processing Fee: ₹1,000 (Includes Crossref DOI allocation) |
| 16 | Publishing Timeline |
⏳ Regular monthly releases without delays |
| 17 | Acceptance Rate | 📊 Strictly based on Peer-Review recommendations |
| 18 | Academic Contribution | 💡 Facilitates high-quality, original research in Tamilology |
| 19 | Conformity to Journal Scope | ✅ All published manuscripts adhere strictly to aims and scope |
| 20 | Bibliographic Data & Literature Citation |
📌 Proper formatting enforced (MLA/APA standard) |
| 21 | Font & Design |
🖋️ Standardized professional typesetting and paper templates |
| 22 | Infographics & Exhibits | 📈 High-quality diagram and chart inclusion supported |
| 23 | Citation Record |
📝 Tracked via Google Scholar & Crossref |
| 24 | Print Continuum | 🖨️ Print-ISSN: 3107-7781 active and maintained |
| 25 | Quality of Website | 💻 Mobile-responsive, user-friendly UI/UX designed for academia |
| 26 | Multilingual Availability | 🗣️ English & Tamil Language interfaces available |
| 27 | Ethical Guidelines for Authors |
📋 Strict guidelines ensuring authorship integrity |
| 28 | Plagiarism Prevention |
🚫 Rigorous originality checks prior to the review stage 🔗 Policies |
| 29 | Conflict of Interest Disclosure |
✍️ Mandatory submission of Undertaking/Copyright Form |
| 30 | AI Generated Content Policy | 🤖 Monitored in accordance with standard UGC academic integrity guidelines |
| 31 | Impact Factor or Similar Metric | 📉 ABCD Approved & Scholar9 Indexed |
| 32 | Indexation in Reputed Databases | 🔍 Crossref DOI, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, SSRN, SCILIT |
| 33 | Self-Citation Score | 📉 Monitored within acceptable academic thresholds |
| 34 | Total Citation Rate | 📊 Continuously aggregated across indexed repositories |
| 35 | CiteScore | ⏳ Data accumulation in progress for newer volumes |
| 36 | COPE Compliance |
⚖️ Adherence to the Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines |
This page is optimized to serve as a transparent digital record for institutional, UGC CARE, and Bharathidasan University evaluations.