🏛️ 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. Following the suggestive parameters for peer-reviewed journals issued by the UGC in 2025 (after the UGC-CARE list was discontinued), 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 (published continuously since the first issue in October 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.) |
🌍 Crossref (DOI prefix 10.63300) and Google Scholar; see the Indexing page for services where inclusion can be checked |
| 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 | 📉 Not displayed. The journal does not publish impact factors or similar scores from unrecognised providers |
| 32 | Indexation in Reputed Databases | 🔍 Crossref (DOI prefix 10.63300) and Google Scholar. Only services where inclusion can be verified are listed |
| 33 | Self-Citation Score | 📉 Monitored within acceptable academic thresholds |
| 34 | Total Citation Rate | 📊 Not reported. Citations to individual articles can be seen in Google Scholar |
| 35 | CiteScore | ⏳ Not applicable – the journal is not indexed in Scopus |
| 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.