Annual Report 2008-09.pdf - Higher Education Commission

Current Status of Journals
A total of 129 local journals have been
recognized by HEC. The category-wise
distribution of journals is as under:
Category No. of Journals
W 03
X 11
Y 42
Z 73
Total 129
Financial Support for Journals
An amount of Rs. 19 million was released to HEC
Recognized Journals during 2008-09 for the upgradation
of research journals in the country. The
Committee for Allocation of Funds to HEC
Recognized Journals approved the following
category-wise financial support, per annum.
Category W : Rs. 0.7 million
Category X : Rs. 0.5 million
Category Y : Rs. 0.43 million
Category Z : Rs. 0.25 million
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for
Evaluation of Journals have been prepared and
complete process of recognition of journals has
been defined. The (SOPs) for financial support to
HEC Recognized Journals for up-gradation of
Journals have also been prepared and complete
process for acquiring financial support from HEC
has been defined. A user friendly webpage for
HEC Recognized Journals has been developed
and canvas of FAQs is also extended to facilitate
the stakeholders.
of the different regions were held as per
following schedule:
Region
Date
Rawalpindi/Islamabad March 28, 2009
Sindh April 6-7, 2009
Punjab April 14-15, 2009
NWFP April 29, 2009
Plagiarism Policy
A mass awareness programme regarding the
plagiarism issues was effectively pursued by the
Quality Assurance Division during the year 2008-
09. Plagiarism Policy duly approved by the
Commission has been published and distributed
to all higher education institutions (HEIs) of
Pakistan. As far as implementation of the policy is
concerned, 75 cases of plagiarism have been
reported to HEC untill now; out of which 49 cases
have been closed after investigation as per policy
procedures whereas 26 cases are under
investigation at the universities.
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Workshops for Editors
The Quality Assurance Division is focusing on the
promotion of quality and bringing HEC
recognized research journals in the country at par
with international standards. In this regard four
region-wise workshops were conducted to
interact with the Editors of research journals for
the purpose of capacity building, experience
sharing and to address the issues/problems. The
workshop of the Editors of Science, Social
Science, Language and Multidisciplinary Journals