<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>aimsjournal</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>Allana Management Journal of Research, Pune</JournalTitle> <PISSN>? ?2581-3137 (</PISSN> <EISSN>) 2231 - 0290 (Print)</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 1, Issue 1</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>January 2011 - June, 2011</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Human Resource Management</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE VALUE ADDITION TO EDUCATION BY ACADEMIC JOURNALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO E-PUBLISHING</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>97</FirstPage> <LastPage>102</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>PROF. S. P.</FirstName> <LastName>SINGH</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>Academic Performance Indicators (API) in Performance Based Assessment Scheme (PBAS) by University Grants Commission (UGC) proposes, research and academic publications as important parameter in assessment of teachers. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also used the __ampersandsign#39;cumulative impact index__ampersandsign#39; in drawing equivalence to Ph.D. These and many other factors have resulted in almost every institute of higher and technical education, promote and publish academic journal. This research paper critically analyses the role of academic journals in adding value to the process of education. Brief overview of the merits and demerits of journal rankings and valuation methodologies (e.g. Impact Factors of JCR, SJR indicators, Citations etc) is considered. The research also dwells with the various manipulative tendencies and practices prevalent towards the same. The researcher analyses benefits of electronic form of journals publications. The paper makes suitable recommendations to scholarly researchers and academicians based on outcomes of above research.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>Academic journal, Value to education, E-publishing, Journal rankings.</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://aimsjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=3380&title=A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE VALUE ADDITION TO EDUCATION BY ACADEMIC JOURNALS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO E-PUBLISHING</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>