India targets universities in predatory-journal crackdown

In January 2017, the UGC (University Grants Commission), a government body that regulates higher education, collated a white list of journals with the help of universities. This white list was later found to contain predatory journals. Consequently, in May 2018, the UGC reviewed it and deleted 4,305 journals. Academics suggest that besides creating a white list, the Indian government should sanction academics who publish in these journals, and change  regulations regarding government incentives to publish.