Changing dynamics of scholarly publication: a perspective towards open access publishing and the proposed one nation, one subscription policy of India

Koley, Moumita and Lala, Kanchan (2022) Changing dynamics of scholarly publication: a perspective towards open access publishing and the proposed one nation, one subscription policy of India. In: Scientometrics . ISSN 0138-9130

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Abstract

In the midst of the most widely used subscription-based publishing model, open access publishing is gaining a foothold in the publishing world. India, as one of the world’s leading producers of scientific information, has seen a considerable escalation in the production of open access knowledge content, which has sparked a scholarly debate towards the availability and accessibility of scholarly knowledge to all. Despite the fact that two major science funding agencies of India, the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, adopted an open access policy in 2014 to promote green open access to articles produced from publicly financed research projects, academic content still remains out of reach for everyone due to inadequate planning and implementation. Recently the Government of India has proposed a “one nation, one subscription” (ONOS) policy to make scholarly knowledge more accessible to Indian citizens. The study’s primary goal is to look into the open-access situation across many subject groups in India and globally. The aim is to understand whether a blanket subscription policy is the best way to facilitate the accessibility of scholarly knowledge or if subject-specific needs implications of other global OA initiatives are worth considering when implementing the ONOS policy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Scientometrics
Publisher:	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Additional Information:	The Copyright of this article belongs to the Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Keywords:	Gold open access; Green open access; Hybrid journals; India; Policy
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Centre for Society and Policy (formerly: Centre for Contemporary Studies)
Date Deposited:	23 May 2022 05:02
Last Modified:	23 May 2022 05:02
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/72425

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