India has approved its One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme that aims to transform access to academic resources. It will provide access to nearly

One Nation One Subscription sees India grant researchers access to 13,000 journals

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2024-12-14 09:30:16

India has approved its One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme that aims to transform access to academic resources. It will provide access to nearly 13,000 journals from 30 international publishers to over 6300 central and state government-run higher education and R&D institutions in the country starting on 1 January 2025.

The government has allotted INR60 billion (£555 million) to the scheme over the next three years which will also be used to create a digital access platform to be coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET). Publishers that have signed up include Springer Nature, Elsevier and the American Chemical Society.

In a press conference led by Ajay Kumar Sood, the government’s principal scientific adviser (PSA) highlighted that the One Nation scheme will improve access to academic resources. The first phase of ONOS is expected to increase the number of users of online journals, including students, faculty and researchers, from 5.7 million to 17.8 million. In the second phase ONOS will be expanded to private institutions via a public–private partnership.

‘We firmly believe in the power of equitable access to knowledge to drive societal progress and innovation,’ Venkatesh Sarvasiddhi, managing director, Springer Nature India, one of the publishers included in the scheme, told Chemistry World. ‘The ONOS initiative represents a positive step in democratising access to high-quality scientific literature and fostering a culture of research and discovery across India.’

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