Just 35% Indian research papers open-access, BHU’s data analysis platform shows

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Summary:

"Only about 35% of India’s scientific research publications is open–access, even though a large chunk of the research itself is public-funded, an analysis of research data by a team at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has found. It has also found that less than a third of Indian research papers have women as lead authors.... The analysis has produced interesting findings. For instance, researchers found that a sizable percent of research is not available as open access despite being funded by the government. According to its records, 35.13% of India’s research was open-access in 2019; out of the 20 countries considered, India was ahead of only China (34.45%) and Iran (32.49%)...."

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https://news.careers360.com/bhu-scientific-research-papers-data-analysis-scholars-35-percent-open-access-women-stem-funding-dst

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Date tagged:

01/13/2023, 10:15

Date published:

01/13/2023, 05:15