Items tagged by Moumita in Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/user/Moumita TagTeam social RSS aggregrator "In India, the government has attempted to address this inequity through the ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ (ONOS) initiative: starting from 2025, ONOS provided access to journals from 30 major international publishers to all researchers in publicly funded institutions. While the cost of this nationwide deal is substantial, especially given that over half of the global research literature is already available through open-access routes, as seen from the scholarly database Web of Science, the intent behind ONOS remains commendable. It represents a step toward broadening access beyond elite institutions. Yet it also compels us to ask deeper questions. Should we continue paying these large sums to foreign publishers to access knowledge that our own researchers produce, again with public money? Shouldn’t that knowledge at the least be freely accessible to every citizen, empowering them with the scientific temper needed in an era rife with misinformation? Perhaps most importantly: where is the spirit of an Atmanirbhar Bharat in this enterprise?" Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:22:00 -0400 oa.new oa.green oa.licensing oa.business_models oa.repositories oa.india oa.south oa.copyright oa.paywalled oa.onos "The rapid, global circulation of ideas through publication has played and will continue to play a central and indispensable role in the scientific process. In recognition of this, the International Science Council set out eight principles for publishing that are essential if science is to be well served (2023)." Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:05:00 -0400 https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/eight-principles-for-publishers-research-ecosystem oa.new oa.business_models oa.copyright oa.licensing oa.data oa.principles oa.recommendations oa.publishers oa.preservation oa.bibliodiversity "MetaROR uses the publish-review-curate model to share work in the field of metaresearch" Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:07:00 -0500 https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/open-knowledge/2025/rethinking-how-research-reviewed-curated-communicated oa.new oa.open_science oa.business_models oa.no-fee oa.preprints oa.versions oa.peer_review oa.interviews oa.people oa.metaror oa.open_peer_review "The Second Global Summit on Diamond Open Access embraced an ambitious commitment to social equity, decolonization, and systemic reform in scholarly publishing" Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:48:00 -0500 https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/main-section/2024/challenges-opportunities-diamond-open-access-summit oa.new oa.journals oa.business_models oa.south oa.open_science oa.no-fee " At the outset, ONOS’s promise to offer equitable access to research articles, irrespective of an institution’s prestige or financial capacity, seems like a step towards democratising scientific knowledge. But a closer examination reveals complexities that call for deeper analysis." Tue, 03 Dec 2024 03:35:00 -0500 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indias-one-nation-one-subscription-plan-explained/article68938128.ece oa.india oa.green oa.gold oa.hybrid oa.south oa.subscriptions oa.business_models oa.repositories oa.onos oa.new "Introducing Katina! 📣 Katina is a digital publication that addresses the value of hashtag#librarians to society and elevates their role as trusted stewards of knowledge. Named after Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the hashtagCharlestonConference, it is written by and for the international communities of librarians, vendors, and hashtagpublishers. Katina is organized into three core sections and one of them is  Open Knowledge" Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:16:00 -0500 https://katinamagazine.org/content/open-knowledge oa.new oa.open_science oa.news oa.subscribe_to_open "A total of 30 major international journal publishers have been included in One Nation One Subscription. All of the nearly 13,000 e-journals published by these publishers will now be accessible to more than 6,300 government Higher Education Institutions and central government R&D institutions Access to journals will be provided through a national subscription coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), an autonomous inter-university centre of the University Grants Commission (UGC) through an entirely digital process A total of almost ₹ 6,000 crore has been allocated for One Nation One Subscription for 3 calendar years, 2025, 2026 and 2027 as a new Central Sector Scheme".  Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:12:00 -0500 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2077098 oa.new oa.india oa.south oa.subscriptions oa.business_models oa.onos This brief strongly advocates for implementing a mandatory institutional right-retention policy across all publicly funded institutions in India. This policy would enable immediate self-archiving by allowing authors to retain primary rights over their work. This crucial reform ensures that results from publicly funded research are made open access through institutional or national repositories immediately upon publication. It is essential to empower institutions to dismantle the prohibitive subscription barriers imposed by traditional journals, ensuring the broad dissemination of research funded by public money. Current discussions on open access predominantly focus on the APC-based gold open-access model, which introduces high costs for authors—a significant barrier in resource-constrained countries. There is an urgent need for assertive actions that guarantee unrestricted access to publicly funded research. India offers a vast landscape of opportunities to champion open access by promoting self-archiving in institutional and national repositories. However, the common practice of transferring copyright ownership to journals critically hampers the immediate implementation of such practices as well as the broader use of knowledge. To address this, it is imperative to enforce national mandates that ensure authors' institutions retain primary rights, relegating only secondary rights to publishers. Implementing such policies would catalyse a systemic transformation, reinforcing the ethos of freely accessible and utilizable knowledge for the greater societal good. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 06:16:00 -0400 https://zenodo.org/records/13505200 oa.new oa.india oa.green oa.repositories oa.copyright oa.policies oa.universities oa.south This dashboard helps visualize country-wise statistics on retractions. All our data comes from the Retraction Watch Database, courtesy of Crossref. This project is funded by the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) through a seed fund. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:29:00 -0400 https://retraction-dashboard.netlify.app/ oa.new oa.open_science oa.retractions oa.ethics oa.quality oa.scholcomm oa.journals Along with the latest news  and opportunities in open science, "we feature an editorial by Curtis Brundy, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections at Iowa State University, who presents the Subscribe to Open (S2O) model as an equitable open access solution to the financial barrier posed by article processing charges (APC)." Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:24:00 -0400 https://council.science/blog/open-science-round-up-may-2024/ oa.new oa.business_models oa.libraries oa.open_science oa.newsletters oa.subscribe_to_open "Indian Open Preprint System (IOPS) is an innovative platform designed to facilitate the rapid dissemination of research findings across various disciplines in India. This system allows researchers to share their work with the academic community and the public before undergoing formal peer review. By providing an open-access forum for early-stage research, the Indian Open Preprint System aims to enhance collaboration, foster transparency, and accelerate the pace of scientific discovery. They serve as crucial repositories where scholars can access cutting-edge research, receive feedback, and refine their work, ultimately contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the scientific community in India and beyond." Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:19:00 -0400 https://preprint.in/ oa.new oa.zenodo oa.repositories oa.data oa.dois oa.india oa.south oa.preprints oa.versions oa.repositories.preprints This article highlights some of the significant challenges that India faces in accessing scholarly publications as a developing country. Why One Nation One Subscription is not adequate has been discussed, along with the importance of green open access and repositories.  Wed, 29 May 2024 22:55:00 -0400 https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/open-access-is-crucial-for-self-reliance-in-science/article68228874.ece oa.new oa.india oa.green oa.repositories oa.no-fee oa.south oa.subscriptions oa.business_models oa.paywalled ISC brings you the latest news and reads in the open science sphere. This edition also contains an editorial on Barcelone Declaration by Ludo Waltman.  Wed, 22 May 2024 22:38:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-april-2024/ oa.open_science oa.bibliometrics oa.new oa.isc "For Björn Brembs and Luke Drury, the recent announcement by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of their new Open Access Policy signals a growing consensus regarding the imperative to transform the scholarly publishing landscape" Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:48:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/the-open-access-rising-tide-gates-foundation-ends-support-to-article-processing-charges/ oa.new oa.open_science oa.policies oa.infrastructure oa.funders oa.fees oa.business_models oa.gates_foundation oa.policies.funders oa.funders oa.preprints oa.versions  Research Bounty Program "Report Research Misconduct and make money. Feature on our leaderboard! It is an experiment to see if providing an incentive can help catch research misconduct. If successful, this can be deployed on a larger scale to help weed out research misconduct. This project is funded by Open Research Funders Group based in USA." Thu, 14 Mar 2024 22:14:00 -0400 https://researchbounty.netlify.app/ oa.new oa.misconduct oa.misinformation oa.open_science oa.data oa.integrity Open science newsletter published monthly by the International Science Council. Along with open science-related news, this issue covers an editorial by Dr. Haseeb Irfanullah, who shares his impressions of the recent Researcher to Reader Conference (R2R) and the increasing significance of Open Access (OA) and Open Science (OS) in the discussions.   Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:50:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-february-2024/ oa.new oa.isc oa.open_science oa.business_models oa.scoap3 Open Science news from ISC open science round up December. In this issue, we feature an insightful editorial by Sal Music on the OPUS project and its significant impact in encouraging Open Science practices. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:39:00 -0500 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-december-2023/ oa.new oa.open_science oa.assessment "2023 emerged as a landmark year for scientific publishing, characterized by widespread calls for reform from researchers, journal editors, funding agencies, government and non-governmental entities alike. As we reflect on the year, there are more voices within the academic community speaking to the need of the existing publishing and research evaluation systems to change." Fri, 02 Feb 2024 03:58:00 -0500 https://council.science/current/blog/a-promising-year-ahead-for-scientific-publishing/ oa.new oa.business_models oa.no-fee oa.publishing oa.resignations oa.trends oa.isc oa.advocacy Rebuttal to ‘publications in gold open access and article processing charge expenditure: evidence from Indian scholarly output: The article by Raj Kishor Kampa, Manoj Kumar Sa and Mallikarjun Dora, Curr. Sci., 2023, 125(10), 1057–1062, claims that Indian researchers spent 17 million USD on article processing charges (APC) for gold open access (OA) articles in 2020. This rebuttal shows that the authors might have made multiple errors and need to redo their calculations. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 18:50:00 -0500 https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/125/12/1289.pdf oa.new oa.india oa.business_models oa.gold oa.fees oa.policies oa.south oa.publishers "Title: Publications in gold open access and article processing charge expenditure: evidence from Indian scholarly output. Published in Current Science Volume 125, Issue 10, 25 November, 2023 The article in question claims that Indian researchers spent 17 Million USD on Article Processing Charges (APC) for gold Open Access (OA) articles in 2020. In this rebuttal, we show that the authors might have made multiple errors and need to redo their calculations. Given how widely the media article reporting on this paper was shared, it is imperative that the paper is retracted or a correction is issued by the authors and the journal." Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:19:00 -0500 https://osf.io/preprints/osf/e9uv5 oa.new oa.data oa.policies oa.gold oa.fees oa.metadata oa.journals oa.retractions oa.objections oa.debates oa.india oa.south oa.economics_of "The November 2023 Open Science Roundup is dedicated to the 'Year of Open Science' as we review significant developments in the Open Science movement. This month, we also feature insights from André Brasil, a researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), on trailblazing initiatives for Open Access." Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:05:00 -0500 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-november-2023/ oa.new oa.news oa.preprints oa.peer_review oa.plan_s oa.platforms "The International Science Council through its Members have identified a total of eight key principles for scientific publishing. This paper is complemented by a second, evaluating the extent to which the principles are attained and identifying opportunities for reform." Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:42:00 -0500 https://council.science/publications/key-principles-for-scientific-publishing/ oa.new oa.principles oa.publishing oa.isc oa.recommendations oa.speed oa.licensing oa.mining oa.reuse oa.peer_review oa.data oa.metadata oa.preservation oa.bibliodiversity oa.interoperability oa.multilingualism oa.infrastructure oa.governance "The Case for Reform of Scientific Publishing, represents the culmination of this phase of work, setting out priorities for reform for the ISC. The discussion paper by the International Science Council, explores the vital role of publishing in the global network of scientific ideas and information. It addresses the shortcomings of the current system from numerous angles, and proposes a transformative vision for the future." Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:36:00 -0500 https://council.science/publications/reform-of-scientific-publishing/ oa.new oa.principles oa.reform oa.public_good oa.assessment oa.publishing oa.isc oa.advocacy oa.recommendations Works of International Science Council on Scientific Publishing Reforms. "In 2021, during their General Assembly, ISC members adopted eight key principles essential for the future of scientific publishing." Wed, 29 Nov 2023 04:28:00 -0500 https://upstream.force11.org/the-imperative-of-reforming-scientific-publishing/ oa.new oa.business_models oa.peer_review oa.data oa.preprints oa.versions oa.sdgs oa.isc oa.dei oa.publishing "Indian researchers paid a whopping $17 million in 2020 to publish their research articles in open access formats, with over 80 percent of it going to commercial publishers including MDPI, Springer Nature and Elsevier, a new study has revealed." Mon, 27 Nov 2023 23:18:00 -0500 https://theprint.in/science/indian-researchers-paid-17mn-to-publish-in-open-access-journals-in-2020-57-of-global-total/1861273/ oa.new oa.india oa.journals oa.gold oa.policies oa.south oa.repositories "Article processing charges (APCs) ensure the financial viability of open access (OA) scholarly journals. The present study analyses the number of gold OA articles published in the Web of Science (WoS)- indexed journals by Indian researchers during 2020, including subject categories that account for the highest APC in India. Besides, it evaluates the amount of APC expenditure incurred in India. The findings of this study reveal that Indian researchers published 26,127 gold OA articles across all subjects in WoS-indexed journals in 2020. Researchers in the field of health and medical sciences paid the highest APC, amounting to USD 7 million, followed by life and earth sciences (USD 6.9 million), multidisciplinary (USD 4.9 million), and chemistry and materials science (USD 4.8 million). The study also reveals that Indian researchers paid an estimated 17 million USD as APC in 2020. Furthermore, 81% of APCs went to commercial publishers, viz. MDPI, Springer–Nature, Elsevier and Frontier Media. As there is a growing number of OA publications from India, we suggest having a central and state-level single-window option for funding in OA journals and backing the Plan S initiative for OA publishing in India". Mon, 27 Nov 2023 03:42:00 -0500 https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/125/10/1057.pdf oa.new oa.journals oa.repositories oa.india oa.fees oa.policies oa.south oa.gold oa.recommendations "IOP Publishing (IOPP) and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India have finalised a Read and Publish agreement as they work towards breaking down barriers to publishing open access (OA) for researchers from lower and lower middle-income countries." Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:09:00 -0500 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1008907 oa.new oa.india oa.business_models oa.gold oa.south oa.tjs oa.journals oa.offsets oa.iopp oa.physics "The October 2023 Open Science Roundup is dedicated to International Open Access Week, a yearly celebration endorsing open access (OA) to scholarly output and creating a more equitable knowledge society. This month, we hear from Ginny Hendricks from Crossref on Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)". Fri, 27 Oct 2023 07:44:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-october-2023/ oa.new oa.open_science oa.newsletters oa.dois oa.crossref oa.isc "The DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Indian Young Academy of Science  (INYAS), JSD Tata Library, IISc, and Centre for Society & Policy, IISc are thrilled to announce a special lecture in celebration of the International Open Access Week 2023. Marking the seventh year in celebrating the international open access week by CPR at IISc, we are excited to invite you to the lecture titled “MetaROR: MetaResearch Open Review” aligned with this year’s theme ” Community Over Commercialization”. The lecture is focused on the “MetaROR” Platform- a community endeavor. Celebrating its fifteenth year, the International Open Access Week stands as a global testimony to the movement for open access and open science. It aims to cultivate discussions and foster a broader embrace of open science as the standard in academia and research. Originally launched in 2007 as Open Access Day, a collaboration between SPARC and U.S. students, it has since expanded into an international phenomenon with events worldwide. This year’s theme, “Community Over Commercialization”, seeks to spotlight the pivotal role of the community in championing scholarly publishing, which is grappling with serious issues and needs urgent reforms. This year’s event is even more special for DST-CPR as we are collaborating with the Indian Young Academy of Science (INYAS) to broaden the research community’s participation in this important discussion. Researchers worldwide grapple with the “publish or perish” dilemma, leading some to fall into predatory journal traps. The issue is especially severe in the developing world.  Under the umbrella of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), INYAS has joined hands with three other international science academies: Bangladesh, Benin, and the Czech Republic. DST-CPR is the knowledge partner of this project. One of the missions of the project is to push for change at the highest levels to safeguard academic quality and integrity. What’s better than to discuss the way forward for the scientific community during Open Access week." Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:31:00 -0400 https://dstcpriisc.org/oa-week-2023-lecture-metaror-meta-research-open-review/ oa.new oa.publishing oa.platfoms oa.open_peer_review oa.events oa.india oa.south "Researchers worldwide grapple with the “publish or perish” dilemma, leading some to fall into predatory journal traps.  The issue is especially severe in the developing world. But we have some good news to share. Under the umbrella of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) INYAS has joined hands with other three international science academies i.e. Bangladesh, Benin, and the Czech Republicto form a consortium. The consortium has received fund support of 50,000 USD from InterAcademy Partnership. Our mission is to create awareness and unite against predatory publishing practices and push for change at the highest levels to safeguard academic quality and integrity" Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:01:00 -0400 https://inyas.in/2023/09/13/roadmap-to-improve-ethics-in-science-and-curb-predatory-publishing-rescue-an-iap-consortium-among-india-bangladesh-benin-and-czech-republic/ oa.new oa.business_models oa.predatory oa.events oa.ethics oa.publishing oa.rescue oa.iap oa.india oa.bangladesh oa.benin oa.czech_republic oa.south "In this September edition of the ISC Open Science Roundup, Heather Joseph explores the pivotal role of Open Science in achieving this universal access to information, while Moumita Koley provides the latest news and opportunities to keep you updated with everything happening in the world of Open Science." Thu, 28 Sep 2023 08:59:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/open-science-round-up-september-2023/ oa.new oa.open_science oa.news oa.isc oa.newsletters "The current scientific publishing system is not prepared to evolve accordingly. With so many advancements in digital technologies, why stick to an outmoded system which is hindering the progress of science? The International Science Council (ISC) recognized the urgency of reforming the entire publishing system. Based on an analysis in the ISC position paper: Opening the Record of Science: making scholarly publishing work for science in the digital Era, the ISC steering group established 8-core principles as guiding concepts to maintain integrity and ensure an equitable and universally accessible system." "Preprints present an opportunity for a fairer, more transparent, and streamlined approach to disseminating research. As the concept of preprints continues to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly evident that they could become the way forward for academic publishing if the research community takes on the responsibility of ensuring rigorous validation and is credited in the research assessment process as the legitimate output."   Tue, 08 Aug 2023 22:33:00 -0400 https://council.science/current/blog/universal-and-equitable-open-access/ oa.new oa.publishing oa.business_models oa.open_science oa.preprints oa.fees oa.economics_of oa.dei oa.resignations oa.declarations_of_independence oa.isc oa.principles As India restructures its science governance with the recently approved National Research Foundation, the national scientific enterprise can be a leading voice for accessible, equitable, and fiscally responsible research publishing. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:49:00 -0400 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/india-researchers-open-access-publishing-double-edged-sword/article67086569.ece oa.new oa.india oa.publishing oa.south oa.dei oa.business_models oa.onos oa.repositories oa.gold oa.green oa.fees This article highlights the lucrative nature of the STM publishing industry, the inequities caused by paywalls, the need for greater adoption of open-access principles, and the complexities surrounding efforts to improve access to scientific research in India. While a global open access (OA) movement has gained traction, India still needs to catch up in embracing OA, despite early initiatives. Efforts to negotiate a common subscription through the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme with global STM publishers face challenges and may not align with the principles of OA. Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:41:00 -0400 https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/science-technology/india-has-lost-its-way-on-open-access-90028 oa.south oa.repositories oa.new oa.india oa.business_models oa.onos oa.objections oa.debates oa.repositories oa.subscriptions Saveetha Dental College in Chennai, India, incentivizes undergraduate students to write research manuscripts, a practice resulting in over 1,400 scholarly works published by the school in a single year. However, an investigation by Retraction Watch revealed that these papers often systematically cite other works by Saveetha faculty, inflating citation metrics to boost the institution's global reputation. Officials at the college deny knowledge of any concerted effort to use self-citation to enhance their standing, though external observers criticize the strategy as misleading and potentially harmful. Concerns also extend beyond self-citation, with critics pointing to the questionable quality of undergraduate research and the coercive nature of pressuring students to publish for the institution's benefit.   Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:46:00 -0400 https://www.science.org/content/article/did-nasty-publishing-scheme-help-indian-dental-school-win-high-rankings oa.south oa.self-citation oa.rankings oa.publishing oa.new oa.misconduct oa.india oa.citations oa.publishing This newspaper article describes the publishing behavior of a large section of Indian researchers who publish their research in predatory journals. Pressure to publish, lack of awareness, and career progression are some of the reasons. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:19:00 -0400 https://theprint.in/ground-reports/indian-phds-professors-are-paying-to-publish-in-real-sounding-fake-journals-its-a-racket/1535766/ oa.south oa.scopus oa.new oa.india oa.business_models oa.assessment oa.recommendations oa.predatory oa.metrics oa.journals oa.gold oa.fees oa.matrics This blog post discusses how the Scholarly Publishing Industry is overstepping its self-imposed boundaries and sometimes showing a biased approach in choosing which issues to address and how to address them. Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:47:00 -0400 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/04/20/drawing-lines-to-cross-them-how-publishers-are-moving-beyond-established-norms/?informz=1&nbd=654295b9-d275-4976-84c0-e7c4eae50ceb&nbd_source=informz oa.south oa.publishers oa.peer_review oa.new oa.journals India will pitch for the interlinking of the national archives of G-20 countries to make scientific papers published by researchers accessible freely at the G-20 chief scientific advisors meeting.  Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:09:00 -0400 https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-to-pitch-for-open-access-to-research-among-g20-countries-psa-sood-123032400741_1.html oa.south oa.new oa.national_archives oa.interoperability oa.india oa.green oa.glam oa.archives oa.publishing The Microbiology Society and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have signed a transformative Publish and Read agreement starting in 2023. This is the Microbiology Society’s first agreement in India. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:15:00 -0400 https://microbiologysociety.org/news/press-releases/transformative-agreement-signed-between-the-microbiology-society-and-indian-institute-of-science-bangalore.html oa.south oa.societies oa.offsets oa.new oa.india oa.biology This report explores the research assessment practices of Indian funding agencies, universities and institutes of national importance. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:29:00 -0500 https://sfdora.org/2023/02/16/community-engagement-grant-report-exploring-the-current-practices-in-research-assessment-within-indian-academia/ oa.south_asia oa.south oa.leiden_manifesto oa.india oa.dora oa.assessment Update on the Sci-Hub case at Delhi High Court, India. Fri, 17 Feb 2023 04:57:00 -0500 https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/delhi-high-court-sci-hub-founder-application-rejection-of-plaint-publishers-copyright-infringement-suit-221693 oa.south_asia oa.south oa.sci-hub oa.publishers oa.india oa.copyright oa.litigation oa.dei oa.guerrilla Updates on the ongoing Sci-Hub case in the Delhi high court, India. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:31:00 -0500 https://theprint.in/judiciary/what-hc-battle-between-big-publishers-rogue-websites-could-mean-for-free-access-to-research/1371040/ oa.south oa.sci-hub oa.publishers oa.india oa.copyright oa.business_models oa.new oa.litigation oa.guerrilla This blog post discusses the new "big deals" for journal subscriptions. One example is the deal between Elsevier and 44 universities in Texas (operating as the Texas Library Coalition for United Action. It also discusses the  "One Nation One Subscription" proposal of Govt. of India for a nationwide subscription deal to facilitate access to journal articles.  Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:09:00 -0500 https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/01/04/new-deals-move-us-away-from-universal-open-access-and-back-towards-the-big-deal/?informz=1&nbd=654295b9-d275-4976-84c0-e7c4eae50ceb&nbd_source=informz oa.usa.tx oa.subscriptions oa.south oa.onos oa.new oa.libraries oa.india oa.big_deals oa.libraries oa.usa This is a workshop report. It describes certain features of research assessment practices in India and how researchers from different institutes view research assessments in their context. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current practices?  Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:52:00 -0500 https://dstcpriisc.org/iisc/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Research-Assessment-in-India.pdf oa.south oa.peer_review oa.open_science oa.india oa.ecr oa.new oa.assessment This policy brief talks about the requirements of an open data policy for research in India. It explores the challenges and opportunities for open research data in the Indian context. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:43:00 -0500 https://dstcpriisc.org/iisc/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Open-Research-Data_Policy-Brief.pdf oa.south oa.open_science oa.india oa.data oa.infrastructure oa.policies The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, announces the One Nation, One Subscription plan. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:37:00 -0500 https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20221125055551605 oa.south oa.publishers oa.india oa.business_models oa.new oa.onos oa.journals oa.subscriptions This article discusses the rapid change in scholarly publishing and problems in harnessing many technological advances in the scholarly publishing space.   "One movement that is a corollary to open access is to facilitate technology for having an open infrastructure for metadata. One example is DataCite, which is a global not-for-profit membership organization that provides open infrastructure to identify, find, cite, connect and use research. It is quite similar to other open infrastructure research organizations like are CrossRef, ORCID etc. Where it differs from the latter is in its focus beyond published articles to include all the underlying information that is available, as well as a mechanism to easily link to the experimental design, the research data and the analytical tools that were used to generate the reported outcomes...." Sun, 29 May 2022 04:51:00 -0400 https://ijdvl.com/technological-innovations-in-scientific-journals-the-shape-of-things-to-come/ oa.versions oa.technology oa.preprints oa.new oa.infrastructure oa.fees oa.data oa.metadata oa.preprints 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. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 22:07:00 -0400 https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11192-022-04375-w?sharing_token=3sbAJZlUXnUljgHH7boD9_e4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY6XIGn63srC7L5c0CtdBF6TQ6-EIKweomHXbubShlkvFpXXmH3FMlfbmVml0RrXFvw_2LtPkJuf-zNpELfnG3cAWFLqq4Dcml-pcDbPBD7DrdLLYqIjKFF18x_mMzt5ybw%3D oa.gold oa.no-fee oa.new oa.policies oa.journals oa.south oa.no-fee oa.mandates oa.licences oa.india oa.hybrid oa.green oa.gold oa.repositories oa.policies This article explores the possibilities of launching an open-access digital publishing platform in India. The authors have analyzed the existing open-source technologies like Open Journal System (OJS) and compared them with proprietary models like Editorial Manager to understand the gaps and explore avenues to conceive a cost-effective digital publishing platform. Hopefully the open-access digital publishing platform will help the Indian journals upgrade their publishing systems up to the international standard, if not better, and help researchers explore a non-commercial avenue to publish open access articles. Tue, 05 Apr 2022 04:26:00 -0400 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09610006221083678 oa.south oa.publishing oa.ojs oa.india oa.green oa.gold oa.fees oa.f1000research oa.editorial_manager oa.platforms oa.new oa.infrastructure oa.f1000research oa.economics_of oa.repositories oa.journals oa.paywalled oa.publishing What is the Open Access movement and what is South Asia doing about it? Join our discussion on 26th March at 7 pm to know more about Open Access in South Asia from leading experts:  Prof. Devika Madalli, Dr Haseeb Irfanullah, Ms Anubha Sinha Sun, 20 Mar 2022 20:56:00 -0400 https://form.typeform.com/to/y6byhioW?typeform-source=www.google.com oa.india oa.south_asia oa.dialogue oa.events oa.south oa.new This article reports a recent development of the ongoing court case between Sci-Hub and Libgen and three publishers, Elsevier Ltd, Wiley India Pvt Ltd, and the American Chemical Society. The Delhi High Court has rejected an application filed by three researchers seeking impleadment in the ongoing infringement proceedings.    Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:34:00 -0500 https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/sci-hub-case-delhi-high-court-researchers-impleadment-infringement-proceedings-192307 oa.india oa.copyright oa.sci-hub oa.publishers oa.south oa.litigation oa.new oa.guerrilla Abstract:  India's primary science funding agencies, the Department of Science & Technology, and the Department of Biotechnology (DST & DBT) together formulated an open access (OA) policy in 2014. This policy mandates immediate self-archival of research articles generated from publicly funded research across all the institutions in suitable repositories. But with inadequate infrastructure and awareness, the OA mandate did not flourish as expected. This paper aims to understand whether journal policies impede the prospect of DST-DBT OA policy and the possible routes to achieve policy compliance. The analysis presented in this paper tracks down the journal self-archiving policies of the top 50 popular journals (among Indian authors) from each of the six STEM fields—Biology, Chemistry, Clinical-Medicine, Engineering, Materials science, and Physics. The results show that most journals have an embargo of 12–24 months on self-archiving of the post-print (final author version after peer-review), which contradicts the DST-DBT OA mandate. The study also reveals that hybrid journals dominate, and article processing charges craft a new form of inequity for Indian STEM researchers. We expect that these findings will be helpful for the funding agencies to restructure their policies, and negotiate with journal publishers to resolve the contradictions.       Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:50:00 -0500 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/leap.1441 oa.india oa.green oa.hybrid oa.publishing oa.gold oa.policies oa.journals oa.south oa.policies.funders oa.compliance oa.new oa.embargoes oa.fees oa.dei oa.obstacles oa.paywalled oa.repositories oa.funders This article discusses the changing dimensions of publishing in recent times and the rise of open and closed Edu-Tech ventures in India. The author's argument is inclined towards a balance between access to knowledge and publishers' right, protection of IP, and copyright.  Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:20:00 -0500 https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/the-rise-of-the-platform-economy-and-access-to-educational-resources/?amp oa.business_models oa.green oa.gold oa.india oa.copyright oa.repositories oa.journals oa.south oa.oer oa.new oa.platforms The legal battle between the American Chemical Society, Elsevier, and Wiley at Delhi High Court, India against Sci-Hub is on."Delhi court will scrutinize whether the pirate paper website falls foul of India’s copyright law." According to legal experts, the list of exemptions in India’s Copyright Act of 1957, under "Fair dealing", might favour Sci-Hub.  ----- For Alexandra Elbakyan's response to this article, see her tweet from December 14, 2021. The response is apparently available no where else.  https://twitter.com/ringo_ring/status/1470815566160179201 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:01:00 -0500 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03659-0 oa.india oa.copyright oa.sci-hub oa.publishers oa.south oa.litigation oa.new oa.els oa.wiley oa.acs oa.guerrilla Why Open Science is important. Some recent developments in Open Science. Relevance of Open science in the Indian context. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:53:00 -0500 https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/an-era-of-open-science-1051288.html oa.india oa.open_science oa.business_models oa.south oa.pharma oa.crowd oa.new This article discusses why transparency and regulation of publication of OA journals are important to consider in the backdrop of predatory OA journals.  Mon, 22 Nov 2021 05:57:00 -0500 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12055-021-01282-2 oa.doaj oa.business_models oa.green oa.repositories oa.gold oa.transparency oa.south oa.repositories oa.predatory oa.journals oa.india oa.green oa.gold oa.fees oa.doaj oa.business_models OA week 2021 Event ( at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India) Video on Youtube.  Speakers: 1)    Prof. Padmanabhan Balaram (on Arunachalam's work on Scientometrics and OA)  2)    Ms. Heather Joseph, Executive Director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) ( on “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity.” )  <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; 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This year's event is special since it is being held in honor of Prof. Subbia Arunachalam, a champion of the OA movement in India, who turned 80 in September 2021. The speakers of the event are- renowned Indian scientist P. Balaram, Heather Joseph ( executive director, SPARC), and Leslie Chan (University of Toronto). Sun, 24 Oct 2021 23:13:00 -0400 https://dstcpriisc.org/2021/10/25/oaweek2021/ oa.india oa.oa_week oa.events oa.south oa.new The world's largest COVID-19 drug discovery effort from Weizmann Institute received funding from the Wellcome Trust. This project is aimed at developing open-source drugs to counter the inequality that we saw during vaccine development.  Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:24:00 -0400 https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/technology-applications/global-initiative-rapidly-develop-safe-globally-accessible-and-affordable oa.open_science oa.data oa.new oa.pharma oa.medicine oa.wellcome We can’t allow certain corporations to broker research across institutions with colossal profit margins erected on the back of work conducted by researchers. What researchers need as a right in India is complete, paywall-free access to every paper published everywhere. Governments can’t entirely leave the research-publishing and dissemination enterprise entirely in the hands of for-profit journals alone, Raja Singh writes. Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:13:00 -0400 https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/sci-hub-journals-must-stop-exploiting-research-for-profits/ oa.south oa.new oa.sci-hub oa.india oa.elsevier oa.wiley oa.acs oa.copyright oa.people oa.litigation oa.guerrilla This article talks about the legal case against Sci-Hub in the Delhi high court, India, and how the Indian science ecosystem came up with a legal team for the first time to argue on behalf of "Sci-Hub" in the Delhi high court. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:29:00 -0400 https://news.careers360.com/sci-hub-scihub-libgen-alexandra-elbakyan-lawsuit-india-delhi-high-court-du-sol-delhi-university-iiser-jnu-mit-iit-science-research-elsevier oa.sci-hub oa.india oa.south oa.new oa.litigation oa.copyright oa.guerrilla This article talks about the complex copyright policies adopted by Indian state education boards while releasing textbooks and the effects of such policies on accessibility. Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:20:00 -0400 https://spicyip.com/2021/07/copyright-ownership-in-state-board-textbooks-impediments-to-accessibility.html oa.copyright oa.india oa.education oa.south oa.textbooks oa.obstacles oa.new oa.books This article explores the possibilities of an open digital publishing platform for scholarly publishing in India and how that can help in counter predatory publishing. Wed, 05 May 2021 06:54:00 -0400 https://osf.io/mc8xr/ oa.infrastructure oa.publishing oa.predatory oa.peer_review oa.new oa.india oa.south oa.platforms oa.gold oa.journals Valda is hiring an engineer to work on the Dissemin platfom for a two-year position at École normale supérieure. Dissemin is a tool to detect research articles behind paywalls and to help their authors upload them in an open repository. Dissemin is an open-source project with various contributors, organized as a non-profit. Profile of the candidate The applicant should be familiar with or ready to learn the following technologies: the Python programming language; the Django Web application framework; the PostgreSQL database management system; RESTful Web APIs; processing of large datasets. The applicant should be familiar with an open-source development workflow (basics of Git, merge requests, proficiency in technical English) and willing and interested to work in an academic environment on a project related to academic publishing. The candidate should be able to work autonomously, in interaction with a remote team of developers. The applicant should hold a Master or engineering diploma in a field related to computer science or computer engineering. Candidates holding a PhD on a relevant topic are also welcome, with the experience of the PhD recognized and useful for the project. The applicant need not be French-speaking. Tasks The role of the engineer will be to turn Dissemin from a proof-of-concept work into a production-ready tool, in particular to be used by French researchers to help them deposit their works on open-access platforms, as required by their employers or funders. Some specific tasks include: day-to-day management of the Dissemin platform and bug fixing; integration of Crossref and BASE data, in connection with HAL; optimization of the data ingestion from Crossref and BASE; possible migration of the platform to a different hosting and architecture; interaction with the Valda research team on subjects related to the analysis of the scientific corpus (e.g., possible co-supervision of Master’s students). Work conditions The engineer will be hosted at École normale supérieure in the 5th district of Paris and employed by ENS on a one-year contract renewable once, for a total planned duration of two years. For a full-time position, the work week is 37.5 hours (flexible hours), with 49 vacation days yearly; part-time positions can be discussed. The engineer will work under the supervision of the head of the Valda team, Pierre Senellart. The salary will follow the ENS salary scale for technical employees (typically 26 to 36 k€ gross yearly salary depending on experience and degree). The position is expected to start at the earliest in June 2021 and at the latest in January 2022. Work environment The work will be conducted within a dynamic research team, also in interaction with the PRAIRIE institute for artificial intelligence research in Paris. The engineer will be encouraged to participate in the life of the team (research seminars, discussions with PhD candidates and researchers, etc.). This position can also serve as a gateway for applicants considering a PhD thesis in related areas. All development will be open-source. Contributing to third-party open-source projects useful to Dissemin is also encouraged. Diversity ENS is an equal-opportunity employer, with ENS and Dissemin committed to diversity and professional equality in terms of gender, handicap, and origin. For this reason, applicants need not mention any personal information (such as age, family situation, photo) on their application. How to apply? Candidates can submit their application (CV, motivation letter, references, link to past projects) as a single PDF document to hiring@dissem.in. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. Early applications are recommended. Sun, 02 May 2021 03:32:00 -0400 https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/taggers oa.green oa.repositories.code oa.jobs oa.france oa.europe oa.free:software oa.new oa.repositories oa.floss oa.new A piece of News about the signed a statement by urging the Delhi high court to rule against three publishers that have petitioned the court to have access to Sci-Hub and Libgen blocked in India. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 20:16:00 -0400 https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/sci-hub-case-academics-urge-court-to-rule-against-extortionate-practices/ oa.news oa.petitions oa.litigation oa.copyright oa.sci-hub oa.india oa.south oa.guerrilla Discussion on the case against Sci-Hub in India from the copyright law point of view. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:21:00 -0500 https://osf.io/6yph7/ oa.copyright oa.digitization oa.comment oa.legislation oa.access oa.tools oa.sci-hub oa.libgen oa.litigation oa.india oa.south oa.new oa.guerrilla How much India is spending on journal subscriptions? how difficult is it for Indians to access publicly funded research? A nationwide subscription proposal comes with a lot of financial and moral baggage.  Sat, 06 Feb 2021 03:50:00 -0500 https://www.indialegallive.com/column-news/open-science-policy-e-shodh-sindhushodh-ganga/ oa.india oa.copyright oa.publishers oa.books oa.business_models oa.south oa.funders.public oa.policies oa.profits oa.policies.funders oa.new oa.sci-hub oa.libgen oa.litigation oa.funders oa.guerrilla How humanities and social science research is done in India. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:21:00 -0500 https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ikkUsZJwSAeBY8jHJDzezA oa.india oa.humanities oa.open_science oa.ssh oa.south oa.events oa.new An article on the lawsuit filed by Wiley, Elsevier, and ACS again Sci-Hub at Delhi High Court, India. Fri, 25 Dec 2020 18:42:00 -0500 https://scroll.in/article/982146/push-to-ban-sci-hub-pirate-website-will-blunt-indian-research-projects-warn-academics oa.news oa.india oa.south oa.sci-hub oa.litigation oa.objections oa.debates oa.copyright oa.guerrilla Update on the lawsuit filed by Wiley, Elsevier, and ACS again Sci-Hub at Delhi High Court, India. Fri, 25 Dec 2020 04:06:00 -0500 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-new-articles-on-sci-hub-libgen-till-jan-6-over-copyright-infringement-delhi-hc/story-3j8he06wFMfmoARTpOGoKO.html oa.india oa.south oa.sci-hub oa.litigation oa.wiley oa.elsevier oa.acs oa.new oa.copyright oa.guerrilla This article describes the possible lines of arguments that might help in understanding the legal positions of the parties in the present case against Sci-hub at the Delhi high court filed by Elsevier and Wiley. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 20:38:00 -0500 https://thewire.in/law/sci-hub-elsevier-delhi-high-court-access-medical-literature-scientific-publishing-access-inequity oa.copyright oa.business_models oa.sci-hub oa.india oa.south oa.litigation oa.elsevier oa.wiley oa.acs oa.publishers oa.guerrilla An opinion piece about OA in the Times of India newspaper. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:03:00 -0500 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/open-access-a-problem-way-beyond-one-nation-one-subscription/ oa.india oa.copyright oa.events oa.south oa.new oa.policies An interview by OA scholar from India Mr. Madhan Muthu about OA in India. Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:25:00 -0500 https://openinterview.org/2020/12/12/mutu-madhan-one-nation-one-subscription-is-an-elusive-goal/ oa.business_models oa.mandates oa.india oa.interviews oa.south oa.green oa.repositories oa.lay oa.policies oa.people "2020 could prove a pivotal year for Open Science and the transformation of research practice, scholarly communications and the stewardship of research data. The challenges and opportunities of the digital revolution have been evident for some time and the influence of technological and societal transformations can be detected in research and communication practice in a number of domains. For a number of years, certain research funders on the one hand and certain research communities on the other have advocated improved data stewardship through the FAIR principles and more open data and scholarly practices. Through the European Open Science Cloud and the adoption of data management plans and the FAIR principles, the European Commission has been for a number of years a strenuous advocate of Open Science for good research practice and as a driver of innovation.  The International Science Council’s Action Plan gives prominence to digital transformations and Open Science as epochal issues for global scientific coordination.  UNESCO is preparing an international standard-setting instrument in the form of a Recommendation on Open Science, for approval at the 2021 General Assembly.  By drawing attention to the need for international cooperation, real time data sharing and rigorous scientific transparency the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the convergence of Open Science and FAIR data...." Tue, 08 Dec 2020 04:28:00 -0500 https://codata.org/events/conferences/international-fair-convergence-symposium-convened-by-codata-and-go-fair-22-23-october-2020-paris-france/plenary-session-1-international-open-science-in-2020/ oa.data oa.events oa.new oa.fair discussions on relinquishment of copyring under Indian copyright laws. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 20:55:00 -0500 https://spicyip.com/2020/10/is-copyright-a-hindrance-for-open-access-in-india.html oa.copyright oa.india oa.south oa.oa_week oa.obstacles Discussions on alternative modes of publishing and research evaluation- By  Jean-Claude Guedon. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:03:00 -0500 https://dstcpriisc.org/2020/10/16/access-equality-and-cognitive-justice/ oa.india oa.south oa.oa_week oa.dei oa.events Discussions on Indian Copyright law and Open Access- By Anubha Sinha and Arul G. Scaria Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500 https://dstcpriisc.org/2020/10/16/open-access-2020-is-copyright-a-hindrance-for-open-access-in-india/ oa.copyright oa.india oa.south oa.obstacles "Equity and inclusion in global open access scholarly communications need more South-South dialogue and cooperation; perspective from Latin America experience." By Dominique Babini and Arianna Becerril Garcia. Sat, 24 Oct 2020 07:58:00 -0400 https://dstcpriisc.org/2020/10/16/equity-and-inclusion-in-global-open-access-scholarly-communications/ oa.events oa.oa_week oa.india oa.latin_america oa.dei oa.new oa.south Community engagement, open access, and equitable partnerships will strengthen science in developing countries. Fri, 11 Sep 2020 04:52:00 -0400 https://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/level-the-playing-field-for-science-in-the-global-south/ oa.africa oa.dara oa.south oa.lmics oa.sdgs