Open access in India

In India, open access to scholarly communication has been developing for several decades. In 2009, the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research began requiring that its grantees provide open access to funded research.[1][2] The "Delhi Declaration on Open Access" in South Asia was issued on 14 February 2018, signed by dozens of academics and supporters.[3]

Journals

Many editorial boards of scholarly journals in India have decided to publish in open access form, allowing readers to access articles for free, and also to freely reuse the information. Typically, the intention is to foster further research, to advance scholarship and the production of knowledge, and to encourage reuse of research without the obstacle of costly access. As of April 2018, there are approximately 212 active open access journals produced in India, according to the UK-based Directory of Open Access Journals.[4] Titles include the Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Indian Journal of Medical Research, and Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology.[4]

Repositories

As of April 2018, there are at least 78 collections of scholarship in India housed in digital open access repositories.[5][6][7] They contain journal articles, book chapters, data, and other research outputs that are free to read.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CSIR Open Access Mandate" (PDF), Csircentral.net, Pune, retrieved 2 April 2018
  2. ↑ "Browse by Country: India". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. UK: University of Southampton. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Declaration on Open Access". Openaccessindia.org. Open Access India. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 "(Search: Country of Publisher: India)". Directory of Open Access Journals. UK: Infrastructure Services for Open Access. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Browse by Country: India". Registry of Open Access Repositories. UK: University of Southampton. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "India". Directory of Open Access Repositories. UK: University of Nottingham. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "India". Global Open Access Portal. UNESCO. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  8. ↑ D.K. Sahu; Ramesh C. Parmar (2006). "Open Access in India". In Neil Jacobs. Open Access: Key strategic, technical and economic aspects. Chandos. ISBN 1843342049.

Further reading

  • S.B. Ghosh; Anup Kumar Das (2006), "Open access and institutional repositories -- A developing country perspective: A case study of India" (PDF), Papers of 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council, International Federation of Library Associations
  • Richard Poynder (2006), "Professor Subbiah Arunachalam, leading Indian OA advocate and distinguished fellow of the Chennai-based M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)", Open and Shut?, Open Access Interviews, UK
  • Subbiah Arunachalam (2008), "Open Access in India: Hopes and Frustrations" (PDF), Proceedings ELPUB 2008 Conference on Electronic Publishing - Toronto, Canada
  • European Commission; German Commission for UNESCO (2008), "Open Access in India – the Status Quo", Open Access: Opportunities and Challenges - a Handbook, doi:10.2777/93994
  • S. Arunachalam; Madhan Muthu (2011), Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India — A Status Report (with Emphasis on Scientific Literature) (PDF), Bangalore: Centre for Internet and Society
  • Anand Bandi; Shekappa Bandi (2011), "Open Access to Knowledge: Initiatives in India", National Conference on Beyond Librarianship: Creativity, Innovation and Discovery, CDAC Mumbai, Maharashtra
  • Richard Poynder (2012), "Frances Jayakanth of India's National Centre for Science Information", Open and Shut?, Open Access Interviews, UK
  • Richard Poynder (2014), "Open Access in India: Q&A with Subbiah Arunachalam", Open and Shut?, Open Access Interviews, UK
  • Neera Agarwal (2015). "Impact of open access on CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR) journals". Annals of Library and Information Studies. India: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. 62. ISSN 0972-5423. (About National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources)
  • Joachim Schöpfel, ed. (2015). Learning from the BRICS: Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries. Litwin. ISBN 978-1-936117-84-0. (Includes information about India, Brazil, China, Russia, South Africa)
  • Bharat H. Sondarva; Jagadishchandra P.Gondalia (2015). "Open Access Journals In India: An Analysis of Medical Science Open Access Journals" (PDF). International Trends in Library and Information Technology. 2.
  • Walt Crawford (2018). "India". Gold Open Access by Country 2012-2017. US: Cites & Insights Books.
  • "(Signatures: India)". Budapestopenaccessinitiative.org. Budapest Open Access Initiative
  • Peter Suber (ed.). "(India)". Open Access Tracking Project. Harvard University. OCLC 1040261573. News and comment from the worldwide movement for open access to research
  • "Browse by Country: India". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. UK: University of Southampton.
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