India: Ministry sets ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ deal deadline

25 November 2022

From University World News – https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20221125055551605

India will adopt a “One Nation, One Subscription” policy for scientific research papers and academic journals from April 2023 to ensure access for researchers countrywide, India’s Ministry of Education said in a letter this month to university vice-chancellors and heads of other institutions.

“One Nation, One Subscription” (ONOS) is a scheme of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India. The letter from the ministry’s Department of Higher Education said the government will negotiate with journal publishers for “all people in India” to have access to journal articles under a single centrally negotiated payment to be made by the government.

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