One Nation One Subscription sees India grant researchers access to 13,000 journals
Scheme will involve 30 major publishers opening their journals to over 6000 institutions
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 leading 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 create a digital access platform to be coordinated by the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET). Publishers that have signed up include Spring Nature, Elsevier and the American Chemical Society.