Open Access Publishing in India: Coverage, Relevance, and Future Perspectives
10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e180
- Author:
Durga Prasanna MISRA
1
;
Vikas AGARWAL
Author Information
1. Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. durgapmisra@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Open Access Publishing;
Publication Models;
Predatory Journals;
Bibliography as Topic;
PubMed Central;
Directory of Open Access Journals;
Plan S
- MeSH:
Accidental Falls;
Bibliography as Topic;
Financial Management;
Humans;
India;
Open Access Publishing;
Platinum;
Publications
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2019;34(27):e180-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Open access (OA) publishing is a recent phenomenon in scientific publishing, enabling free access to knowledge worldwide. In the Indian context, OA to science has been facilitated by government-funded repositories of student and doctoral theses, and many Indian society journals are published with platinum OA. The proportion of OA publications from India is significant in a global context, and Indian journals are increasingly available on OA repositories such as Pubmed Central, and Directory of Open Access Journals. However, OA in India faces numerous challenges, including low-quality or predatory OA journals, and the paucity of funds to afford gold OA publication charges. There is a need to increase awareness amongst Indian academics regarding publication practices, including OA, and its potential benefits, and utilize this modality of publication whenever feasible, as in publicly-funded research, or when platinum OA is available, while avoiding falling prey to poor quality OA journals.
