India Urged to Shift from Commercial Academic Publishing Models

As global paradigms shift towards publicly-owned academic publishing, experts emphasize that India's 'One Nation One Subscription' (ONOS) scheme must act as a transitional bridge. While ONOS democratizes reading access, it subsidizes foreign commercial publishers. To achieve true knowledge sovereignty, India needs immediate green open-access mandates, robust domestic journal infrastructure, and rights retention policies to ensure research remains accessible and sustainable.