One Nation One Subscription
| One Nation One Subscription | |
|---|---|
| Products | Major international academic journals |
| Country | India |
| Prime Minister(s) | Narendra Modi |
| Ministry | Ministry of Education |
| Launched | 1 January 2025 |
| Budget | ₹6,000 crore |
One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) is a national consortium of e-journal subscriptions in India with institutional access to global research in various academic disciplines where access to journals is centrally negotiated, funded and made accessible.[1] The project is sponsored by the Government of India after the approval of One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) bill by the cabinet and has been operational since 1 January 2025.[2] ₹6,000 crore (US$620 million) has been allocated to cover operation of the service from 2025 to 2027.[3] The government's autonomous university libraries’ database called Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET), which is a project by the University Grants Commission (UGC) is hosting the ONOS database.[4][5] In the first year of operation, the service reported 110 million downloads with 10 million users and 5800 participating institutes.[6]
ONOS is hosting over 13000 journals for more than 6300 government academic and R&D institutes covering nearly 1.8 crore students, faculty and researchers.[7][8]
Content
[edit]This common platform hosts over 13,000 full-text journals published by 30 international publishers such as Elsevier Science Direct (including Lancet), Springer Nature, Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Taylor & Francis, IEEE, Sage Publishing, Bentham Science Publishers, BMJ Journals, Cambridge University Press Journals, Emerald Publishing Journals, ICE Publishing Journals, American Chemical Society, and American Mathematical Society.[2][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)". Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to Government of India.
- 1 2 Chopra, Ritika (26 November 2024). "First phase of 'One Nation One Subscription' approved: How the scheme can improve govt institutions' access to journals". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "One Nation One Subscription - Empowering India's Research Ecosystem". Press Information Bureau. 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "One Nation One Subscription: A game-changer for Indian academia and youth". India Today. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ Prakash, Priyali (26 November 2024). "What is the One Nation One Subscription explained". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "IIT Madras, BHU, DU among top users of ONOS research platform with 11 crore downloads". India Today. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Chandrasekhar, Vaishnavi (2 December 2024). "India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals". Science. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "India takes out giant nationwide subscription to 13,000 journals". www.science.org. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Srivastava, Aditi (3 December 2024). "Foreigners react to India's One Nation-One Subscription unlocking 13,000 journals for free: 'Hope US can compete...'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 December 2024.