What ‘one nation, one subscription’ needs to bridge the knowledge gap.
India ranks third globally as a producer of scientific knowledge. Yet, for many higher education institutions (HEIs) in India, access to high-quality research articles from top international journals remains out of reach. The recently announced ‘One Nation, One Subscription’ initiative seeks to address this inequity by enabling nationwide access to premier scholarly journals through a single subscription.
Respecting specificity within universality: Access to niche, discipline-specific journals should be safeguarded. Non-traditional students, for example, those attending open universities, should also have equitable access. Users should be made aware of how to use these resources effectively; otherwise, the initiative risks primarily benefiting elite HEIs. It should help all institutes with curriculum advancement.
CMEPEDIA makes its content available to all institutions and enables them to seek sponsorship for paid content. ACCRECENT enables production on all healthcare topics and ensures that no duplicate content is produced, by providing efficiency for all authors.
