One Nation One Subscription scheme to commence from 1 January 2025
Central Sector Scheme for Rs 6000 Cr for three years (2025-27)
National consortium for
journal subscriptions
Subscription Journals
• Centrally negotiated and centrally
funded national subscriptions for e-journals
• Access to every individual (who needs it) in
the country
Article Processing Charges (APCs) –
• Central fund (Rs.150 Cr per year)
for supporting APCs of selected good quality
Open Access journals
• Discounts on APCs for Indian
authors as far as possible
Benefits
of ONOS Phase I
1. 213.6 % increased in number of
users – students, faculty and researchers. The new figure will be 177.82 Lakh.
2. 170.3 % increase in number of beneficiary institutions
to 6380.
3. 66 % increase in number of Journal titles to
13400.
4. Wider Access to journals by each user.
Before ONOS, it was discipline-specific access and post ONOS, all journals can
be accessed by all users promoting inter disciplinary research.
Before the launch of this scheme,
there were many challenges:
• Massive outlay for subscriptions (Rs. 1500 Cr
in 2017-18) but access is still restricted (~2360 institutions)
• Duplication of journals among different consortia,
that too, at differential pricing
• Exorbitant APCs
The solutions expected through ONOS
are:
• Expanding access to more institutions at lesser
cost per institute
• Uniform pricing of journals because of
single consortium
• Central APC fund and discounts on APCs
The scheme will have a phased
implementation:
Phase-1 (3 years) – Merge all library
consortia and bring in more institutions
Phase-II – include Private academic
institutions through a public-private partnership model
Phase-III – universal access – designated
access points at public libraries
2. Cover all streams of STEMM,
management, social sciences and humanities.