Cabinet launches One Nation One Subscription for research journals; access to over 13,000 e-journals

NEW DELHI: In alignment with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 the central government has officially launched the One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) initiative for eligible students, faculty, and researchers. Under this initiative, members will have access to top-tier international research articles and journals. The scheme aims to benefit over one crore students across the various disciplines.

All members will have access to over 30 high-end research journals through a simple digital process. The One Nation, One Subscription was approved by the Cabinet in November 2024.

The ONOS scheme covers more than 6,300 government-managed higher education institutions and central government-managed research and development institutions across the country. All members will have access to over 13,000 scholarly journals from 30 major international publishers.

According to the official press release, Rs 6,000 crore has been allocated for the ONOS initiative, covering the years 2025, 2026, and 2027. The funding will cover subscription charges for all participating institutions across these three years.

Additionally, the scheme will provide Rs 150 crore every year for the beneficiary authors to publish in selected, high-quality Open-Access (OA) journals.

Objectives of ONOS initiative

Given below are the benefits of the One Nation, One Subscription scheme for all scholars and researchers

• The scheme will provide access to high-quality scholarly journals and publications across various fields

• The scheme ensures that institutions, regardless of their geographic location, in urban centres or remote areas will have access to world-class research resources online.

• The ONOS scheme is in alignment with the goals of Viksitbharat@2047 to help India emerge as a global leader in research and development by enabling research institutions to engage with international scholarly communities.