{"id":52385,"date":"2025-08-27T19:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=52385"},"modified":"2025-09-01T12:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T06:59:28","slug":"scihub-ban-one-nation-one-subscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-08-2025\/scihub-ban-one-nation-one-subscription","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Hub Ban and the One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) Scheme\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS2\/Governance&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Delhi High Court has ordered authorities to block access to so-called online shadow libraries Sci-Hub, Sci-Net and their mirror domains, in a <strong>copyright infringement case.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sci-Hub (founded in 2011 by Alexandra Elbakyan (Kazakhstan))<\/strong>, despite being illegal, has been a crucial resource for many researchers lacking affordable access to scientific papers due to expensive journal subscriptions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Against this backdrop, the government\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-01-2025\/one-nation-one-subscription\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/01-01-2025\/one-nation-one-subscription\">One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) scheme<\/a><\/strong> is being positioned as a legitimate alternative to piracy-driven access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) Scheme<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Launch: <\/strong>2024 (Phase-I operational 2023\u201326).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Budget: <\/strong>\u20b96,000 crore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementing agencies:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>INFLIBNET (UGC body) \u2013 manages digital access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) \u2013 monitors usage and publications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coverage:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phase I:<\/strong> Public universities and research institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase II:<\/strong> Private institutions and colleges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> Access to 13,000 journals from 30 publishers (Oxford, Cambridge, Elsevier, Lancet etc.).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure universal, legal access to research material.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce dependence on piracy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lower financial burden on researchers who otherwise pay heavy Article Processing Charges (APCs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits of ONOS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equitable Access:<\/strong> Researchers across Tier-1 to Tier-3 institutions gain equal access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boost to Research Quality<\/strong>: Ensures publications in high-impact journals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Collaboration: <\/strong>Removes barriers for Indian scholars to engage internationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost Efficiency:<\/strong> Centralised subscription reduces duplication of expenditure by institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Innovation Ecosystem: <\/strong>Supports startups, industry R&amp;D, and policy-making with high-quality knowledge access.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges &amp; Concerns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Negotiation with Publishers:<\/strong> High bargaining power required to secure favorable terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Predatory Journals\u2019 Persistence: <\/strong>ONOS cannot fully eliminate the lure of easy publication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Awareness Gap<\/strong>: Researchers in smaller colleges may need training to use these resources effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why This Debate Matters for India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equity in Research Access:<\/strong> Only elite institutions afford high-cost journal subscriptions.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smaller colleges depend on illegal access. ONOS aims to bridge this gap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Financial Sustainability:<\/strong> Indian researchers spent \u20b9380 crore (2021) on APCs for publishing in open-access journals.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sci-Hub offered a free workaround but raised IPR concerns. ONOS offers a state-led solution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: TH<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Delhi High Court has ordered authorities to block access to so-called online shadow libraries Sci-Hub, Sci-Net and their mirror domains, in a copyright infringement case.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Sci-Hub (founded in 2011 by Alexandra Elbakyan (Kazakhstan)), despite being illegal, has been a crucial resource for many researchers lacking affordable access to scientific papers due to expensive journal subscriptions.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Against this backdrop, the government\u2019s One Nation, One Subscription (ONOS) scheme is being positioned as a legitimate alternative to piracy-driven access.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-08-2025\/scihub-ban-one-nation-one-subscription\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":52436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/08\/scihub-ban-one-nation-one-subscription.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52526,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52385\/revisions\/52526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}