One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
National initiative providing centralised, country-wide access to scholarly journals for publicly funded institutions.
Jurisdiction · IN
CASRAI standards in India
India is among the world's largest producers of research output. Its funding landscape is led by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) — established to expand and coordinate national research funding, building on the former Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) — alongside the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative provides centralised national access to scholarly literature, and ORCID adoption is growing across funders and institutions.
Key funders
Who funds research here
- ANRF (Anusandhan National Research Foundation)
- DST (Department of Science and Technology)
- ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
- CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)
- DBT (Department of Biotechnology)
- SERB (now under ANRF)
Assessment frameworks
How research is evaluated
- UGC / NAAC institutional assessment
- NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework)
- Funder review panels
Mandates
Active rules + when they took effect
ANRF coordination
The Anusandhan National Research Foundation coordinates and expands national research funding, subsuming the former SERB.
Research-data and open-access direction
Growing policy emphasis on open access and research-data sharing across major funders.
ORCID adoption
Increasing use of ORCID iDs across funders, universities, and journal submission systems.
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