India Targets Universities in Predatory-journal Crackdown
But academics say government incentives to publish are part of the problem.
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But academics say government incentives to publish are part of the problem.
P Shravan Kumar aka Akiraa launched Research Funders, a platform to connect scientists with potential donors who can help fund their research and projects.
Decolonising knowledge and democratising information is the great promise of our times. With universal access to knowledge, we can begin to achieve the potential of the Internet and provide a better world for future generations.
This declaration was drafted by a group comprising of researchers and professionals working for opening up access to research outputs for public good in India.
A push to reverse its brain drain is providing the expertise to tackle its domestic problems.
Budgetary cuts in funding, pseudoscience and growing religious bigotry have left the scientific community worried.
Poor monitoring in ‘second-tier’ institutions is also part of the problem, research indicates
Researchers at top-flight institutions are not immune to charms of questionable journals