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Comprehensive review highlights the scale and impact of Indian research in open access mega journals, suggesting improvements.
Open Access Mega Journals (OAMJs) high-volume, broad-scope, gold open access journals that evaluate submissions primarily on scientific and methodological soundness occupy a distinctive position within the contemporary scholarly communication ecosystem. This comprehensive review synthesizes conceptual scholarship, bibliometric evidence, and policy literature to examine the scale, disciplinary distribution, citation behaviour, collaboration patterns, and policy implications of Indian research contributions to OAMJs. Drawing on large cross-journal bibliometric studies, journal-specific national analyses, and national and international open access policy frameworks, the review highlights India’s growing engagement with the mega-journal model. The study also discusses challenges related to article processing charges (APCs), research assessment practices, and open access infrastructure, and offers evidence-based recommendations for Indian universities, research funders, and libraries.
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