One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) Initiative: SWOT Analysis

Abstract

One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) initiative, launched by the Indian government, intends to democratize access to global research by centralizing subscription services across India irrespective of locations and institutions. The purpose of this paper is to examine the ONOS initiative and its implementation from a variety of perspectives to address challenges such as bridging the digital divide, closing digital resource gaps, eliminating educational disparities, removing linguistic barriers, and minimizing financial barriers, particularly between urban and rural areas. The ONOS draws mixed reactions, resulting in debates about its worth and praise for its benefits. The methodology used in this study is SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis to address the internal and external factors driving ONOS implementation methods and make recommendations for future actions.

Findings indicate that the SO (Maxi-Maxi) strategy leverages ONOS's benefits to ensure equity and inclusivity, cover educational gaps, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, open access (OA), and research visibility. The WO (Mini-Maxi) strategy prioritizes high-quality journal subscriptions, combines research databases, and improves resource efficiency to bridge academic research gaps and advance digital literacy programs. The ST (Maxi-Mini) strategy combats external threats like content monopolization and growing costs by utilizing ONOS's capabilities while ensuring multidisciplinary research and worldwide democratic access. The WT (Mini-Mini) strategy minimizes internal vulnerabilities by addressing financial oversight, resource quality, and approaches to external problems, including predatory journals, infrastructural limitations, legal risks, and equity. This article offers useful strategies for publishers, academics, and policymakers to further the development of the ONOS for long-term viability.