Wiley, a publisher in research and education company, recently signed a four-year open access agreement with Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani). According to an official statement, the partnership will help BITS Pilani, an Indian higher education institution, by improving access to academic resources from 2024 to 2027. This is Wiley’s second open access deal in India and its first collaboration with BITS Pilani.
The collaboration enables BITS Pilani scholars and researchers to access and publish open-access articles throughout Wiley’s collection of over 2,000 journals, including hybrid and fully gold open-access publications. Wiley has strong momentum in advancing open-access partnerships, having signed more than 80 agreements around the globe, including with institutions across APAC.
Commenting on the partnership, Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Vice-Chancellor of BITS Pilani, said:
Our partnership with Wiley aims to create an open science culture. This will enable scientific progress and foster more cooperation among researchers. BITS Pilani supports open-access publishing and open scholarship, which is essential for high-standard academic publishing.
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Ritesh Kumar, Country Leader for Wiley in India, added:
One of our main objectives at Wiley is to increase the accessibility of open-access publishing, and we are glad to partner with BITS Pilani to offer more possibilities for academics to publish openly. India is a strategic market for us, and our ongoing endeavours to advance open access showcase our commitment towards amplifying the influence of research and promoting more interaction and cooperation among researchers.
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani) was founded in 1964 and is India’s leading higher education institute. It is committed to offering high-quality engineering, science, technology, pharmacy, management, and humanities education. The institute emphasises research and innovation, with cutting-edge facilities and relationships with top institutions and industry. Over the years, it has offered the highest quality of technical education to students admitted on merit from all over India. The organization had earlier sealed a Memorandum of Understanding with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya to further cooperation efforts in research and development.
