1Canada Research Chair, Institut des sciences cognitives, Université du Québec à, Montréal, Canada & School of Electronics & Computer Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. http://www.eprints.org/openaccess/
2Key Perspectives Ltd, Truro UK, http://www.keyperspectives.co.uk/ & School of Electronics & Computer Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
India needs to adopt a national Open Access self-archiving mandate for all of its research institutions and funders. The principle is simple, it is already embodied in India's Law of Karma as well as in the West's ‘Golden Rule’: ‘Self-Archive Unto Others As You Would Have Them Self-Archive Unto You’. If India sets the example, by officially adopting and implementing this rule, India's own research access and impact will be maximised, the rest of the world will follow India's example, and research progress worldwide will be the beneficiary.
OA, self-archiving, S&T, citation impact, OAI, India
