Scientific publishing – the Indian scenario

We have attempted to review the scientific publishing scenario in India as it obtains today. It is directed essentially towards physics journals, though some general observations may be applicable to other fields as well. It is pointed out that though there exist a number of journals in the country, they are more or less of a cover-all generalized complexion, catering to all fields of physics, mirroring an anachronism in current times where specialized journals are the order of the day. They thus present a fragmented face of Indian science, and are not entirely critical individually. If all were well with these journals, then one would have seen many prominent names of Indian science appearing as authors. We propose a unified publishing platform for Indian science (physics) which seeks to integrate the existing journals into a more viable and robust alternative that will project a strong face of Indian science just as the Physical Review system does for the American science.