Open Access Journal Publishing in the Agricultural Sciences
Thomas Abraham1, Nagaraj Vaidya2, Vimal Kumar3, Sridhar Gutam4 and Aneeja Guttikonda5
1Open Knowledge Society, India2Tech Mahindra Ltd., 9/7 Hosur Road, Bangalore 560029, Karnataka, India3Asian School of Business, Technopark, Trivandrum 695581, Kerala, India
4Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Boriavi, Anand 387310, Gujarat, India 5National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500407, India
Last modified: 2009-06-29
ABSTRACT
A survey was conducted on scholarly research communication and the prospects of Open Access
(OA) to the scholarly research dissemination in India by Open Knowledge Society (OKS). The
India's National Agricultural Research System (NARS) has been choosen as a case study for
exploring the possibility of OA in publishing agricultural research. With over 90 Indian Council
of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes and 42 agricultural universities, established by
respective states at State level across the country, the Indian NARS, is one of the largest NARS
of the world. The ICAR is the apex organization of Indian NARS coordinating the agricultural
research and education of the country. The agriculture research output mainly comes from
publicly funded projects, and many of the research centers and universities publish research
journals (peer-reviewed) and magazines even in local languages apart from English. Beside,
there are many professional societies in agriculture and related sciences publishing peer reviewed
journals. However, majority of these journals are traditional print journals and thus are less
visible to the outside world. In the country, the researchers cannot have the access to the
published literature without the subscription to those journals and many of the libraries do not
subscribe all the journals. From India, only four journals in the area of agriculture and animal
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sciences found in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Hence, it is felt that there is a
tremendous potential for the research output to be made available to World with the OKS
intervention and with the help of Open Journal System (OJS) software. OKS would like to bring
this point forward and hope it can bring some change and create awareness about OA publishing
in Agricultural research in India. The survey revealed that there are more than 100 journals
which are being published in India on agricultural research by the universities, research centers
and professional societies. However these publishers are not aware of the goodness of online
open access publications. There is a need for creating awareness among the authors and
publishers to embrace the latest Internet technologies for publication of research journals by
persuasion campaigns. OKS is keen to promote Open Access Publishing (OAP) using OJS by
helping institutions to setup their journals and also build an indexing system for Indian
agricultural journals. The result would definitely help Indian researchers and the end user farmer
community and also help other developing countries to improve their knowledge.
INTRODUCTION
India has proud age old tradition of agriculture providing livelihood to 110 million of the work
force and accounting for 1/6th of the total value of the county’s exports and contributing now
18.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Despite a steady decline in its share of the GDP, it
remains the largest economic sector in the country. The food grain production increased from 51
million tonnes in 1950–51 to 217 million tonnes in 2006–07. This was achieved through a
favorable interplay of infrastructure, technology, extension, and policy support backed by strong
political will. The latest report by Planning Commission of India projected that food (cereal)
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demand could be 221.11 million tons per annum by 2020. Hence, with availability of fixed land
and water, growth in agriculture and food production has to be achieved only by increasing
productivity per unit of these scarce natural resources by using effective improved technologies.
The National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of India comprises of ICAR System at
National level and State Agricultural University system (SAU) at State level is focusing on this
issue and to increase the yield potential of individual crops by enabling more intensive use of
inputs. The public funded research system is responsible for rainbow revolutions in India
ultimately bringing considerable change in the livelihoods of farmers establishing the fact that
technological progress in agriculture is crucial for the overall economic welfare of the country.
The Scholarly Journals play the major role in dissemination of quality scholarly knowledge
generated from the research projects funded by the public money.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM
The National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of India consists of five National Institutes;
five National Bureaux; 48 ICAR Research Institutes; 138 Substations of ICAR Institutes 12
Project Directorates in crop sciences and animal sciences; 30 National Research Centres; 77 All
India Coordinated Research Projects, 41 State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), one Central
Agricultural University and 4 Central Universities having faculty of agriculture (ICAR at a
Glance - July 2008). Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an apex national
organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) for
conducting and coordinating research and education in agriculture including animal husbandry
and fisheries. NARS of India is one of the largest national agricultural research systems in the
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world. ICAR receives funds from the Government of India and channels funds to various ICAR
institutes, State Agricultural Universities. In the NARS network, ICAR includes about 30,000
personnel out of which nearly 7000 are engaged in active research and its management and the
SAUs employ about 26,000 scientists for teaching, research and extension education; of these
over 6000 scientists are employed in the ICAR supported coordinated projects. In total about
13000 scientific staff is working in NARS. Most of their research projects are publicly funded
with a mission for sustainable growth of Indian agriculture by interfacing education, research and
extension initiatives. This research complimented with efficient and effective institutional,
infrastructure and policy support that is creating a proper fit between the humanity and its
habitat.
AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INFORMATION DISSEMINATION IN NARS
Agriculture in India is a state subject. The SAUs are playing a pivotal role in growth of
Agricultural Research and Education under NARS in the country. Currently, there are 42 State
Agricultural Universities in India. These SAUs are responsible for agricultural research,
education, training and transfer of technology in the State. These universities are carring out
research programmes to tackle location-specific problems of different agro-climatic zones along
with identified thrust areas. The research programmes and activities are critically reviewed to
constantly improve and generate technologies for increasing production in agriculture, animal
husbandry, home science and allied sectors. In order to disseminate the research outcome, SAUs
publish technical bulletins for the farmers and extensions workers. Apart from this, few SAUs
also publish peer reviewed journals mainly for the scholars and scientific staff of that university.
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The ICAR institutes and SAUs constitute a major producer of refereed research output in
all agriculture and allied disciplines in NARS and the agricultural scholarly research is
disseminated to students and researchers by peer reviewed journals published by the Directorate
of Information and Publications of Agriculture (DIPA) of ICAR, Publication Divisions of SAUs
and most importantly the Scientific Societies formed for the agricultural scholarship in ICAR
and SAUs. To some extent, there are other journals with commercial interests which also
contribute for the agricultural research dissemination. But all of these journals are the traditional
print based journals and they are available for the subscribers as private circulation and for the
libraries of SAUs. It is very interesting to note that Indian Agricultural Research Institute
(IARI), one of the oldest and historical institute involved in agricultural research and education
based at New Delhi, is the birth place and a host of many professional societies in agriculture and
allied disciplines. Now few of them are housed at National Agricultural Science Complex, New
Delhi. More than 100 professional scientific societies are in NARS system and all of them are
publishing peer reviewed scholarly journals agriculture and allied disciplines (Table 1 & 2) with
some financial assistance from ICAR. If we look at these societies, we find that about 50% them
have websites and only 20-30% of them make their journal's full-text content available online.
However, unfortunately all of them are of Toll Access (TA). Very few of these societies are
providing information about the forthcoming/current issue's table of contents on their websites.
NEED FOR ONLINE AND OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS IN INDIAN AGRICULTURE
The research articles carrying nascent knowledge are expected to generate new cycles of
knowledge. However, because of traditional process of publishing system (paper-based &
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subscription) of print-only journals is preventing the global access to knowledge pool generated
by researchers. It is very unfortunate to note that, the Journal of Indian Society of Agricultural
Statistics which is being published by Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics (ISAS) housed at
Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), the premier institute of statistics and
computers in the field of agriculture has no dedicated website and no online version of its peer-
reviewed journal. This lack of adequate information exchange between researchers in
agricultural sciences is limiting the research system to properly address the issues of agricultural
research and food security in India. The peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers,
technical reports, thesis and working papers can be made freely available online for research,
teaching and other purposes without any licensing restrictions to readers by the two methods viz.,
Open Access Journals and Open Archives. Though, the efforts towards making scholarly
journals available through open access have already been started in medical/health sciences, it
has not gained any momentum in the agricultural sciences. There is less awareness about open
access among the Indian agricultural research community.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), when searched with key word 'India', it
resulted in 129 Journals from which only four had figured when looked for agricultural and
allied disciplines (Table 3). Secondly, Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR) when
searched, it resulted in 40 repositories. This is an encouraging that the number of Indian journals
and institutions moving towards open access is increasing but in agricultural sciences, they are
small in number. Hence, there is a great deal of need to create awareness of OA concepts and its
impact on the visibility of scholarly information. Over the last five years there is significant
amount of OA advocacy and awareness by way of workshops, seminars conferences, etc in the
western world which needs to be geared up in India too for speedy benefits from OA. In India these
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efforts were sporadic and were by very few professional societies, trusts and institutions. Therefore,
these efforts have to be consolidated and other scholarly societies should also be involved.
The professional bodies in India, the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and
Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore have adopted open access policy and made all their peer-
reviewed journals and other publications open access. Though this kind of initiative has not taken up
by the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), some efforts were made for the
improvement in quality of journals. Since, many of the Indian journals were lacking international
impact factor rating, NAAS has done an exercise to identify journals of standing and relevance to
agricultural sciences and are assessed for a maximum of 10 marks and its relative weight-age is
indicated by assigning appropriate marks against each journal 10 point scale by its Journal Rating
Committee. In the rating of journals, the important factor 'citation of individual articles' (citation
index) was not taken into consideration, since there were no electronic journals in agricultural and
allied sciences. Now various portals with commercial intrests have come into bussiness of
agricultural journals viz., <http://IndianJournals.in>, <http://www.indianperiodical.in/>,
<http://www.connectjournals.com/> and <http://indianajournals.com/>. However no efforts were
made by professional societies and institutes to make their journals online and open access.
The research community in agriculture have to gain access to the international peer-reviewed
research communications with credit assistance from the World Bank, under the Consortium for e-
Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) of National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) for the project
duration of five years (2007-08 to 2011-12). Under the NAIP's Component 1, the activity of creation
of open access publications in selected ICAR institutes and SAUs is proposed and the projects, “E-
Publishing & Knowledge System in Agricultural Research” (EPKSAR) is being taken up by the
DIPA for the development of online electronic publishing and hosting of ICAR publications
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integrated with e-Commerce through DIPA Portal, and “KrishiPrabha - Indian Agricultural
Dissertations Repository” by CCS Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar are in
progress. However, the efforts to establish agricultural and allied discipline Institutional Repositories
(Irs) in various institutes and universities, wherein the authors deposit their pre-print or post-print
articles published has not been taken place. Visualizing these activities, we may say that efforts are
being made for online access of scholarship but not for making them open access.
For all these developments in the scholarly publishing in agricultural sciences, we can assign
the following points:
1. Fear of revenue loss from print subscriptions if journal becomes OA even it increases
readership and circulation of knowledge.
2. Lack of IT infrastructure facilities like hardware and connectivity of high bandwidth or
the funds to develop it for using far more efficient online means of managing and
publishing journals.
3. Lack of awareness with regard to copyright issues and and the lack of management and
clerical & legal support.
4. Lack of expertise in every organization to promote and creation of institutional archives
and encourage scientists to deposit their papers.
5. Researchers are not aware of the fact that the editors of renowned journals accepts the
archived pre-print papers and also permit the authors to archive and post-prints.
Lawrence (2000) stated “Providing OA to publicly-funded research accelerates research,
gives taxpayers (both lay readers and professional researchers) access to the research they
funded, and increases the return on their investment in research and the citations for the open
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access scholarly literature is higher than the subscription based scholarly literature”. Recently,
for the revitalization of knowledge generation and application in agriculture, National
Knowledge Commission of India (NKC) had recommended that: (1). The lab/project file must be
made mandatory in SAUs and ICAR institutes and computerized on a priority basis, preferably
by 2009-2010 so that, a research database is created within the organization and at the national
level; (2). The ICAR and SAUs should promote and recognize quality and relevant scientific
output by promoting research publication; (3). Create a web-enabled Knowledge Bank on all
aspects of agriculture.
By considering Lawrence statement on OA and the recommendations of NKC, creation
of Open Access Journals and Open Archives/Repositories are the prerequisites for the creation
of web-enabled Agricultural Knowledge Bank with all the data and information on the
agricultural research and made freely available for the various stakeholders. Centralized Data
Centre at the ICAR headquarters, is in the process of establishment under NAIP which may be
followed by the establishment of Agricultural Knowledge Bank. However, the need of the hour
is the make the all the scholarly research data and articles freely available for the researchers for
the country and their counterparts around the world for the development of various location
specific technologies. It makes no sense to limit and control access now we have technologies to
give information to everyone (Peter Eckersley, 2009).
OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS
The Open Journal System (OJS) can be effectively utilized for hosting of the online and open
journals in agricultural and allied disciplines. The OJS is a journal management and publishing
software system developed by the Public Knowledge Project through its federally funded efforts to
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expand and improve access to research. Available as open source, OJS assists with every stage of the
refereed publishing process, from submissions to online publication and indexing. Through its
management systems and its finely grained indexing of research, OJS seeks to improve the scholarly
quality of refereed research. Since, there is already free and open source software Open Journal
System (OJS) under GPL license, the reason for development of software as EPKSAR is not known.
OJS is easy to install, platform independent, have excellent and comprehensive documentation,
well-implemented plug-in support, well-thought-out work-flow and administrative roles (Cyzyk
and Choudhury, 2008). OJS could be effectively used for the journals in agriculture and allied
disciplines. The list of journals in agriculture using OJS are shown in Table 4.
CONCLUSION
Although now there are more than 100 Indian journals on OA are available, there are only few
journals in agriculture and allied disciplines. There is an urgent need to make the print journals in
agriculture online and open access. Apart from this, there is a need to have a harvesting system
for Indian Agricultural Journals which can be easily accessed by users in India and other parts of
the world, there by increasing impact and visibility of Indian research. For this, the authors
(agricultural scientists) need to be educated and sensitized about the benefits of open access.
Additionally, the policy makers, professional societies and bodies in agriculture and allied
disciplines are also be made to realize, understand, appreciate the need of OA and implement the
same recognizing the urgency of Open Knowledge Agriculture System in India by which the
possibility of access to technologies, refinement and adoption to bring into the reality of food and
livelihood security could be achieved. The Indian agricultural research information system, with
online and open access may bring a significant increase in visibility of agricultural research in
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India and enable Indian agriculture to reap higher production with increased productivity and
showcase it globally as a competitive player.
A national-level mechanism is essential to promote and coordinate open-access
publishing systems and to improve awareness for open access is needed. Training is to be
provided to all the editorial board members of the various journals on the usage of tools,
processes, and implementation of standards. There should be a link with working groups
internationally for open-access publishing in developed and developing countries. Now, Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) nationally and Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) internationally, has adopted Open Access Policy and this could
lead the way in adopting Open Access Policy in ICAR and setting up of a working model for
Open Journals in Agriculture. For this, NAAS, DIPA and other Scientific Societies should work
for the open access movement thereby making scholarly literature freely available online and
searchable by the public.
Open Knowledge Society is committed for the all types of support for making Open
Access Journals in Agriculture and also OKS is preparing project proposals for seeking funding
for the sustainability of Open Journals in India. The OKS shall be working with the scholar
communities in agriculture and along with Science Commons, Creative Commons Licensing, in
making the agricultural scientific research “re-useful” and also make it “one-click” access by
using OJS platform. This Open Access approach lowers the cost of publication and
simultaneously increases the accessibility along with the long term preservation of agriculture
scholarly works in India.
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Table 1. List of Journals and Publishers in NARS
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
1. AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
RESEARCH REVIEW
0971-
3441
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION
YES NO YES
2. AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING TODAY
0970-
2962
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERS
YES NO YES
3. AGRONOMY DIGEST 0972-
6381
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRONOMY
FULL
TEXT
ARCHIV
ES
YES
4. AGROPEDOLOGY 0971-
1570
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SURVEY & LAND USE
PLANNING
NO NA NA
5. ANIMAL NUTRITION
AND FEED
TECHNOLOGY
0972-
2963
ANIMAL NUTRITION
ASSOCIATION
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
6. ANNALS OF
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
0970-
3179
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
NA NA NA
7. ANNALS OF ARID
ZONE
0570-
1791
ARID ZONE RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
NO NA NA
8. ANNALS OF PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY
0970-
9924
FORUM OF PLANT
PHYSIOLOGISTS
NO NA NA
9. ANNALS OF PLANT
PROTECTION
SCIENCES
0971-
3573
SOCIETY OF PLANT
PROTECTION SCIENCES
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
10. CLAY RESEARCH 0255-
7193
THE CLAY MINERALS
SOCIETY OF INDIA
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
11. CROP IMPROVEMENT 0256-
0933
CROP IMPROVEMENT
SOCIETY OF INDIA
NO NA NA
12. CROP PROTECTION
AND PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
13. CURRENT
AGRICULTURE
0254-
1092
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SALINITY RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
NO NA NA
14. CURRENT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF AGRIL.
SCIENCES,
BANGALORE
NO NA NA
15. ENTOMON 0377-
9335
ASSOCIATION FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
ENTOMOLOGY
NO NA NA
13
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
16. FORAGE RESEARCH 0972-
7183
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
FORAGE RESEARCH
NO NA NA
17. GUJARAT
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
0250-
5193
ANAND
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
NO NA NA
18. HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY JOURNAL
OF RESEARCH
0379-
4008
CSSHAU NO NA NA
19. HARYANA JOURNAL
OF AGRONOMY
0970-
5414
HARYANA
AGRONOMISTS
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
20. HARYANA JOURNAL
OF HORTICULTURAL
SCIENCES
0970-
2876
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF HARYANA
NO NA NA
21. HARYANA
VETERINARIAN
0033-
4359
CSSHAU NO NA NA
22. HIMACHAL JOURNAL
OF AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
0970-
0595
CSKHPKV NO NA NA
23. INDIAN
AGRICULTURIST
0019-
4336
AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
NO NA NA
24. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
BIOCHEMISTRY
0970-
6399
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
BIOCHEMISTS
NO NA NA
25. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMISTRY
0367-
8229
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMISTS
NO NA NA
26. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
0019-
5014
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
NO NA NA
27. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
0019-
5022
INDIAN COUNCIL OF
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
NO NA NA
28. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGROFORESTRY
0972-
0715
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGROFORESTY
NO NA NA
29. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
AGRONOMY
0537-
197X
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRONOMY
ARCHIVE
S
YES CURREN
T
30. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
ANIMAL HEALTH
0019-
5057
WEST BENGAL
VETERINARY
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
31. INDIAN JOURNAL OF 0970- ANIMAL NUTRITION TOC NO NA
14
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
ANIMAL NUTRITION 3209 SOCIETY INDIA
32. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
ANIMAL SCIENCES
0367-
8318
INDIAN COUNCIL OF
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
NO NA NA
33. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
APPLIED
ENTOMOLOGY
0970–
9509
ENTOMOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
34. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
COMPARATIVE
MICROBIOLOGY,
IMMUNOLOGY AND
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
0970-
9320
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
MICROBIOLOGISTS,
IMMUNOLOGISTS AND
SPECIALISTS IN
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NO NA NA
35. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
DAIRY AND
BIOSCIENCES
0971-
5436
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
NATIONAL DAIRY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NO NA NA
36. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
DAIRY SCIENCE
0019-
5146
THE INDIAN DAIRY
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
37. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
DRYLAND
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
0971-
2062
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
DRYLAND
AGRICULTURE
NO NA NA
38. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
ENTOMOLOGY
0367-
8288
ENTOMOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
39. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
0537-
196X
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
NO NA NA
40. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
FISHERIES
0970-
6011
CENTRAL MARINE
FISHERIES RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
TOC NA NA
41. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
GENETICS AND PLANT
BREEDING
0019-
5200
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
GENETICS & PLANT
BREEDING
NO NA NA
42. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
HILL FARMING
0970-
6429
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF HILL FARMING
NO NA NA
43. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
HORTICULTURE
0972-
8538
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
44. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
NEMATOLOGY
0303-
6960
NEMATOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
45. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
PLANT GENETIC
RESOURCES
0971-
8184
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANT GENETIC
RESOURCES
NO NA NA
15
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
46. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
0019-
5502
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
47. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
PLANT PROTECTION
0253-
4355
PLANT PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
NO NA NA
48. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
POULTRY SCIENCE
0019-
5529
INDIAN POULTRY
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
49. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
PULSES RESEARCH
(JOURNAL OF FOOD
LEGUMES)
0970-
6380
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PULSES RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
50. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
SMALL RUMINANTS
0971-
9857
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SHEEP AND GOAT
PRODUCTION AND
UTILIZATION
FULL
TEXT
ABSTRA
CTS
YES
51. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
SOIL CONSERVATION
0970-
3349
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION
NO NA NA
52. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
SUGARCANE
TECHNOLOGY
0970-
3233
ASSOCIATION OF
SUGAR
TECHNOLOGISTS OF
INDIA
NO NA NA
53. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
ANATOMY
0971-
1937
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
ANATOMISTS
NO NA NA
54. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
MEDICINE
0970-
051X
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
VETERINARY
MEDICINE
NO NA NA
55. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
PATHOLOGY
0250-
4758
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
PATHOLOGISTS
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
56. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
RESEARCH
0971-
4251
INDIAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
VETERINARY
RESEARCH
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
57. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
SURGERY
0254-
4105
INDIAN SOCIETY
VETERINARY
SURGERY
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
58. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
VIROLOGY
0970-
2822
INDIAN VIROLOGICAL
SOCIETY
FULL
TEXT
NA YES
59. INDIAN JOURNAL OF
WEED SCIENCE
0253-
8040
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
WEED SCIENCE
NO NA NA
16
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
60. INDIAN
PHYTOPATHOLOGY
0367-
973X
INDIAN
PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL
SOCIETY
NO NA NA
61. INDIAN RESEARCH
JOURNAL OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
0972-
2181
SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
FULL
TEXT
YES NA
62. INDIAN VETERINARY
JOURNAL
0019-
6479
INDIAN VETERINARY
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
63. INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF OIL
PALM
0972-
5806
SOCIETY FOR
PROMOTION OF OIL
PALM RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT
NO NA NA
64. JNKVV RESEARCH
JOURNAL
0021-
3721
JNKVV NO NA NA
65. JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERING
0256-
6524
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERS
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
66. JOURNAL OF
AGROMETEOROLGY
0972-
1665
ASSOCIATION OF
AGROMETEOROLOGIST
S
TOC NA NA
67. JOURNAL OF APPLIED
HORTICULTURE
0972-
1045
SOCIETY FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
HORTICULTRE
NO NA NA
68. JOURNAL OF ARID
LEGUMES
SOCIETY FOR ARID
LEGUMES
YES NO YES
69. JOURNAL OF
BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL
0971-
930X
SOCIETY FOR
BIOCONTROL
ADVANCEMENT
NO NA NA
70. JOURNAL OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION, TAMIL
NADU AGRIL.
UNIVERSITY,
COIMBATORE
NO NA NA
71. JOURNAL OF FARMING
SYSTEMS RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT
DIRECTORATE FOR
CROPPING SYSTEM
RESEARCH
NO NA NA
72. JOURNAL OF FOOD
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
SCIENTISTS & TECH.,
CFTRI, MYSORE
NO NA NA
73. JOURNAL OF 0973- SOCIETY OF NO NA NA
17
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
HORTICULTURAL
SCIENCES
354X PROMOTION OF
HORTICULTURE
74. JOURNAL OF INDIAN
SOCIETY OF AGRIL.
STATISTICS
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRIL. STATISTICS,
NEW DELHI
NO NA NA
75. JOURNAL OF INDIAN
SOCIETY OF WATER
MANAGEMENT
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
WATER MANAGEMENT
NO NA NA
76. JOURNAL OF INSECT
SCIENCE (LUDHIANA)
0970-
3837
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT
OF INSECT SCIENCE
NO NA NA
77. JOURNAL OF
MYCOLOGY AND
PLANT PATHOLOGY
0971-
9393
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
MYCOLOGY AND
PLANT PATHOLOGY
NO NA NA
78. JOURNAL OF
OILSEEDS RESEARCH
0970-
2776
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
OILSEED RESEARCH
NO NA NA
79. JOURNAL OF
ORNAMENTAL
HORTICULTURE
0972-
0499
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
ORNAMENTAL
HORTICULTURE
NO NA NA
80. JOURNAL OF PLANT
BIOCHEMISTRY AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
0971-
7811
SOCIETY FOR PLANT
BIOCHEMISTRY AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
81. JOURNAL OF PLANT
DISEASE SCIENCES
0973-
7456
ASSOCIATION OF
PLANT PATHOLOGIST
NO NA NA
82. JOURNAL OF PLANT
PROTECTION AND
ENVIRONMENT
0973-
1717
SOCIETY FOR PLANT
PROTECTION &
ENVIRONMENT
NO NA NA
83. JOURNAL OF
PLANTATION CROPS
0304-
5242
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANTATION CROPS
NO NA NA
84. JOURNAL OF
RESEARCH ANGRAU
0970-
0226
ANGRAU FULL
TEXT
YES NA
85. JOURNAL OF
RESEARCH BIRSA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
0971-
1724
BIRSA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERISTY
NO NA NA
86. JOURNAL OF
RESEARCH PUNJAB
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
0048-
6019
PUNJAB
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
NO NA NA
87. JOURNAL OF RICE
RESEARCH
SOCIETY FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
RICE RESEARCH
NO NA NA
18
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
88. JOURNAL OF ROOT
CROPS
0378-
2409
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
ROOT CROPS
NO NA NA
89. JOURNAL OF SOIL AND
WATER
CONSERVATION IN
INDIA
0022-
457X
SOIL CONSERVATION
SOCIETY OF INDIA
NO NA NA
90. JOURNAL OF SOILS
AND CROPS
0971-
2836
ASSOCIATION OF SOILS
& CROP RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
NO NA NA
91. JOURNAL OF SPICES
AND AROMATIC
CROPS
0971-
3328
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SPICES
NO NA NA
92. JOURNAL OF THE
INDIAN FISHERIES
ASSOCIATION
0971-
1422
INDIAN FISHERIES
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
93. JOURNAL OF THE
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
0019-
6363
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
NO NA NA
94. JOURNAL OF THE
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
COASTAL
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
0972-
1584
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
COSTAL
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
NO NA NA
95. JOURNAL OF THE
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SOIL SCIENCE
0019-
638X
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SOIL SCIENCE
TOC NA NA
96. JOURNAL OF THE
INLAND FISHERIES
SOCIETY OF INDIA
0379-
3435
INLAND FISHERIES
SOCIETY OF INDIA
ABSTRA
CTS
NA NA
97. JOURNAL OF
TROPICAL
AGRICULTURE
0971-
636X
KERALA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY
FULL
TEXT
YES NO
98. JOURNAL OF
VETERINARY
PARASITOLOGY
0971-
6157
THE INDIAN
ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
VETERINARY
PARASITOLOGY
NO NA NA
99. JOURNAL OF WATER
MANAGEMENT
0971-
6076
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
WATER MANAGEMENT
NO NA NA
100. KARNATAKA
JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
0972-
1061
UASD FULL
TEXT
YES NA
19
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
101. MADRAS
AGRICULTURAL
JOURNAL
0024-
9602
MADRAS
AGRICULTURAL
STUDENTS UNION
FULL
TEXT
YES NA
102. MAHARASHTRA
JOURNAL OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
B.S. KONKAN KRISH
VIDYAPEETH, DAPOLI
(M.S.)
NO NA NA
103. MEDICINAL PLANTS -
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF
PHYTOMEDICINES
AND RELATED
INDUSTRIES
SOCIETY FOR
CONSERVATION AND
RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT OF
MEDICINAL PLANTS
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
104. MUSHROOM
RESEARCH
0972-
4885
MUSHROOM SOCIETY
OF INDIA
NO NA NA
105. MYSORE JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
0047-
8539
UASB FULL
TEXT
YES NA
106. OPEN ACCESS
JOURNAL OF
MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC PLANTS
0974-
7877
MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC PLANTS
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
YES YES NA
107. ORISSA JOURNAL OF
HORTICULTURE
0973-
2160
ORISSA
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
NO NA NA
108. ORYZA 0474-
7615
ASSOCIATION OF RICE
RESEARCH WORKERS
TOC NA NA
109. PANTNAGAR JOURNAL
OF RESEARCH
0972-
8813
GBPUAT NO NA NA
110. PEST MANAGEMENT
IN HORTICULTURAL
ECOSYSTEMS
0971-
6831
ASSOCIATION FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
PEST MANAGEMENT IN
HORTICULTURAL
ECOSYSTEMS
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
111. PESTICIDE RESEARCH
JOURNAL
0970-
6763
SOCIETY OF PESTICIDE
SCIENCE INDIA
NO NA NA
112. PHYTOMORPHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY OF PLANT
MORPHOLOGISTS
NO NA NA
113. PKV RESEARCH
JOURNAL
0378-
813X
PDKV NO NA NA
114. PLANT CELL
BIOTECHNOLOGY &
0972-
2025
SOCIETY FOR BIOLOGY
& BIOTECHNOLOGY
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
20
SL. NO. JOURNAL ISSN PUBLISHER ONLINE OPEN
ACCESS
TOLL
ACCESS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
115. PLANT DISEASE
RESEARCH
0970-
4914
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANT PATHOLOGISTS
TOC NO NA
116. POTATO JOURNAL 0970-
8235
INDIAN POTATO
ASSOCIATION
FULL
TEXT
NO YES
117. PROGRESSIVE
HORTICULTURE
0970-
3020
HILL HORTICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY
NO NA NA
118. PUNJAB
HORTICULTURAL
JOURNAL
PAU NO NA NA
119. RAJASTHAN JOURNAL
OF EXTENSION
EDUCATION
RAJASTHAN SOCIETY
OF EXTENSION
EDUCATION
NO NA NA
120. SEED RESEARCH 0379-
5594
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SEED TECHNOLOGY
NO NA NA
121. SOUTH INDIAN
HORTICULTURE
0038-
3473
SOUTH INDIAN
HORTICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION
NO NA NA
122. SOYBEAN RESEARCH SOCIETY FOR
SOYBEAN RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT
NO NA NA
123. TAMILNADU JOURNAL
OF VETERINARY AND
ANIMAL SCIENCES
0971-
2942
TAMIL NADU
VETERINARY AND
ANIMAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY
FULL
TEXT
YES NA
124. VEGETABLE SCIENCE 0970-
6585
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
VEGETABLE SCIENCE
NO NA NA
Table 2. List of Professional Societies in NARS
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
1. AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION
DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS, I.A.R.I.,
PUSA CAMPUS, NEW
DELHI - 110012.
http://www.geocities.com/aeraindia/
2. AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
ASSOCIATION
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS
ASSOCIATION, SAI-
SADAN PRASAD COLONY
ROAD, JATHARPATH,
AKOLA
21
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
3. AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
THE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA, 35,
BALLYGUNGE CIRCULAR
ROAD, KOLKATA –
700019,
4. ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION,
NATIONAL DAIRY
RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
STATION, NATIONAL
DAIRY OF RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, BANGALORE
5. ANGRAU ACHARYA N G RANGA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERISTY,
RAJENDRANAGAR,
HYDERABD 500030
http://www.angrau.net/Journal%20of
%20ResearchANGRAU.htm
6. ANIMAL NUTRITION
ASSOCIATION
CAS IN ANIMAL
NUTRITION, INDIAN
VETERINARY RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, IZATNAGAR -
243122
http://www.anft.org/html/home.htm
7. ANIMAL NUTRITION
SOCIETY INDIA
DAIRY CATTLE
NUTRITION DIVISION,
NATIONAL DAIRY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
KARNAL 132001,
HARYANA
http://www.nutrisocietyindia.com/
8. ARID ZONE
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
CENTRAL ARID ZONE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(CAZRI) CAMPUS,
JODHPUR – 34003
9. ASSOCIATION FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
ENTOMOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF
ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY
OF KERALA,
KARIAVATTOM - 695581
10. ASSOCIATION FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
PEST MANAGEMENT
IN HORTICULTURAL
ECOSYSTEMS
BANGALORE
11. ASSOCIATION OF
AGROMETEOROLOGI
STS
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL
METEOROLOGY, B.A.
COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE, GUJRAT
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, ANAND -
388110.
http://www.agrimetassociation.com
22
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
12. ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD SCIENTISTS &
TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL FOOD
TECHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH INSITUTE
(CFTRI), MYSORE
13. ASSOCIATION OF
PLANT PATHOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT
PATHOLOGY, DR.
P.D.K.V., AKOLA - 444104
(M.S.).
14. ASSOCIATION OF
RICE RESEARCH
WORKERS
CENTRAL RICE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
CUTTACK - 753006.
http://crri.nic.in/arrw/index.htm
15. ASSOCIATION OF
SOILS AND CROP
RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
21, ANAND NAGAR, NEAR
DATTA MEGHE
POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE,
RANA PRATAP NAGAR,
POST OFFICE, NAGPUR -
444021 (M.S.).
16. ASSOCIATION OF
SUGAR
TECHNOLOGISTS OF
INDIA
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
SUGARCANE RESEARCH,
LUCKNOW 226002
17. BIRSA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERISTY
BIRSA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERISTY
http://www.baujharkhand.org/
18. BSKKV DEPARTMENT OF
EXTENSION EDUCATION,
B.S. KONKAN KRISHI
VIDYAPEETH, DAPOLI
(M.S.)
http://www.dbskkv.org/
19. CENTRAL MARINE
FISHERIES RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
CENTRAL MARINE
FISHERIES RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, P.B.NO. 1603,
ERNAKULAM NORTH P.O.,
COCHIN - 682018
(KERALA).
http://www.cmfri.com/
20. CLAY MINERALS
SOCIETY OF INDIA
THE CLAY MINERALS
SOCIETY OF INDIA, IARI,
NEW DELHI 110012
21. CROP IMPROVEMENT
SOCIETY OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT
BREEDING, PUNJAB
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA -
141004.
22. CSKHPKV CSK HPKV, PALAMPUR http://hillagric.ernet.in/
23. CSSHAU CCS HARYANA http://hau.ernet.in/
23
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR -
125004 (HARYANA).
24. DEPARTMENT OF
HORTICULTURE, PAU
PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA
http://www.pau.edu
25. ENTOMOLOGICAL
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION
MAHARANA PRATAP
UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURE AND
TECHNOLOGY, UDAIPUR
– 313 001
26. ENTOMOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
DIVISION OF
ENTOMOLOGY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
27. FORUM OF PLANT
PHYSIOLOGISTS
01, KAMLA NAGAR,
TUKARAM HOSPITAL
CHOWK, AKOLA - 444004
28. GBPUAT G.B. PANT UNIVERSITY
OF AGRICULTURE AND
TECHNOLOYG,
PANTNAGAR, DISTT. - U.S.
NAGAR,UTTRANCHAL –
263145
http://www.gbpuat.ac.in/
29. HARYANA
AGRONOMISTS
ASSOCIATION
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRONOMY, CCS
HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR -
125004 (HARYANA).
30. HILL HORTICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT
SOCIETY
HILL HORTICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY.
ALMORA
31. HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF
HARYANA
DEPARTMENT OF
HORTICULTURE &
VEGETABLE SCIENCES,
CCS HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR - 125
004
32. HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
DIVISION OF FRUIT &
HORTICULTURAL
TECHNOLOGY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
http://www.hsi1942.in/
33. ICAR DIRECTORATE OF
INFORMATION AND
PUBLICATION OF
AGRICULTURE, KRISHI
24
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
ANUSANDHAN BHAWAN,
PUSA, NEW DELHI -
110012.
34. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
VETERINARY
PARASITOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF
VETERINARY
PARASITOLOGY,
COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY SCIENCE,
GADVASU, LUDHIANA –
141004
http://www.iaavp.org/
35. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
VETERINARY
RESEARCH
363, BARI BAMANPURI,
BAREILLY – 243003,
UTTAR PRADESH
http://www.iaavr.org/
36. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF HILL FARMING
ICAR RESEARCH
COMPLEX FOR NEH
REGION, UMROI ROAD,
BARAPANI, MEGHALAYA
37. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATIONISTS
218, KAULAGARH ROAD,
DEHRA DUN - 248195
(UTTARAKHAND).
http://www.iaswc.com/
38. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
ANATOMISTS
INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF
VETERINARY
ANATOMISTS, NAGPUR
http://www.iava.c-o.in/
39. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
MICROBIOLOGISTS,
IMMUNOLOGISTS
AND SPECIALISTS IN
INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
DEPT. VETERINARY
MICROBIOLOGY,
COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY SCIENCE,
PAU, LUDHIANA - 141 004
http://www.iavmi.org/
40. INDIAN ASSOCIATION
OF VETERINARY
PATHOLOGISTS
DEPARTMENT OF
VETERINARY
PATHOLOGY, COLLEGE
OF VETERINARY
SCIENCE, GADVASU,
LUDHIANA-141 004
http://www.iavp.org/
41. INDIAN DAIRY
ASSOCIATION
IDA HOUSE, SECTOR - IV,
R.K. PURAM, NEW DELHI -
110022.
http://www.indairyasso.org/
42. INDIAN FISHERIES
ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF
FISHERIES EDUCATION,
FISHERIES UNIVERSITY
ROAD SEVEN
BUNGALOWS, ANDHERI
http://www.cife.edu.in/
25
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
(W), MUMBAI - 400061
43. INDIAN
PHYTOPATHOLOGICA
L SOCIETY
DIVISION OF PLANT
PATHOLOGY, I.A.R.I., NEW
DELHI - 110012.
http://www.ipsdis.com
44. INDIAN POTATO
ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL POTATO
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
SHIMLA - 171001. (H.P.).
http://www.gpc2008.in/index.html
45. INDIAN POULTRY
SCIENCE
ASSOCIATION
CENTRAL AVIAN
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
IZATNAGAR – 243122
http://www.ipsa-cari.org/
46. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
DIVISION OF PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI – 110012.
http://www.ispp-online.org/
47. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
ROOT CROPS
CENTRAL TUBER CROPS
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
SREEKARIYAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
695017, KERALA
http://www.isrc.in/index.php
48. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SHEEP AND GOAT
PRODUCTION AND
UTILIZATION
CENTRAL SHEEP AND
WOOL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE,
AVIKANAGAR-
304501,VIA-JAIPUR,
RAJASTHAN
http://www.issgpu.org/
49. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SPICES
INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
SPICES C/O. INDIAN
INSTITUTE OF SPICE
RESEARCH, CALICUT
(KERALA)
50. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
THE ADVANCEMENT
OF INSECT SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF
ENTOMOLOGY, PUNJAB
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA,
PUBJAB
51. INDIAN SOCIETY FOR
VETERINARY
MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE,
COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY AND
ANIMAL SCIENCES, GB.
PANT UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURE AND
TECHNOLOGY,
PANTNAGAR-263145,
UTTARANCHAL
http://www.isvm.net/index.htm
52. INDIAN SOCIETY OF C.S. AZAD UNIVERSITY http://www.indianbiochemists.blogspot.co
26
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
AGRICULTURAL
BIOCHEMISTS
OF AGRICULTURE &
TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR
208 002
m/
53. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMISTS
SHEILA DHAR INSTITUTE
OF SOIL SCIENCE, DEPT.
OF CHEMISTRY,
UNIVERSITY OF
ALLAHABAD, 5, LAJPAT
RAI ROAD, ALLAHABAD –
211002.
http://www.allduniv.ac.in/
54. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
46-48, ESPLANDS
MANSIONS, M.G. ROAD,
MUMBAI - 400001.
http://www.isaeindia.org/
55. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
ENGINEERS
G-3, SOCIETIES BLOCK,
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
CENTRE PUSA CAMPUS,
NEW DELHI-110012
http://www.isae.in/
56. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
DIVISION OF AGRONOMY,
I.A.R.I., NEW DELHI -
110012.
57. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
IASRI CAMPUS, LIBRARY
AVENUE, PUSA, NEW
DELHI - 110012.
http://iasri.res.in:8081/ISASWEB/index.ht
m
58. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGROFORESTY
NATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTRE FOR
AGROFORESTRY, NEAR
PAHUJ DAM, GWALIOR
ROAD, JHANSI - 284003
(U.P.).
http://www.nrcaf.ernet.in/isaf.html
59. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
AGRONOMY
DIVISION OF AGRONOMY,
INDIAN AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
NEW DELHI 110 012
http://www.isa-india.in/
60. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
COASTAL
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
REGIONAL RESEARCH
STATION, CANNING
TOWN (P.O), SOUTH 24-
PARGANAS - 743 329,
WEST BENGAL
http://www.iscar.org.in/
61. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
DRYLAND
AGRICULTURE
CENTRAL RESEARCH
INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND
AGRICULTURE,
SANTOSHNAGAR,
HYDERABAD - 500059.
27
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
62. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION EDUCATION,
DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION, IARI, PUSA
CAMPUS, NEW DELHI
110012
63. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
FORAGE RESEARCH
FORAGE RESEARCH
SECTION, CCS HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR -
125004 (HARYANA).
64. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
GENETICS & PLANT
BREEDING
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
GENETICS & PLANT
BREEDING, POST BOX -
11312, I.A.R.I., NEW DELHI
110012
65. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
MYCOLOGY AND
PLANT PATHOLOGY
RAJASTHAN COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE, UDAIPUR
- 313001 (RAJASTHAN).
66. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
OILSEED RESEARCH
DIRECTORATE OF
OILSEEDS RESEARCH,
RAJENDRANAGAR,
HYDERABAD - 500030.
67. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
ORNAMENTAL
HORTICULTURE
DIVISION OF
FLORICULTURE AND
LAND SCAPING, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
http://isoh-india.org/
68. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANT
PATHOLOGISTS
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT
PATHOLOGY, PUNJAB
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY (PAU),
LUDHIANA 141004
http://www.insopp.org/
69. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANT GENETIC
RESOURCES
NATIONAL BUREAU OF
PLANT
GENETICRESOURCES,
PUSA CAMPUS, NEW
DELHI – 110012.
http://www.nbpgr.ernet.in/ispgr.htm
70. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
DIVISION OF PLANT
PHYSIOLOGY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
http://www.ispp-online.org/index.html
71. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
PLANTATION CROPS
CENTRAL PLANTATION
CROPS RESEARCH
INSTITUTE, KASARAGOD
- 671124 (KERALA).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Pla
ntation_Crops
72. INDIAN SOCIETY OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
28
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
PULSES RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
PULSES RESEARCH,
KALYANPUR, KANPUR -
208024.
73. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SALINITY RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS
INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SALINITY RESEARCH
SCIENTISTS. JODHPUR
74. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SEED TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION OF SEED
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
75. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SOIL SCIENCE
DIVISION OF SOIL
SCIENCE &
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMISTRY, I.A.R.I., NEW
DELHI - 110012.
http://www.isss-india.org
76. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
SURVEY & LAND USE
PLANNING
N.B.S.S. AND L.U.P.,
AMRAVATI ROAD,
NAGPUR - 440010 (M.S.).
77. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
VEGETABLE SCIENCE
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
VEGETABLE RESEARCH,
VARANASI
78. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
WATER
MANAGEMENT
WATER TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE, INDIAN
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
NEW DELHI - 110 012
http://www.iswam.in/index.html
79. INDIAN SOCIETY OF
WEED SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRONOMY, CCS
HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR -
125004, HARYANA
80. INDIAN SOCIETY
VETERINARY
SURGERY
COLLEGE OF
VETERINARY SCIENCES,
H.A.U., HISAR - 125004
(HARYANA)
http://www.isvs.org/
81. INDIAN VETERINARY
ASSOCIATION
11, CHAMIERS ROAD,
NANDANAM, CHENNAI –
600035.
82. INDIAN
VIROLOGICAL
SOCIETY
CCS HARYANA
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, HISAR -
125004
http://virologysociety.org/
83. INLAND FISHERIES
SOCIETY OF INDIA
CENTRAL INLAND
FISHERIES RESEARCH
http://www.ifsi.in/
29
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
INSTITUTE,
BARRACKPORE,
KOLKATA - 700120, WEST
BENGAL
84. INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY OF PLANT
MORPHOLOGISTS
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIETY OF PLANT
MORPHOLOGISTS, DEPT.
OF BOTANY, UNIVERSITY
OF DELHI, DELHI
http://phytomorphology.tripod.com/
85. JNKVV JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
KRISHI VISHWA
VIDYALAYA,
ADHARATAL, JABALPUR
482004, MADHYA
PRADESH
http://www.jnkvv.nic.in/
86. KAU KERALA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERISTY, THRISSUR
http://www.kau.edu
87. MADRAS
AGRICULTURAL
STUDENTS UNION
TAMIL NADU
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY,
COIMBATORE
http://sites.google.com/site/majmasu/
88. MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC PLANTS
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
DIRECTORATE OF
MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC PLANTS,
BORIAVI, ANAND 387310
http://sites.gooogle.com/site/mapainidaorg
89. MUSHROOM SOCIETY
OF INDIA
DIRECTORATE OF
MUSHROOM RESEARCH,
ICAR, CHAMBAGHAT,
SOLAN - 173213 (H.P.)
90. NEMATOLOGICAL
SOCIETY OF INDIA
DIVISION OF
NEMATOLOGY, IARI,
PUSA CAMPUS 110012
http://www.nemaindia.com/
91. ORISSA
HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY
DEPARTMENT OF
HORTICULTURE, O.U.A.T.,
BHUBANESWAR - 751003.
92. PAU PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, LUDHIANA
http://www.pau.edu
93. PDKV DR. PANJABRAO
DESHMUKH KRISHI
VIDYAPEETH, AKOLA
http://pdkv.mah.nic.in/
94. PLANT CELL
BIOTECHNOLOGY
AND MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY
KANNANKURICHI, SALEM
(TAMIL NADU)
95. PLANT PROTECTION NBPGR REGIONAL
30
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
STATION,
RAJENDRANAGAR,
HYDERABAD 500030
96. PROJECT
DIRECTORATE FOR
CROPPING SYSTEM
RESEARCH
PROJECT DIRECTORATE
FOR CROPPING SYSTEM
RESEARCH, MODIPURAM,
MEERUT (U.P.)
http://www.pdcsr.ernet.in/
97. RAJASTHAN SOCIETY
OF EXTENSION
EDUCATION
RAJASTHAN SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION EDUCATION,
MPUAT, UDAIPUR,
RAJASTHAN
98. SOCIETY FOR
ADVANCEMENT OF
RICE RESEARCH
DIRECTORATE OF RICE
RESEARCH (ICAR),
RAJENDRANAGAR,
HYDERABAD - 500030.
99. SOCIETY FOR ARID
LEGUMES
CENTRAL ARID ZONE
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
(CAZRI) CAMPUS,
JODHPUR – 34003
100. SOCIETY FOR
BIOCONTROL
ADVANCEMENT
PROJECT DIRECTORATE
OF BIOLOGICAL
CONTROL, P.B.NO 2491,
BANGALORE 560024,
KARNATAKA
http://sbaindia.tripod.com/
101. SOCIETY FOR
BIOLOGY &
BIOTECHNOLOGY
KANNANKURICHI, SALEM
(TAMIL NADU)
102. SOCIETY FOR
CONSERVATION AND
RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT OF
MEDICINAL PLANTS
NEW DELHI
103. SOCIETY FOR PLANT
BIOCHEMISTRY AND
BIOTECHNOLOGY
DIVISION OF
BIOCHEMISTRY, I.A.R.I.,
NEW DELHI - 110012.
104. SOCIETY FOR PLANT
PROTECTION &
ENVIRONMENT
DEPARTMENT OF
ENTOMOLOGY, COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE,
O.U.A.T., BHUBANSWAR -
751003.
105. SOCIETY FOR
PROMOTION OF OIL
PALM RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTORATE OF OIL
PALM RESEARCH,
PEDAVEGI - 534450, WEST
GODAVARI DISTRICT,
ANDHRA PRADESH
http://dopr.gov.in/SOPOPRAD.htm
31
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
106. SOCIETY FOR
SOYBEAN RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL RESEARCH
CENTRE FOR SOYBEAN,
KHANDWA ROAD,
INDORE - 452017.
107. SOCIETY FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
HORTICULTRE
SOCIETY FOR THE
ADVANCMMENT OF
HORTICULTURE, A-859,
INDIRANAGAR,
LUCKNOW-226016
http://www.horticultureresearch.net/
108. SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION
ADVANCE RESEARCH &
MANAGEMENT CENTRE
OF RURAL
ENVIRONMENT, 810,
PASCHIMPURI,
SIKANDRA, AGRA -
282007.
http://www.seea.org.in/
109. SOCIETY OF
EXTENSION
EDUCATION, TNAU
TAMIL NADU
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY,
COIMBATORE
110. SOCIETY OF
PESTICIDE SCIENCE
INDIA
DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMICALS, IARI, PUSA
CAMPUS, NEW DELHI
110012
http://www.spsindia.co.in/index.html
111. SOCIETY OF PLANT
PROTECTION
SCIENCES
DIVISION OF
AGRICULTURAL
CHEMICALS, I.A.R.I.,
PUSA, NEW DELHI -
110012.
112. SOCIETY OF
PROMOTION OF
HORTICULTURE
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF
HORTICULTURAL
RESEARCH,
HESSARGHATTA LAKE
POST, BANGALORE -
560089.
113. SOIL CONSERVATION
SOCIETY OF INDIA
G-3, NATIONAL
SOCIETIES BLOCK,
NATIONAL CENTRE
COMPLEX, DEV PRAKASH
SHASTRI MARG, PUSA
CAMPUS, NEW DELHI -
110012.
http://www.soilcsi.org/index.htm
114. SOUTH INDIAN
HORTICULTURAL
ASSOCIATION
TAMIL NADU
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY,
COIMBATORE
32
SL.NO. PUBLISHER ADDRESS URL
115. TANUVAS TAMIL NADU
VETERINARY AND
ANIMAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY
http://www.tanuvas.tn.nic.in/
116. UAS BANGALORE UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES,
COMMUNICATION
CENTRE, HEBBAL,
BANGALORE- 560024.
http://www.uasbangalore.edu.in/
117. UAS DHARWAD UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES, DHARWAD
580005
http://www.uasd.edu/
118. WEST BENGAL
VETERINARY
ASSOCIATION
68 KSHUDIRAM BOSE
SARANI, CALCUTTA,
INDIA, 700 037
Table 3. Journals in DOAJ
SL.NO. JOURNALS DISCIPLINE ISSN PUBLISHER
1 JOURNAL OF TROPICAL
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTUR
E
0971-636X KERALA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, THRISSUR, KERALA
2 MADRAS
AGRICULTURAL
JOURNAL
AGRICULTUR
E
0024-9602 MADRAS AGRICULTURAL
STUDENTS UNION, TNAU,
COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU
3 VET SCAN ANIMAL
SCIENCES
0973-6980 KASHVET SOCIETY, KASHMIR
4 JOURNAL OF SAT
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
AGRICULTUR
E
0973-3094 INTERNATIONAL CROPS
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE
SEMI-ARID TROPICS, HYDERABAD
Table 4. List of Journals using OJS
SL.NO. JOURNAL DISCIPLINE ISSN PUBLISHER
1 JOURNAL OF TROPICAL
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE 0971-636X KERALA AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITY, THRISSUR,
KERALA
2 OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF
MEDICINAL AND
AROMATIC PLANTS
MEDICINAL
AND
AROMATIC
PLANTS
0974-7877 MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC
PLANTS ASSOCIATION OF
INDIA
3 KARNATAKA JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
AGRICULTURE 0972-1061 UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,
33
SL.NO. JOURNAL DISCIPLINE ISSN PUBLISHER
DHARWAD
4 MYSORE JOURNAL OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(TESTING OJS)
AGRICULTURE 0047-8539 UNIVERSITY OF
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,
BANGALORE
34