Open access policies of Indian institutions: based on ROARMAP

Purpose An open access policy is a set of guidelines for researchers to share their work with everyone. This study aims to analyzes open access policy adapted by the Indian institutions registered in the Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies (ROARMAP). Design/methodology/approach The ROARMAP database has selected for extraction of the open access policy data of registered Indian institutions. The data was extracted on 10 July 2024. Findings The study found that 18 (18) Indian institutions are registered in the ROARMAP. Most institutions have diverse policy approaches such as 38.9 % of institutions have not specified the policy color, the color codes help clarify archiving rules for scholarly output. Green means both early (pre-print) and final (post-print) versions can be archived, blue allows only the final version, yellow permits only the early draft, and white means archiving is not allowed, black is not a standard color used to indicate a archiving policy. More than half institutions are registered as research organizations. This study reveals institutional repository is the most common center for depositing research outputs. The manuscript is the most frequently mandated content type appearing in about 38.9 % of the policies. Most institutions do not impose embargoes and also not impose strict licensing conditions. About 77.8 % organizations do not have clear policies or support mechanisms for Gold Open Access and not provide or prioritize funding for APCs that potentially limiting the adoption of Gold OA. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first one that analyzes the each open access policy aspects of the Indian institutions registered in the ROARMAP.