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This article discusses a study aimed at evaluating the use of open access publishing by researchers and scholars in science and technology fields in India. Topics include the difficulties faced by researchers in India concerning the visibility and circulation of their published materials, the importance of the open access movement in science and technology fields due to the serial subscriptions crisis facing libraries throughout the world, and the importance of improved information and communication technology (ICT) facilities in supporting the open access publishing movement.

The article discusses the status of institutional repositories (IRs) in Asia, with information on the effect of information communication technologies (ICT) on academic publishing. Topics include the efforts to launch an Open Access (OA) model that utilizes the Internet to broaden access to information resources and publications, the definition of IRs as a platform through which the research output of a specific university or research organization is available, and the growth and distribution of IRs throughout Asian countries based upon survey results.

The article discusses the nature and history of scholarly communication. The origins of scholarly communication are discussed, mentioning that the earliest signs of scholarly communication existed in the civilization of the ancient Greeks. The development of the concept of scholarly communication is described, noting that it has traditionally been a product of universities. The need for scholarly communication to spread is also noted, discussing the importance of knowledge generated as a result of research for knowledge-based societies and the ability for the Internet to allow the sharing of information.

The article presents a study that determines the importance of scholarly communications (SCs) in literature. It provides an overview of the definition and different means of SC, which describes the processed involved in a research and how they were communicated and evaluated among peers. It also mentions the significant transformation of SCs from print to electronic journals, as well as the evolution of their publications.