Quality of science and science journals in India

摘要

Vohora and Vohora are concerned about the poor quality of Indian journals. They ask why should not a country of more than a billion people and with a large infrastructure for science produce quality journals. Mere numbers cannot ensure quality in any field, especially in science. How many Indian athletes have won a gold or silver medal in the Olympics? None. Countries with less than a tenth of India's population regularly take home many Olympic medals. Vohora and Vohora have made enquiries to the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre and the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies about improving the quality of Indian science journals (and possibly Indian science). Unfortunately, these are not the right agencies; at best their role can be peripheral. Only publishing scientists- physicists, chemists, life scientists, mathematicians, earth scientists, clinical and medical researchers, etc - can improve the quality of science.