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The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser and Springer Nature partner to strengthen research integrity and open access publishing in Tier 2 & 3 academic institutions
The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India and Springer Nature, a global leader in research publishing, have announced a strategic collaboration to increase awareness of the importance of research integrity, open access and other scholarly publishing practices across India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 academic institutions.
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