Raising the bar for Indian S&T journals: some contentions revisited

There have been periodic discussions on the state of Indian Science and Technology (S&T) journals. Several reasons have been attributed for the low quality of these journals. Different authors at different points in time have articulated steps and approaches to strengthen the Indian S&T journals. One of the long-held contentions has been that the best of Indian scientists should choose Indian journals over foreign ones to publish their best works. This article traces key discussions of the last 90 years and revisits some of the contentions.