My dear Vijay
You know when we go for interview they ask us how many publications do
you have in an international journal. Our own institutes in India
doesnt give much value to the Indian journals, when there is need.
Current Science is the only one which is said to be on the top, but
actually it doesnt even have the IF of .5 and then there are internal
politics too. Secondly, how many journals of ours come on time and how
many of them are available online?
Thirdly when you publish a new species, are you sure if you do it in
Indian Forester then any one in Kew knows about your articles? I would
say , NO!!
Are Indian journals very well reviewed? I would say, NO!!
If you have good information then its always advisable to bring to the
notice of greater audience by publishing it in a journal of
international repute, which we dont have it in India. I am
specifically talking about journals of our (botanist's) interest. I am
not against Indian journals, just that I find it more convenient to
access and able to publish on time in an international journal than
any of Indian journals.
Nice work Manu, keep it up.
Pankaj
