This podcast episode features Sridhar Gutam, Principal Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru and journal manager of the Journal of Horticulture. 

Speaking with Sreshtha Mondal from IndiaBioscience, Sridhar provides the policy and the Indian publisher’s perspective on Nature​’s policy change from mid-June 2025. In this podcast, he situates this decision in the Indian context, shares his views on why scientific publishing should focus on reducing the burden on everyone involved in the process, and how Indian journals can keep up with open access related policies in the domain of scientific publishing and research.