There is increasing realisation across the world that science is going through a severe crisis. The cyclical stages of science – production and consumption – are riddled with many interconnected issues relating to accessibility, transparency, reliability, quality, inclusiveness, and social relevance. Existing incentive structures and publication models foster research that is primarily driven by the motivation to publish research outputs in ‘reputed’ journals; without sufficient regard to the quality, relevance, and reach of science. As a result, there is inordinate focus on the number of publications in such journals, sensational findings, and validation from a closed, formal scientific community, that too primarily from the Global North.
