For Authors

The Digital Repository for Indian Scholarly Texts & Information (DRISTI) provides a comprehensive open-access publishing platform for scholarly books, edited volumes, conference proceedings, policy reports, institutional publications, academic series and other research outputs. DRISTI is committed to supporting authors through every stage of the publishing process while ensuring the highest standards of academic quality, ethical publishing and global discoverability.

All publications hosted on DRISTI undergo editorial assessment and peer review in accordance with internationally recognised publishing standards. Our publishing infrastructure, powered by Open Monograph Press (OMP), provides authors with professional editorial support, persistent identifiers, metadata-rich indexing and long-term digital preservation.

Publishing with DRISTI ensures that your scholarly work benefits from rigorous peer review, open-access dissemination, international publishing standards and enhanced visibility within the global academic community.

Editorial Support

Authors and volume editors work closely with the DRISTI Secretarit throughout the publication process, from proposal submission to final publication. Our editorial support includes:

  • Evaluation of book proposals and publication planning
  • Publishing agreements and publication support
  • Copyright and Creative Commons licensing guidance
  • ISBN and DOI registration
  • Editorial assessment and peer-review coordination
  • Manuscript revision and copyediting
  • Typesetting and production-ready formatting
  • Proofreading and author proof review
  • Metadata preparation and indexing support
  • Digital publication through the DRISTI platform
  • Long-term digital preservation and repository hosting
  • Marketing, dissemination and scholarly visibility

Publishing Policies

Authors are encouraged to review DRISTI's Publishing Policy and Ethics Statement before submitting a proposal. These policies provide detailed information regarding:

  • Book Publishing Policy
  • Publication Ethics
  • Copyright and Licensing Policy
  • Peer Review Policy
  • Open Access Policy
  • AI and Research Integrity Policy
  • Corrections and Retractions Policy

Publish with DRISTI

If you wish to publish a scholarly book, edited volume, conference proceedings, policy report or institutional publication through an internationally recognised open-access platform, we invite you to submit your publication proposal to the DRISTI Secretariat at dristisec@cardint.org.  

Our editorial team will be pleased to discuss your publication project and guide you through every stage of the publishing process.