Bharat Assets Publication · Institutional Publishing
A nationally governed institutional publishing ecosystem through which the Bharat Assets Protection Institute™ publishes, disseminates and preserves high-quality knowledge, working with publishers, printers, distributors, technology providers and knowledge institutions under standardised B2B partnerships, while BAPI retains full editorial, institutional and brand control.
Open to every publisher, printer and distributor, in India and abroad, of any size.
To establish a nationally governed institutional publishing ecosystem that enables BAPI to publish, disseminate and preserve high-quality knowledge resources through strategic partnerships, while retaining editorial, institutional and brand control.
To create a transparent, scalable and commercially sustainable framework for collaboration through standardised B2B partnerships that extend the reach and impact of BAPI publications while safeguarding its intellectual property, publishing standards and long-term institutional interests.
BAPI pays nothing to any partner. There are no fees, advances, deposits, listing or subscription charges payable by BAPI. Partners invest their own capability and recover their costs only from the revenue share agreed for each title, so every partnership is self-financing and every title remains BAPI’s.
Any publisher, printer or distributor, in India or abroad, may apply. Partners appear here once BAPI has approved them and the Master Agreement is in place. Each partner has its own page showing its brand, the BAPI titles it publishes, the rights it holds and the agreements behind them.
BAPI is appointing its first publishing partners. Founding partners are introduced on this page with their own branded profile and the BAPI titles they publish.
Apply to become a partnerEvery BAPI title placed with a partner is recorded here: the partner, its role, the territory, formats and languages licensed, the term, and the agreement that governs it. BAPI remains publisher of record for every title. Commercial terms are confidential between the parties.
Every layer serves a single design: BAPI as the permanent publisher of record, with many commercial partners competing and collaborating inside one governance framework.
The public, front-facing publishing arm.
For authors and contributors who want the BAPI imprint.
A single view of every title, from review to royalty.
Rigorous, blind academic review.
Independent editorial governance that partners cannot influence.
A flagship invitation to publishing houses to become strategic partners.
For printers able to deliver at institutional standard.
Reaching readers, libraries and institutions in India and abroad.
Institutions publish under the BAPI banner.
Titles appear in the “BAPI Knowledge Series” or “In association with BAPI”, always with BAPI as publisher of record.
The commercial partnership framework.
BAPI seeks strategic publishing, production, printing, distribution, technology, translation and institutional marketing partners for long-term collaboration under mutually beneficial commercial arrangements.
Long-term alliances through structured Memoranda of Understanding.
Access issued on execution of the Master Agreement.
A digital contract room in place of scattered emails.
BAPI knowledge products for readers and institutions.
Every model is cost-neutral to BAPI: partners and sponsors carry the investment, and BAPI keeps the imprint, the rights and its share.
Net receipts from sales are shared between BAPI and the partner in the ratio fixed in Schedule F. The partner funds its own work and is paid only from revenue.
BAPI pays: nilThe partner publishes or distributes under licence and pays BAPI a royalty on every copy or licence sold, reported in periodic statements and open to BAPI audit.
BAPI pays: nilCopies are printed only when ordered; the print partner recovers print cost from the sale price, with no stock, inventory or upfront cost to BAPI.
BAPI pays: nilA university, research centre or professional body funds production of a title or series published by BAPI.
BAPI pays: nilA company funds a title, report or series as a knowledge or CSR initiative, with BAPI retaining editorial control.
BAPI pays: nilA ministry, department or public body funds a national report, standard or compendium published by BAPI.
BAPI pays: nilA clear onboarding path builds confidence and removes administrative friction.
Submit the partner enquiry below.
Publisher, Printer, Distributor, Technology, Translation, Marketing and others.
Company profile, registrations, capabilities and references.
BAPI capability assessment and verification.
With the category Schedules that apply.
Credentials issued for the secure portal.
Publication assignments delivered to defined service levels.
Periodic performance reports decide renewal.
Instead of negotiating a new agreement for every book, BAPI signs one Master Publishing Partnership Agreement with each partner and adds schedules as projects arise. The legal framework stays stable while new work is added efficiently.
Governs the long-term relationship and defines:
These provisions keep BAPI the permanent institutional publisher, free to appoint several publishers, printers, distributors and technology providers at once without changing its publishing identity.
BAPI is publisher and imprint owner for all designated publications.
Prior written approval for any use of the BAPI name, logo or branding.
BAPI keeps editorial independence and final authority over acceptance, revision and publication.
Partners maintain agreed quality, production and distribution standards.
Transparent sales reporting and periodic royalty statements, with BAPI audit rights.
No subcontracting without BAPI's written consent.
Confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports and business information are protected.
Measurable service levels, with remedies for persistent non-performance.
Termination for material breach, insolvency, reputational harm or repeated service failure.
Files, metadata and production assets return to BAPI on termination: no lock-in.
Future amendments and new assignments are governed by the Master Agreement.
No payment obligation on BAPI at any stage.
Complete the form and accept each condition. BAPI’s partnership contact is released only after every condition has been accepted.