Published July 22, 2024 | Version v1
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Landscape of no-fee open access publishing in Africa

  • 1. ROR icon EIFL
  • 1. University of Bejaia
  • 2. Université d'Abomey-Calavi
  • 3. ROR icon Botswana Open University
  • 4. Université de Montréal
  • 5. Université Norbert Zongo
  • 6. UVCI
  • 7. ROR icon Université libre des Pays des Grands Lacs
  • 8. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  • 9. Aga Khan University
  • 10. KUHeS
  • 11. ROR icon Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako
  • 12. Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique
  • 13. ROR icon Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
  • 14. ROR icon Eduardo Mondlane University
  • 15. ROR icon University of Namibia
  • 16. Redeemer's University College of Natural Sciences
  • 17. Redeemer's University
  • 18. Federal University of Technology Minna
  • 19. ROR icon Academy of Science of South Africa
  • 20. ROR icon Université de Toulon
  • 21. ROR icon University of Lomé
  • 22. CNUDST
  • 23. ROR icon University of Zambia
  • 24. ROR icon Bindura University of Science Education
  • 25. Addis Ababa University
  • 26. ROR icon National University of Lesotho

Description

This study provides an overview of open access (OA) journals in Africa that do not charge fees for either authors or readers (often referred to as Diamond OA journals). It is based on survey responses from 199 journals, 21 institutional, national and continental platforms that host Diamond OA journals, and 25 country reports with information about current funding and financial sustainability approaches and challenges, institutional in-kind support, incentives and collaborations among Diamond OA journals, needs and strategies to advance Diamond OA publishing.

This landscape study was conducted as a part of the three-year ‘Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa’ project (November 2023- October 2026), implemented by EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network) with support from Wellcome. The study informed and guided us in our planning for developing and delivering a participatory funding approach to strengthen the quality and sustainability of African Diamond OA publishing while maintaining its diversity. The project will also strengthen national and regional collaboration on Diamond OA publishing and seek to secure funding commitments from African governments and institutions by embedding support for Diamond OA publishing in open science policies.

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Funding

Wellcome Trust
Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa 228148/Z/23/Z