AfricArXiv
AfricArXiv is an open-access repository for preprints of academic publications which are either about Africa or by African scientists.[1] The platform was established in 2018.[2] It was established to make preprint servers more available in various fields and regions.[3] Its establishment happen during trends to provide more digital services to support science in Africa.[2] From its founding the platform welcomed publications in any African language.[1] In July 2020 the platform began hosting audio and video files.[4]
The Center for Open Science hosts the platform.[5] The cost of operating the servers is significant and that organization takes a fee to cover its costs.[5]
Preprints can be submitted to AfricArXiv via ScienceOpen. Users need to have a verified ORCID digital identifier and should include in their manuscripts a short summary translation in a traditional African language. After a member of the AfricArXiv team has checked the submission for formal criteria and approved the manuscript, it will be posted with a Crossref DOI and CC BY 4.0 attribution license.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (27 June 2018). "A research platform for African scientists will take papers in local languages" (in en). https://qz.com/africa/1314682/african-scientists-can-submit-research-in-local-african-languages/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mallapaty, Smriti (25 June 2018). "African scientists launch their own preprint repository" (in en). Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05543-w. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05543-w.
- ↑ Garisto, Daniel (October 2019). "Preprints Make Inroads Outside of Physics" (in en). American Physical Society. https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201909/preprints.cfm.
- ↑ Staines, Heather (23 July 2020). "Investing in a brighter future". https://www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opinion/investing-brighter-future.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mallapaty, Smriti (13 February 2020). "Popular preprint servers face closure because of money troubles" (in en). Nature 578 (7795): 349. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00363-3. PMID 32071446.
- ↑ "AfricArXiv Preprints". https://www.scienceopen.com/collection/2a0d303c-24e0-4a42-a13d-3484c5df6cc0.
Further consideration
- Ahinon, Justin Sègbédji; Arafat, Hisham; Ahmad, Umar; Achampong, Joyce; Aldirdiri, Osman; Ayodele, Obasegun Tekena; Okelo, Luke; Bezuidenhout, Louise et al. (25 September 2020). AfricArXiv – the pan-African Open Scholarly Repository (Overview and Roadmap). doi:10.31730/osf.io/56p3e. http://osf.io/56p3e/.
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