Open Access

What does Open Access promise?

"Scholarly ecosystems, professional publisher ecosystems, and corporate publisher ecosystems"

KM: I was interested in Eve Gray's point about the Budapest Initiative, and Leslie...Read more

How is Open Access (in Africa) characterized?

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

"The power of a version of publishing which is about development issues, rather than about promotions and journals"

AO: Eve emphasizes the "importance of publishing for development" (29:31) and “the power of a version of publishing which is about development issues, rather than about promotions and...Read more

What are some notable quotes from the discussion?

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

Querying "Open Access" (in/from Africa)

Plan S based on author-pay article processing charge (APC) model

Kate Meagher: An important clarifying point to raise about the current Plan S is that while it pushes for making journals open access, it is based on an author-pay article processing charge (APC)...Read more

How is the research and/or publishing environment characterized?

Angela Okune, S. Adebowale, E. Gray, A. Mumo, and R. Oniang'o. "Discussion on Open Access (in Africa)," [Transcript], 2020, Research Data Share.

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