Global Trends in Open Access: Themes from Africa, Asia and Latin America - The Scholarly Kitchen %

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Summary:

"The opportunity for researchers to share their findings and draw on the research findings of others is vital for researchers, policymakers and wider society. But all too often, the way that this process works is decided by relatively small numbers of countries and people –- often those based in the global North, in “elite” institutions or in large, commercial publishers.

Important voices can be missed and, as a result, important learning about what people have found already works around the world is not reflected in academia, policy decisions, and practice. 

In a recent Scholarly Kitchen webinar, I was delighted to be joined by great speakers from three continents, who are all experts in open access with different perspectives. This post summarizes some of the key themes discussed by Arianna Becerril García, who is based in Mexico, Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou, who is based in Cameroon, and Vrushali Dandawate, who is in India...."

Link:

https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2021/05/13/global-trends-in-open-access-africa-asia-and-latin-america/

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Tags:

oa.new oa.trends oa.africa oa.asia oa.latin_america oa.india oa.multilingualism oa.policies oa.offsets oa.agreements oa.south

Date tagged:

05/14/2021, 16:08

Date published:

05/14/2021, 12:08