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]
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edit- ^ a b Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (27 June 2018). "A research platform for African scientists will take papers in local languages". Quartz Africa.
- ^ a b Mallapaty, Smriti (25 June 2018). "African scientists launch their own preprint repository". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05543-w. S2CID 158526432.
- ^ Garisto, Daniel (October 2019). "Preprints Make Inroads Outside of Physics". www.aps.org. American Physical Society.
- ^ Staines, Heather (23 July 2020). "Investing in a brighter future". www.researchinformation.info.
- ^ a b Mallapaty, Smriti (13 February 2020). "Popular preprint servers face closure because of money troubles". Nature. 578 (7795): 349. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00363-3. PMID 32071446. S2CID 211138911.
- ^ "AfricArXiv Preprints".
Further consideration
edit- Ahinon, Justin Sègbédji; Arafat, Hisham; Ahmad, Umar; Achampong, Joyce; Aldirdiri, Osman; Ayodele, Obasegun Tekena; Okelo, Luke; Bezuidenhout, Louise; Cary, Michael; Fath, Nada; Ksibi, Nabil Aziz; Nasr, Fayza; Nguemeni, Carine; Maina, Mahmoud Bukar; Mensah, Priscilla; Obanda, Johanssen; Owango, Joy; Ogunlaja, Ahmed; Simpson, Gregory; Havemann, Johanna (25 September 2020). "AfricArXiv – the pan-African Open Scholarly Repository (Overview and Roadmap)". doi:10.31730/osf.io/56p3e. S2CID 242390278.
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