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
  • List of academic preprint servers

References
  1. Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (27 June 2018). "A research platform for African scientists will take papers in local languages". Quartz Africa.
  2. Mallapaty, Smriti (25 June 2018). "African scientists launch their own preprint repository". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05543-w.
  3. Garisto, Daniel (October 2019). "Preprints Make Inroads Outside of Physics". www.aps.org. American Physical Society.
  4. Staines, Heather (23 July 2020). "Investing in a brighter future". www.researchinformation.info.
  5. Mallapaty, Smriti (13 February 2020). "Popular preprint servers face closure because of money troubles". Nature. pp. 349–349. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00363-3.
  6. "AfricArXiv Preprints".

Further consideration
  • 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". doi:10.31730/osf.io/56p3e. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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