AfricArXiv

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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]

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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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  1. 1 2 Asiedu, Kwasi Gyamfi (27 June 2018). "A research platform for African scientists will take papers in local languages". Quartz Africa .
  2. 1 2 Mallapaty, Smriti (25 June 2018). "African scientists launch their own preprint repository" . Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-018-05543-w. S2CID   158526432.
  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. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ "AfricArXiv Preprints".

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