AfricArXiv is an
open-access repository
An open repository or open-access repository is a digital platform that holds research output and provides free, immediate and permanent access to research results for anyone to use, download and distribute. To facilitate open access such reposito ...
for
preprints of academic publications which are either about Africa or by African scientists.
The platform was established in 2018.
It was established to make preprint servers more available in various fields and regions. Its establishment happen during trends to provide more digital services to support science in Africa.
From its founding the platform welcomed publications in any African language.
In July 2020 the platform began hosting audio and video files.
The
Center for Open Science
The Center for Open Science is a non-profit technology organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia with a mission to "increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research." Brian Nosek and Jeffrey Spies founded the o ...
hosts the platform.
The cost of operating the servers is significant and that organization takes a fee to cover its costs.
Preprints can be submitted to AfricArXiv via
ScienceOpen. Users need to have a verified
ORCID
The ORCID (; Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a nonproprietary alphanumeric code to uniquely identify authors and contributors of scholarly communication.
This addresses the problem that a particular author's contributions to the scien ...
digital identifier and should include in their
manuscripts
A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way. More recently, the term has c ...
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.
See also
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List of preprint repositories
This is a list of repositories used to store open science
Open science is the movement to make scientific research (including publications, data, physical samples, and software) and its dissemination accessible to all levels of society, ama ...
References
Further consideration
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External links
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Internet properties established in 2018
2018 establishments in Africa