Open Access in developing countries – attitudes and experiences of researchers

« Open Access is often considered as particularly beneficial to researchers in the Global South. However, research into awareness of and attitudes to Open Access has been largely dominated by voices from the Global North. A survey was conducted of 507 researchers from the developing world and connected to INASP’s AuthorAID project to ascertain experiences and attitudes to Open Access publishing. The survey revealed problems for the researchers in gaining access to research literature in the first place. (…) »

source > zenodo.org, Andy Nobes, Andy, Sian Harris, 30 septembre 2019

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