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25/03/2024 09:33
SANLiC and Taylor & Francis have announced a new Open Access Program for researchers in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.
Nitasha Devasar: “We are delighted to announce our first read and publish agreement in sub-Saharan Africa.”
Photograph: Taylor & Francis.
Researchers in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia will be supported to
publish open access (OA) articles in over 2,100 journals through a
three-year agreement reached by the South African National Library and
Information Consortium (SANLiC) and Taylor & Francis. Researchers will
also benefit from extended journal access and a new publishing training
program, added the publisher.
The transformative agreement,Taylor & Francis says its first in
sub-Saharan Africa, enables corresponding authors at participating
institutions to choose OA in all Taylor & Francis and Routledge Open
Select (hybrid) journals, including UNISA Press and NISC co-published
titles. In addition, researchers choosing to publish in full OA journals can
do so at reduced cost, with their institution’s support.
The agreement aims to cover OA publishing charges for all eligible articles,
helping every researcher to maximize the impact of their work by choosing
OA. Taylor & Francis is one of the world’s leading publishers of
Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) journals, so the agreement is expected
to be of help to HSS researchers, who typically have limited funding for OA
publishing.
In addition, the publisher says the read & publish agreement gives
faculty and students at participating institutions access to read more than
1,900 journals in both HSS and Science and Technology.
Taylor & Francis says its team will also deliver an editorial-led
program of training and resources for researchers in the region to support
better understanding of publishing and open research best practice.
Ellen Tise, chairperson of the SANLiC board of directors said: “This deal
has enabled South Africa to repurpose read-only subscription expenditure to
finance the right for our authors from participating institutions to publish
full and immediate open access in all Taylor & Francis Open Select
(hybrid) journals while retaining their copyright and without paying any
fee. When added to our 13 other such agreements, over 80% of South African
research traditionally published behind a paywall now has the potential to
be published fully open access without additional fees.”
Nitasha Devasar, vice president & commercial lead India, South Asia
& Africa at Taylor & Francis, added: “We are delighted to announce
our first read and publish agreement in sub-Saharan Africa. At the heart of
this partnership lies a commitment to championing diversity and equity in
scholarly communication, particularly amplifying the voices and
contributions from the Global South. The partnership enables affiliated
researchers from South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia to access an extensive
range of journals and empowers them to publish their work in an open-access
format for global reach, visibility, and impact.”
Dr Phethiwe Matutu, CEO for Universities in South Africa (USAf), said: “It
is indeed the most welcome news that SANLiC and Taylor & Francis managed
to clinch this three-year agreement. USAf regards the agreement as
cushioning our universities from the harsh reality of reduced state
subsidies that provide a lifeblood to the daily operations of universities
including library resources. USAf appreciates that the two entities
prioritize the advancement of open and high-quality learning in our
universities.”
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