Journals in the developing world face challenges in becoming known and respected in the international research landscape. Siân Harris describes Journal Publishing Practices and Standards, established and managed by African Journals Online and INASP
INASP’s AuthorAID project has formed a partnership with Penelope.ai, an automated manuscript checking service
INASP and AJOL have launched a comprehensive framework for assessing the quality of the publishing processes of journals in the global south
Siân Harris reports from the recent INASP Publishers for Development conference
Humphrey Kombe Keah is an information management and digital services specialist at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. He discusses the opportunities and challenges of information access in Kenya for agricultural science and national development.
Martijn Roelandse
It might be fair to say we have entered the era of irreproducible science, write Martijn Roelandse and Anita Bandrowski
Heather Staines
The new non-profit Knowledge Futures Group offers institutions a valuable scholarly communications resource, writes Heather Staines
From deposits to discovery, Rebecca Pool looks at the long and winding journey of the institutional repository
A UK-based university librarian, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices for some ebooks
Daniel Keirs considers open science from the perspective of a physics publisher, including some of the steps needed to accelerate progress
Matt McKay
Papers related to the pandemic have been downloaded more than 150 million times, writes Matt McKay
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi, editor-in-chief of the Web of Science at Clarivate, explains what editorial integrity means for citation data and journal evaluation
Alex Freeman
Documentary-maker Alex Freeman never imagined she would create a tool that could overhaul the structure of academic publishing, writes Faye Holst
