Bridging the north/south divide
11 October 2023
Simon Linacre outlines the changing dynamics of pharmaceutical research between Global North and Global South and the implications for scholarly communications
Global South
For African research to thrive, Africans must be in charge
26 June 2023
Lack of local investment limits the scope of research to whatever international actors decide, disenfranchising Africans, writes Ed Gerstner
CC BY-SA 4.0 D Wells
Cambridge OA fees waived for low- and middle-income countries
11 April 2023
Academics from 107 countries will be able to publish their research open access in Cambridge journals at no cost
"Born in India, but for the world"
20 March 2023
Vivek Mehra describes the foundation of Vikramshila, which aims to "embrace academics of all nations"
Shafina Segon and Vivek Mehra
Company wants to see India as an industry 'frontrunner'
9 March 2023
Vikramshila is inviting researchers and professionals yearning to publish their findings to make contact
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Open Book: African scholars facing economic crunch
20 June 2022
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
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Pandemic brings preprints into the spotlight
19 May 2022
From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
How can academic libraries align with sustainable development goals?
3 January 2020
Haseeb Md. Irfanullah looks at the role for Bangladesh libraries in driving the country's evolution
Digital Science joins Research4Life initiative
19 June 2019
Digital Science is to collaborate with Research4Life in a deal that will give all Research4Life participants access to its Dimensions Plus product
INASP deal means manuscript checking won't cost a Penny for Global South researchers
5 February 2018
INASP’s AuthorAID project has formed a partnership with Penelope.ai, an automated manuscript checking service
