Scholarly publishing in sub-Saharan Africa in the twenty-first century: Challenges and opportunities

A free flow of ideas and information is vital to the process of scientific inquiry, and in turn to the ability to address economic, environmental and social development issues both in the sub-Saharan Africa region and globally. Most of the challenges facing scholarly publishing in sub-Saharan Africa are global and do not respect national boundaries. Scholarly publishing enables research findings of scholars to cross international boundaries to provide strong, positive connections between individual scholars, institutions and nations. Such exchanges contribute to the expansion of the global knowledge base to which the sub-Saharan Africa region is linked. Participation in the global arena through scholarly communication may enable the sub-Saharan Africa region to have access to knowledge and information it needs to succeed in the global economy that is being digitized rapidly. Scholarly publishing is as a result of research and innovation which may improve the quality of knowledge and i...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2007
• Where: FIRSTMONDAY
• Authors: Ezra Ondari-Okemwa
• Keywords: FIRSTMONDAY 2007, Global, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sub-saharan Africa Region