
We, the undersigned, declare to adhere to the following Principles for Open Access in Scholarly Communication in and about Africa:
1) Academic Research and knowledge from and about Africa should be freely available to all who wish to access, use or reuse it while at the same time being protected from misuse and misappropriation.
2) African scientists and scientists working on African topics and/or territory will make their research achievements including underlying datasets available in a digital Open Access repository or journal and an explicit Open Access licen
3) African research output should be made available in the principle common language of the global science community as well as in one or more local African languages.
4) It is important to take into consideration in the discussions indigenous and traditional knowledge in its various forms.
5) It is necessary to respect the diverse dynamics of knowledge generation and circulation by discipline and geographical area.
6) It is necessary to recognise, respect and acknowledge the regional diversity of African scientific journals, institutional repositories and academic systems.
7) African Open Access policies and initiatives promote Open Scholarship, Open Source
8) Multi-stakeholder mechanisms for collaboration and cooperation should be established to ensure equal participation across the African continent.
9) Economic investment in Open Access is consistent with its benefit to societies on the African continent – therefore institutions and governments in Africa provide the enabling environment, infrastructure and capacity building required to support Open Access
10) African Open Access stakeholders and actors keep up close dialogues with representatives from all world regions, namely Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania.
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African Principles for Open Access in Scholarly Communication
125 | Chinenyenwa Ohia | Dec 03, 2020 | |
124 | Fatimah Jibril Abduldayan | Oct 26, 2020 | |
123 | Oluwatoyin Obinyan | Oct 26, 2020 | |
122 | Kwesi Sewe | Oct 21, 2020 | |
121 | Houcemeddine Turki | Oct 18, 2020 | |
120 | Macsamuel Ugbaa | Oct 17, 2020 | |
119 | Johanssen Obanda | Oct 07, 2020 | |
118 | Atuha Peter | Sep 29, 2020 | |
117 | Morgan Hough | Aug 16, 2020 | |
116 | Abdeldjamil DEHAMNA | Apr 16, 2020 | |
115 | Chokri Ben Romdhane | Mar 01, 2020 | |
114 | Susan Moenga | Feb 13, 2020 | |
113 | Martie van Deventer | Jan 27, 2020 | |
112 | Nathaniel Amedu | Jan 26, 2020 | |
111 | Teresa Minguez | Dec 27, 2019 | |
110 | Mohamed Yassine Amarouch | Dec 26, 2019 | |
109 | Nabil Ksibi | Dec 16, 2019 | |
108 | Kamel Belhamel | Dec 06, 2019 | |
107 | Manfredi La Manna | Dec 06, 2019 | |
106 | Mahmoud Ibrahim | Dec 05, 2019 | |
105 | Hisham Arafat Shehata | Nov 05, 2019 | |
104 | Laura Boykin | Oct 29, 2019 | |
103 | Daimi Houria | Oct 29, 2019 | |
102 | Jean Claude Makangara Cigolo | Oct 29, 2019 | |
101 | Hugues Abriel | Oct 29, 2019 | |
100 | Nicholas Outa | Oct 10, 2019 | |
99 | Leana Esterhuyse | Sep 25, 2019 | |
98 | Edmond Sanganyado | Sep 06, 2019 | |
97 | Joy Owango | Aug 28, 2019 | |
96 | Sarah Kibirige | Aug 18, 2019 | |
95 | Gabiyu Ojo Adigun | Aug 03, 2019 | |
94 | DeeAnn Reeder | Jul 28, 2019 | |
93 | Katwesige Wycliff | Jul 26, 2019 | |
92 | Kenneth Irenoa | Jul 26, 2019 | |
91 | Ya'qub Ebrahim | Jul 04, 2019 | |
90 | Sizwe Ngcobo | Jul 04, 2019 | |
89 | Hugh Shanahan | Jun 08, 2019 | |
88 | Felix Emeka Anyiam | Jun 03, 2019 | |
87 | Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk | May 30, 2019 | |
86 | Matseliso M.M.C. Moshoeshoe Chadzingwa | May 28, 2019 | |
85 | Julius Atlhopheng | May 27, 2019 | |
84 | Rebecca Kahn | May 25, 2019 | |
83 | Chiara Gandini | May 23, 2019 | |
82 | Masimba Hilary Makoni | May 22, 2019 | |
81 | Thembelihle Hwalima | May 22, 2019 | |
80 | Hlomphang Pangeti | May 22, 2019 | |
79 | Beyene Meressa | May 22, 2019 | |
78 | Jethron Akala | May 21, 2019 | |
77 | Lynn Woolfrey | May 21, 2019 | |
76 | Alice Kibombo | May 21, 2019 | |
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The African Principles for Open Access in Scholarly Communication are based on the following principles and guidelines:
- Dakar Declaration on Open Access Publishing in Africa and the Global South (2016) | codesria.org/spip.php?article2595
- Invest in Open Infrastructure | investinopen.org
- FAIR Open Access Principles by the FAIR Open Access Alliance (FOAA) | fairopenaccess.org/the-fair-open-access-principles/
- Scholarly Commons Principles | force11.org/scholarly-commons/principles
- Vienna Principles | viennaprinciples.org
- AmeliCA Principles and Values | amelica.org/en/index.php/principios-y-valores/
- Jussieu Appell | jussieucall.org/jussieu-appell