No-fee Open Access Publishing in Africa Policy Brief

This Policy Brief is aimed at the leadership of African institutions. It provides an overview of no-fee open access (OA) publishing, often referred to as Diamond OA publishing, and shows how Diamond OA journals can help to achieve the goals of more equitable, inclusive, impactful and trusted publishing. The Policy Brief emphasises collective responsibility and collaborations among institutions, research funders and policymakers and recommends actions that leaders of African institutions can take to foster and sustain Diamond OA publishing. Recommendations made in this Policy Brief arise out of the ‘Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa’ project, implemented by EIFL, African Journals Online (AJOL) and the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) with funding from Wellcome. Further information about funding sources can be found in ‘Funding sources of African no-fee open access journals’.