The Challenge of Discoverability
AfricArXiv is working in collaboration with Open Knowledge Maps to increase the visibility of African research. In the midst of […]
Open Access
Decolonising Research Methodologies
AfricArXiv is contributing to decolonisation by promoting an understanding of decolonisation through preprints; accepting preprint submission in both lingua-franca and native languages, and enabling ownership of African research by Africans through establishing of a decentralized, Africa-owned digital repository for the African continent.
Comparative Literature Search
Here are a few quick search results in counter-chronological order for “illegal pharmaceuticals” (example search). Be aware that each platform works with a specific search approach and algorithm which is why we recommend for you to always compare and screen search results on more than one or two platforms:
Successful campaign: OSF preprint hosting & maintenance
We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the AfricArXiv hosting and maintenance on the Open Science Framework (OSF).
AfricArXiv, Announcements, Open Access, Perspectives (blog)
Job opportunity: Frontend developer for a Funding Observatory
As a frontend developer or tech-savvy person with experience in the same, you are cordially invited to contribute to finalizing
Join us at the Chatbot Africa & Conversational AI Summit
The Chatbot Africa & Conversational AI Summit is a virtual conference and exhibition for industry practitioners, adopters of Conversational AI, Chatbots, speech or voice technology, UX design, NLP & Virtual Assistant.
A podcast: Making African Science Visible
The AfricArXiv team contributed to the third episode of Code for Thought, a podcast on ‘software, engineering, research and anything in between’ created by Peter Schmidt of the Society of Research Software Engineering.
ScienceOpen and the University of South Africa Press launch the preprint server UnisaRxiv
Our partner repository ScienceOpen has cooperated with the University of South Africa (UNISA) Press to create the preprint server UnisaRxiv.
AfricArXiv supports COAR on their Input to “Data Repository Selection: Criteria that Matter”
On the 24th of November, 2020 the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) published a response to the Data repository Selection
COAR, TCC Africa and AfricArXiv sign partnership agreement
We are pleased to announce that the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and TCC Africa in collaboration with AfricArXiv have signed a partnership agreement focused on strengthening capacity and infrastructure for Open Science in Africa.