AfricArxiv is a community-led digital archive for African research. We provide a platform to upload working papers, preprints, presentations, datasets, audio/visual files, and more via our affiliate partner platforms. We are enhancing the visibility of African research output for a globally balanced scholarly knowledge exchange.
Website: info.africarxiv.org
VAD Conference 2022: AfricArXiv Providing Reciprocal Discoverability of African Research Content
AfricArXiv was represented at the VAD conference 2022 in Freiburg, Germany, organized by the Africa Centre for Transregional Research (ACT) conference focused on the theme of African Europe, reciprocal perspectives and it addressed processes of co-production of knowledge as well as the mutual questioning of different ways. of thinking.
Deafness and Academia – A conversation with Wangari Joyce Ngugi
Following up on our previous episode with Joyce Wangari Nugi, in which we talked about Holistic wellness and mental health in research careers, this episode is about Wangari's work for the deaf community and deafness in academia.
We are joined by N'kadziri Aminah Idd, who facilitates sign language interpretation throughout our conversation (see the video below).
Preprint servers gain prominence, a spotlight on AfricArXiv
Talking about preprints and AfricArXiv in particular, we are honored to be featured in University World News along with colleagues and institutional partners Joy Owango (TCC Africa-Training Centre in Communication), Stephanie Dawson (ScienceOpen), Mark Hahnel (Figshare), Catherine Ahearn (Knowledge Futur
Podcast: AfricArXiv and TCC Africa Partnership for African Research Visibility
In October 2021, AfricArXiv, the African Open Access Portal, announced a partnership with the Training Centre in Communication TCC Africa […]
Holistic wellness and mental health in research careers – A conversation with Wangari Joyce Ngugi
Wangari talks about her experience as a professional in mental health, her work at Eider Africa, and the importance of community values for holistic well-being.
Open Reviewers Africa (presentation)
Owango, Joy, Munene, Aurelia, Ngugi, Wangari Joyce, Obanda, Johanssen, Havemann, Johanna, Saderi, Daniela, & Korzec, Kornelia. (2021, December 9). Open Reviewers Africa – A workshop to empower the next generation of African Peer Reviewers. FORCE2021: Joining Forces to Advance the Future of Research Communications. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5770712
New Dawn for African Researchers as TCC Africa and AfricArXiv Announce Formal Collaboration
The Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), based at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, and the pan-African Open Access portal […]
TCC Africa & AfricArXiv win at ASAPbio sprint
Under the title Encouraging Preprint Curation and Review, ASAPbio has held a design sprint to increase exposure for new and […]
Strengthening academic institutions and research on the African continent.
We work with
- African scientists and research institutions to enhance their positioning within the global research community
- Non-African scientists and institutions who wish to collaborate with African partners
Explore this map at kumu.io/a2p/african-digital-research-repositories
Our goal is to identify synergies between African and European research institutions for mutually beneficial collaboration projects.
Highlighting African scientists’ profiles and achievements
We encourage and advise African scientists to build an online presence for their academic achievements.
Supporting global scientific networking
We assist scientists in identifying collaboration partners in Africa.
Collaboration with like-minded organizations
We offer support and consultation on institutional optimization, career building, research equipment, and knowledge exchange on a global level.
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