Abstract:
Publishing is an important component of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity
Building in Agriculture’s (RUFORUM) work to improve the quality of postgraduate training
and research in the agricultural sciences. But many members of the RUFORUM network
are not familiar with the benefits of open access publishing. This article explains the concept,
its importance within the African context, ways in which the RUFORUM community can
take advantage of publishing research articles in an open access format, and ways to evaluate
open access journals in order to ensure that the most appropriate journal is selected.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2014
Region Focus:
Africa Wide
Collection:
RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
Agris Subject Categories:
Agrovoc terms:
Additional keywords:
Licence conditions:
Open Access
Access restriction:
Form:
Printed resource
Publisher:
Extent:
27 - 35
