From serials crisis to dollar crisis: The compelling evidence against <scp>APC</scp>‐based open access in sub‐<scp>Saharan Africa</scp> countries
Key points The article processing charges (APC)‐based model of open access has constituted a major obstacle to achieving open access in developing countries. High exchange rates of local currencies to the dollar make sustaining the APC open access model impractical. Other approaches should be used to achieve equitable and inclusive open access.
Authors
- Idowu Adegbilero‐Iwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1689-4913)
Institutions
- Afe Babalola University (NG)
- Tai Solarin University of Education (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Learned Publishing
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1620
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.56