Nigerian journals, publishers, and libraries: a response to Hans Zell

Abstract An important and timely recent article by Hans Zell on Nigerian university presses prompts wider questions about the state of Nigerian scholarly publishing, how universities in general and journal publishers in particular adapt, and how libraries access scholarly outputs. This brief response to the article seeks to widen the discussion and encourage further research and action on the subject.

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Africa Bibliography Research and Documentation
Published
2024-11-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/abd.2024.5
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1
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Publishing and Scholarly Communication
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Nigerian journals, publishers, and libraries: a response to Hans Zell

Peter Limb
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Africa Bibliography Research and Documentation
Publishing and Scholarly Communication
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Nigerian journals, publishers, and libraries: a response to Hans Zell

Peter Limb
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Abstract

Abstract An important and timely recent article by Hans Zell on Nigerian university presses prompts wider questions about the state of Nigerian scholarly publishing, how universities in general and journal publishers in particular adapt, and how libraries access scholarly outputs. This brief response to the article seeks to widen the discussion and encourage further research and action on the subject.

Africa Bibliography Research and DocumentationVol. 3
African Union (ET)
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Publishing and Scholarly Communication
6.04
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