How the Global South is reshaping scholarly communication
The Global South has emerged as a beacon of innovation in scholarly publishing, championing equitable and community-driven models of knowledge dissemination. Here we explore various initiatives originating from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, highlighting platforms that are free for both readers and authors. These initiatives also promote multilingualism, public funding, and non-profit, scholarly-led governance structures. We argue that the Global South's approach offers a blueprint for a fairer, more inclusive, and more just academic publishing ecosystem.
Authors
- Olavo B. Amaral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-8978)
- Roseline Dzekem Dine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8210-9258)
- Carolina Santacruz-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-486X)
- Izuchukwu Azuka Okafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1017-9297)
- Chandana Basu Mallick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-2710)
- Mercury Shitindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-8786)
- Humberto Debat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-3739)
- Nurul Izzati
- Antoine Henry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-1808)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of the Virgin Islands (VI)
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NG)
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- Japan Real Estate Institute (JP)
- Universitätsmedizin Göttingen (DE)
- Uzima University College (KE)
- International Science Council (FR)
- National Agricultural Technology Institute (AR)
- UMass Memorial Medical Center (US)
- University of Göttingen (DE)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- eLife
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.108426
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.51