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SUMMARY:An online workshop for open publishing of public health in Africa
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UID:indico-event-200@indico.wacren.net
CONTACT:libsense@publichealth.africa
DESCRIPTION:There is a need for local research in Africa to help provide a
 n evidence base for policy development\, but the researchers lack the oppo
 rtunity to publish their findings in local journals with results readily a
 vailable to other researchers or policymakers. Greater academic credit is 
 currently given to researchers who publish in high-impact international th
 an local journals. Most international journals either have high article pr
 ocessing charges or their contents are hidden behind paywalls. Many Afric
 an countries have no health journals or only one. A survey by PublicHealth
 .Africa found journals not indexed in scholarly search engines\, and one-h
 alf of the journals levied full Article Processing Charges to be paid by t
 he author or their institution. A subsequent survey of African teachers\, 
 researchers\, editors and publishers found their experience of open-access
  publishing limited\, as was their knowledge of its advantages and disadva
 ntages. Two-thirds of the respondents expressed a desire to join a mentor
 ing programme and to have access to online courses relevant to their inter
 ests. Based on this experience\, this workshop is designed to explore how 
 to develop an ecosystem for the open publishing of African research in pub
 lic health.Target Audience: Librarians (including medical librarians)\, ea
 rly career public health researchers\,  respondents to previous PHA surve
 ys and participants in the peer review course\, and other interested and r
 elevant parties.Expected Outputs:Action plans from four breakout groupsReg
 istration: https://wacren.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Evcu-qrT0pG9Z50NbqVnB
 Y6k-0ZAD1dELa \n\nhttps://indico.wacren.net/event/200/
LOCATION:Zoom
URL:https://indico.wacren.net/event/200/
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