Preprints and Open Scholarship

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dc.contributor.authorNancy Nyambura
dc.contributor.authorHavemann, Jo
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-21T13:01:24Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-21
dc.description.abstractThis presentation explores how preprints and open scholarship practices can strengthen the visibility, accessibility, and impact of African research. It highlights the role of AfricArxiv as a community-led platform advancing open knowledge sharing across the continent.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/10498
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/
dc.subjectOpen Scholarship
dc.subjectPreprints
dc.subjectAfricArxiv
dc.subjectOpen Science
dc.subjectInclusive Research
dc.subjectOpen Access Week
dc.titlePreprints and Open Scholarship
dc.title.alternativeAccelerating African Knowledge Dissemination
dc.typePresentation

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This presentation explores how preprints and open scholarship make it easier for African researchers to share their work, connect with others, and increase their visibility. It also highlights how AfricArxiv supports open, inclusive, and collaborative research across the continent. Beginning with a brief look at the evolution of preprints, from their early use in physics to their growing adoption across disciplines, the talk discusses their benefits, including faster dissemination, increased citations, and stronger collaboration opportunities. It also addresses common concerns such as credibility, plagiarism, and recognition, showing how solutions like DOIs, open peer review, and community curation help ensure trust and credit for authors. Through the lens of an early-career professional, the presentation reflects on Africa’s growing participation in open scholarship, the remaining gaps in infrastructure and awareness, and the practical steps forward. It calls for collective action to make African research more discoverable, inclusive, and impactful, one preprint at a time.
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