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Open access to scholarly communication in South Africa occurs online via journals, repositories, and a variety of other tools and platforms. Compared to other African nations, open access in South Africa has grown quickly in recent years.

According to UNESCO, South Africa is a leading African country in terms of open access policies on the governmental level and grass-roots initiatives in universities and research organizations.^[1] South African signatories to the international "Open Access 2020" campaign, launched in 2016, include the South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC) and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.^[2] As of January 2018, there are nine research entities with policies in the international Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies.^[3]

Journals

As of April 2018, the international Directory of Open Access Journals records some 79 open access journals produced in South Africa.^[4]

Repositories

As of July 2018, the Directory of Open Access Repositories lists 39 repositories in South Africa. This includes 11 traditional universities (or at least their departments), several universities of technology (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, Central University of Technology and Tshwane University of Technology), three comprehensive universities (University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa and University of Zululand) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).^[1]^[5]

Sources

This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 (license statement/permission). Text taken from Global Open Access Portal, UNESCO. UNESCO.

References

^ ^a ^b "South Africa". Global Open Access Portal. UNESCO. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ "OA2020 Expression of Interest: List of Signatories". Oa2020.org. Münich: Max Planck Digital Library. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ "Browse by Country: South Africa". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. United Kingdom: University of Southampton. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ "Directory of Open Access Journals". United Kingdom: Infrastructure Services for Open Access. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
^ "Africa: Southern Africa: South Africa". Directory of Open Access Repositories. United Kingdom: Jisc. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

External links

"Open Access Journals: SciELO South Africa". LibGuides. University of Fort Hare Libraries. Searchable full-text journal database
Peter Suber (ed.). "(South Africa)". Open Access Tracking Project. Harvard University. OCLC 1040261573. News and comment from the worldwide movement for open access to research
Open Access Week 2013 at the University of Cape Town
"Berlin 10 Open Access Conference". 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Held at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, November 7–8, 2012.
CSIR Research Space provides access to some of the research outputs generated by CSIR scientists.
Rhodes Digital Commons provides access to some of the research output generated by the Rhodes University community.
SUNScholar provides access to research output from Stellenbosch University.
UPSpace provides access to some of the research outputs generated by researchers at the University of Pretoria.
UWC Theses Online The University of the Western Cape electronic theses and dissertations repository holds full-text theses submitted for degree purposes since 2004, with selected titles prior to 2004.
Boloka provides access to some of the research outputs generated by researchers at the North-West University.
http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Ranking/National
"Browse by Country: Africa: South Africa". Registry of Open Access Repositories. UK.
Open Access in South Africa, DRIVER: Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research, archived from the original on 23 August 2011
OpenUCT provides access to full-text electronic theses and dissertations submitted for degree purposes at University of Cape Town
ZivaHub: Open Data UCT provides open access to research data generated at University of Cape Town

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[unesco-1] "South Africa". Global Open Access Portal. UNESCO. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

[2] "OA2020 Expression of Interest: List of Signatories". Oa2020.org. Münich: Max Planck Digital Library. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[3] "Browse by Country: South Africa". ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies. United Kingdom: University of Southampton. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[doaj-4] "Directory of Open Access Journals". United Kingdom: Infrastructure Services for Open Access. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

[opendoar-5] "Africa: Southern Africa: South Africa". Directory of Open Access Repositories. United Kingdom: Jisc. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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+{{short description|Overview of the culture and regulation of open access in South Africa}}
-[[Open access]] to [[scholarly communication]] in [[South Africa]] occurs [[Telecommunications in South Africa|online]] via [[Open access journal|journals]], [[Open access repository|repositories]], and a variety of other tools and platforms. Compared to other African nations, open access in South Africa has grown quickly in recent years. According to [[Unesco]], South Africa is a leading African country in terms of open access [[open access policy|policies]] on the governmental level and grass-roots initiatives in universities and research organizations.<ref name=unesco>{{cite web |url= http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/africa/south-africa/ |work=Global Open Access Portal |title=South Africa |publisher=Unesco |accessdate= 30 January 2018 }}</ref>
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+[[Open access]] to [[scholarly communication]] in [[South Africa]] occurs [[Telecommunications in South Africa|online]] via [[Open access journal|journals]], [[Open access repository|repositories]], and a variety of other tools and platforms. Compared to other [[Africa]]n nations, open access in South Africa has grown quickly in recent years.
-As of April 2018, the international [[Directory of Open Access Journals]] records some 79 [[open access journals]] produced in South Africa.<ref name=doaj /> As of January 2018, there are nine research entities with policies in the international [[Registry of Open Access Repositories]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://roarmap.eprints.org/view/country/710.html |accessdate= 31 January 2018 |title=Browse by Country: South Africa |work=ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies |publisher=[[University of Southampton]] |location=UK }}</ref>
+According to [[UNESCO]], South Africa is a leading African country in terms of open access [[open access policy|policies]] on the governmental level and grass-roots initiatives in universities and research organizations.<ref name=unesco>{{cite web |url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/africa/south-africa/ |work=Global Open Access Portal |title=South Africa |publisher=UNESCO |access-date=30 January 2018}}</ref> South African signatories to the international "Open Access 2020" campaign, launched in 2016, include the [[South African National Library and Information Consortium]] (SANLiC) and [[University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oa2020.org/mission/#eois |title= OA2020 Expression of Interest: List of Signatories |access-date= 10 June 2018 |work= Oa2020.org |publisher=[[Max Planck Digital Library]] |location=Münich }}</ref> As of January 2018, there are nine research entities with policies in the international [[ROARMAP|Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://roarmap.eprints.org/view/country/710.html |access-date=31 January 2018 |title=Browse by Country: South Africa |work=ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies |publisher=[[University of Southampton]] |location=United Kingdom}}</ref>
 ==Journals==
-Among the open access journals published in South Africa are the following titles:<ref name=doaj>{{cite web |url= http://doaj.org |title=(Search: Country of Publisher: South Africa) |work= Directory of Open Access Journals |publisher= Infrastructure Services for Open Access |location=UK |accessdate= 14 April 2018 }}</ref>
+As of April 2018, the international [[Directory of Open Access Journals]] records some 79 [[open access journals]] produced in South Africa.<ref name=doaj>{{cite web |url=http://doaj.org |title=Directory of Open Access Journals |publisher=Infrastructure Services for Open Access |location=United Kingdom |access-date=14 April 2018}}</ref>
-* [[African Human Rights Law Journal]] ({{issn|1609-073X}})
-* [[African Invertebrates]] ({{issn|1681-5556}}, {{issn|2305-2562}})
-* [[Journal for the Study of Religion]] ({{issn|1011-7601}}, {{issn|2413-3027}})
-* [[Lexikos]] ({{issn|1684-4904}}, {{issn|2224-0039}})
-* [[South African Journal of Science]] ({{issn|0038-2353}}, {{issn|1996-7489}})
-* [[South African Medical Journal]] ({{issn|0256-9574}}, {{issn|2078-5135}})
-* [[Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies]] ({{issn|2072-8050}})
-* [[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]] ({{issn|0041-476X}}, {{issn|2309-9070}})
 ==Repositories==
+As of July 2018, the [[Directory of Open Access Repositories]] lists 39 repositories in South Africa. This includes 11 traditional universities (or at least their departments), several universities of technology ([[Cape Peninsula University of Technology]], [[Durban University of Technology]], [[Central University of Technology]] and [[Tshwane University of Technology]]), three comprehensive universities ([[University of Johannesburg]], [[University of South Africa]] and [[University of Zululand]]) and [[Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]] (CSIR).<ref name=unesco /><ref name=opendoar>{{cite web |url=http://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/view/repository_by_country/018.html |title=Africa: Southern Africa: South Africa |work=Directory of Open Access Repositories |publisher=[[Jisc]] |location=United Kingdom |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref>
-Institutional repositories provide online access to full text information and multimedia files. In general, open access is provided to the full [[text file]]s linked to the entries. [[Institutional repository|Institutional repositories]] emerged to address the challenge facing most organizations, namely the management of and access to the vast number of knowledge artifacts, ranging from journal articles, [[research report]]s, books, research papers, and conference papers to [[ad hoc]] explicit records in electronic formats. All of these require effective management, preservation, and curation for efficient retrieval to facilitate the sharing of [[Science|scientific knowledge]]. One of the expectations of the international scientific and [[Scientific community|research community]] is to be able to monitor and share information among peers. Although organizations are expected and required to be able and willing to provide other bodies with the access required after they have implemented their own repository, it remains a voluntary service. It is however, required that international copyright laws are honored by the individual authors and the institutions implementing a repository service. Authorisation to include items should either be verified against the [[SHERPA/RoMEO]] list or else, obtained from the [[Copyright|copyright holder]].
-South African research organizations and academic institutions have joined the global drive of making knowledge available in a free and open manner. The drive within South Africa is gaining momentum as more academic institutions and research organizations are starting to participate.
-In the spirit of cooperation and sharing, this list of repositories provides an entry point to the wealth of information located in South African Repositories.
 ==See also==
 * [[African Journals OnLine]]
-* [[Internet in South Africa]]
 * [[Access to information in South Africa]]
-* [[Education in South Africa]]
-* [[Media of South Africa]]
-* [[Copyright law of South Africa]]
 * [[Science and technology in South Africa]]
 * [[List of archives in South Africa]]
+* [[:Category:Open access by country|Open access in other countries]]
+== Sources ==
+{{Free-content attribution
+| title = Global Open Access Portal
+| author =
+| publisher = UNESCO
+| page numbers =
+| source = UNESCO
+| documentURL = http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/access-by-region/africa/south-africa
+| license statement URL = http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/portals-and-platforms/goap/
+| license = CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0
+| }}
 ==References==
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 ==Further reading==
-* {{citation |title=Michelle Willmers on the state of Open Access |url= https://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/michelle-willmers-on-state-of-open.html |author=Richard Poynder |work=Open and Shut? |location=UK |via=BlogSpot |year=2013 }}. (About South Africa)
+*{{citation |title=Michelle Willmers on the state of Open Access: Where are we, what still needs to be done?|url=https://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/michelle-willmers-on-state-of-open.html |author=Richard Poynder |author-link=Richard Poynder |work=Open and Shut?|date=2013-10-30}}
-* {{citation |url= https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/7652/CILT_Czerniewicz_OpenAccessSouthAfrica_2014.pdf |title=Open Access in South Africa: a Case Study and Reflections |author1= Laura Czerniewicz |author2= Sarah Goodier |journal=[[South African Journal of Science]] |volume=110 |year= 2014
+*{{citation |url=https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/handle/11427/7652/CILT_Czerniewicz_OpenAccessSouthAfrica_2014.pdf |title=Open Access in South Africa: a Case Study and Reflections |author1=Laura Czerniewicz |author2=Sarah Goodier |journal=[[South African Journal of Science]] |volume=110 |year= 2014}}
+*{{citation |url=http://marketing.aosis.co.za/Press_Releases/Open_Access_Scholarly_Publishing_in_South_Africa_-_2014.pdf |title=Open Access Publishing in South Africa- 2014 |author= Pierre JT de Villiers |publisher=African Online Scientific Information Systems |location=Durbanville |year=2014}}
-}}
-* {{citation |url=http://marketing.aosis.co.za/Press_Releases/Open_Access_Scholarly_Publishing_in_South_Africa_-_2014.pdf |title=Open Access Publishing in South Africa- 2014 |author= Pierre JT de Villiers |publisher=African Online Scientific Information Systems |location=Durbanville |year= 2014
+*{{citation |url=http://www.righttoresearch.org/blog/open-access-south-africa-starting-a-student-networ.shtml |title=Open Access South Africa: Starting a Student Network |work=Righttoresearch.org |publisher=[[Right to Research Coalition]] |location=Washington DC |year= 2014}}
+*{{cite web |title=Open Access in higher education in South Africa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131213056/http://www.itwebafrica.com/companynews/782-opencollab/239793-open-access-in-higher-education-in-south-africa |url=http://www.itwebafrica.com/companynews/782-opencollab/239793-open-access-in-higher-education-in-south-africa |archive-date=31 January 2018 |work= Itwebafrica.com |date=28 August 2017}}
-}}
-* {{citation |url=http://www.righttoresearch.org/blog/open-access-south-africa-starting-a-student-networ.shtml |title=Open Access South Africa: Starting a Student Network |work=Righttoresearch.org |publisher=[[Right to Research Coalition]] |location=Washington DC |year= 2014
+* {{cite book |chapter= South Africa |author= [[Walt Crawford]] |title=Gold Open Access by Country 2012-2017 |url=https://waltcrawford.name/goaj.html |publisher=Cites & Insights Books |location= US |year= 2018 }} {{free access}}
-}}
-* {{cite web |title=Open Access in higher education in South Africa |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131213056/http://www.itwebafrica.com/companynews/782-opencollab/239793-open-access-in-higher-education-in-south-africa |url= http://www.itwebafrica.com/companynews/782-opencollab/239793-open-access-in-higher-education-in-south-africa |archivedate= 31 January 2018 |work= Itwebafrica.com |date= 28 August 2017
-}}
 ==External links==
-* {{cite web |url=http://ufh.za.libguides.com/c.php?g=675362&p=4758890 |series=LibGuides |publisher=[[University of Fort Hare]] Libraries |title=Open Access Journals: SciELO South Africa |quote=Searchable full-text journal database }}
+*{{cite web |url=http://ufh.za.libguides.com/c.php?g=675362&p=4758890 |series=LibGuides |publisher=[[University of Fort Hare]] Libraries |title=Open Access Journals: SciELO South Africa |quote=Searchable full-text journal database}}
-* {{cite web |url= https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.south_africa |title=(South Africa) |work=[[Open Access Tracking Project]] |publisher=Harvard University |quote=News and comment from the worldwide movement for open access to research |editor=[[Peter Suber]] }}
+*{{cite web |url= https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.south_africa |title=(South Africa) |work=[[Open Access Tracking Project]] |oclc= 1040261573 |publisher=Harvard University |quote=News and comment from the worldwide movement for open access to research |editor=[[Peter Suber]] }}
-* [http://openuct.uct.ac.za/blog/wrap-open-access-week-2013 Open Access Week 2013] at the University of Cape Town
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140727204124/http://openuct.uct.ac.za/blog/wrap-open-access-week-2013 Open Access Week 2013] at the University of Cape Town
-* {{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112010106/http://www.berlin10.org/ |url=http://www.berlin10.org |archivedate= 12 January 2016 |year=2012 |title= Berlin 10 Open Access Conference }} Held at [[Stellenbosch University]], South Africa, November 7-8, 2012.
+* {{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112010106/http://www.berlin10.org/ |url=http://www.berlin10.org |archive-date= 12 January 2016 |year=2012 |title= Berlin 10 Open Access Conference }} Held at [[Stellenbosch University]], South Africa, November 7–8, 2012.
 * [http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/ CSIR Research Space] provides access to some of the research outputs generated by CSIR scientists.
-* [http://eprints.ru.ac.za/ ReRR] provides access to some of the research output generated by the [[Rhodes University]] community.
+* [http://vital.seals.ac.za:8080/vital/access/manager/Community/vital:43 Rhodes Digital Commons] provides access to some of the research output generated by the [[Rhodes University]] community.
 * [http://scholar.sun.ac.za/ SUNScholar] provides access to research output from [[Stellenbosch University]].
-* [https://www.up.ac.za/dspace/ UPSpace] provides access to some of the research outputs generated by researchers at the [[University of Pretoria]].
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090903010526/http://www.up.ac.za/dspace/ UPSpace] provides access to some of the research outputs generated by researchers at the [[University of Pretoria]].
 * [http://etd.uwc.ac.za UWC Theses Online] The [[University of the Western Cape]] electronic theses and dissertations repository holds full-text theses submitted for degree purposes since 2004, with selected titles prior to 2004.
 * [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za Boloka] provides access to some of the research outputs generated by researchers at the [[North-West University]].
 *http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Ranking/National
+* {{cite web |work=[[Registry of Open Access Repositories]] |location=UK |url= http://roar.eprints.org/view/geoname/geoname.html |title= Browse by Country: Africa: South Africa }}
+* {{citation |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110823134906/http://www.driver-support.eu/pmwiki/index.php?n=Main.SouthAfrica |url= http://www.driver-support.eu/pmwiki/index.php?n=Main.SouthAfrica |url-status=dead |title= Open Access in South Africa |publisher= DRIVER: Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European Research |archive-date= 23 August 2011 }}
+*[https://open.uct.ac.za/ OpenUCT] provides access to full-text electronic theses and dissertations submitted for degree purposes at [[University of Cape Town]]
+*[https://uct.figshare.com/ ZivaHub: Open Data UCT] provides open access to research data generated at [[University of Cape Town]]
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