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A research platform for African scientists will take papers in local languages
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
June 27, 2018

African languages will have a formal role in the scientific research community with the launch of a repository that encourages and accepts research in indigenous languages including Swahili, Akan, Zulu, Igbo and more.

AfricArXiv is an online platform that publishes preprints submitted exclusively from African scientists or those whose research is relevant to the continent. It is the latest to join a small, but growing roster of science publications trying to make sure African scientists don’t get left out of research publishing cycles. Preprints are drafts or complete articles that have not been peer-reviewed. They are especially useful because it allows scientists to receive quick and early feedback on projects they are working on.

...There is a growing awareness in the scientific community that Africa’s scientists are not getting the needed attention they need for their work. African scientists have long been disadvantaged by the very fact they are in Africa. For their research to be accepted globally, it must be published in a peer-reviewed journal, usually one outside of Africa, and the logistics of accomplishing this are difficult.

But things are changing.

In March, Scientific African was launched at the Next Einstein Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. A peer-reviewed online journal, Scientific African plans to be a world-class journal to amplify the impact of African research on the global stage. AAS Open Research was also launched in April and is backed by the African Academy of Sciences to publish peer-reviewed manuscripts.

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