Article-processing charges as a barrier for science in low-to-medium income regions



Título del documento: Article-processing charges as a barrier for science in low-to-medium income regions
Revista: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000452417
ISSN: 0074-0276
Autores: 1
2
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Instituciones: 1Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Curitiba, Parana. Brasil
2Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
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Volumen: 117
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés It is widely accepted that science is universal by nature. However, to make science universal, access to research findings is imperative. The open access model of publication of academic articles was established and consolidated during the last two decades. However, most of the open access journals apply article-processing charges (APCs), which can cost more than USD 10,000.00. In regions where support for research is scarce, these funds are usually not available. Similar problems occur in countries with weak economies and, consequently, unfavorable currency conversion rates. This situation reveals a barrier to the alleged universality of science and the access to research findings. In this manuscript, the barriers faced by authors and institutions from low-to-middle income regions to cover APCs and make their science freely available are discussed and illustrated with recent numbers
Disciplinas: Ciencia y tecnología
Palabras clave: Ciencia,
Revistas científicas,
Cargo por procesamiento de artículos,
Acceso abierto,
Divulgación de la ciencia
Keyword: Science,
Scientific journals,
Article processing charges,
Open access,
Science divulgation
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