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Digital publishing & the new era of digital divide
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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:00 authored by Allam AhmedThe scarcity of literature in educational institutions is a serious problem in different parts of the world, particularly in developing countries where there is a real need for better access to information. It is vitally important that the technological gap between developing and developed countries is narrowed, and scientific journals have a key role to play in ensuring that this takes place. This paper aims to assess and evaluate Digital Publishing (Open Access Publishing and Open Source Models) as a proposed solution to avoid restrictions on accessing scientific knowledge, particularly in the developing countries. More importantly, the paper outlines opportunities and challenges of open-access publishing for the developing countries. However, oftentimes there are mismatches between what the 'donor' countries can reasonably offer and what the developing countries can implement.
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International Journal of Learning and Intellectual CapitalISSN
1479-4853Publisher
InderscienceExternal DOI
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4Volume
2Page range
321-338Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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