Problems of Scientific Publishing in Developing Countries

International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications: Facilitating Scientific Publishing in Developing Countries

The International Network for the Availability of Scientifi c Publications (INASP) was established by the International Council for Science in 1992 to provide support for networking between information providers and users, particularly to bridge the information divide between the developed and developing world. Since 1992 INASP has worked, in response to requests, to develop its activities for ...

Importance of Ethical Publishing in Developing Countries

Journal editors are responsible for the integrity of the record they publish in their journals. Thus, the ethical aspect of publishing is an important part of editorial work. Ethical publishing is particularly important in small and developing communities (1), for two primary reasons. One is that an important role for the editor and the journal is educational role in a developing scientific com...

The challenges of publishing on health informatics in developing countries.

The Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries was established to meet a perceived need for Health Informaticians in developing countries to be able to share the results of their research in an affordable and easy-to-access online publication. The journal was developed using the open source platform "Open Journal System," and has now published 67 articles across 13 issues. A collabor...

Building scientific capacity in developing countries.

7 The phrases ‘technology transfer’ and ‘scientific capacity building’ are two of the many used to describe scientific partnerships between developed and developing countries. This is an extremely rich and fascinating process that is very complex and often oversimplified. It is undoubtedly an essential interaction. The Global Forum for Health Research report (Global Forum for Health Research, 1...

Problems of haematology training in developing countries.