Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, recently launched 'Open Access Africa', a collection of initiatives designed to increase the output and visibility of scientific research published by African learning institutes. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana, has been announced as the first African Foundation Member to participate in the free scheme.
KNUST ranks 13th amongst African universities on the Webometrics World University Ranking and claims to be the only university in Ghana with an open access institutional repository and fully supports open access research. In addition, BioMed Central and KNUST have partnered to host the Open Access Africa 2011 conference, in conjunction with Computer Aid International, from October 25-26 during International Open Access Week.
Following the success of Open Access Africa 2010, the conference, now in its second year, will discuss the benefits of open access publishing in an African context and explore the possibilities provided to researchers through the facilitation of scientific and medical information flow. The conference is free to attend but registration is necessary.
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