Open access publishing: A review of publications originating from a medical college in Nigeria
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2014-07-24
Authors
Adeyemo, W.L.
James, O.
Adeyemo, T.A.
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J Clin Sci
Abstract
Background: Open Access (OA) publishing has gained tremendous acceptance in academic
publishing over the last decade. This paper reviews the number and trend of OA publishing
of research papers originating from College of Medicine University of Lagos (CMUL), Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: A computerized literature search of PubMed for all published
articles originating from CMUL between 1976 and 2013 was conducted. The search phrase
used was “College of Medicine University of Lagos”. The search was conducted on March 30,
2013. All articles tagged “Free article” or “Free PubMed article” were selected. Results: A total
of 1255 articles appeared in PubMed between 1976 and 2013 (37 years). At the first level of
screening, 162 articles were identified as “Open Access”. Second level of screening to eliminate
articles not originating from CMUL identified 124 articles. Only 15 OA articles were published
between 1976 and 2000 (24 years), 11 articles appeared as “Open Access” journals between 2001
and 2005 (5 years), 44 between 2006 and 2010 (5 years), and 54 articles were published between
2011 and 2013. Twenty‑four of these articles were published in Nigerian OA Journals, and the
remaining articles (100) in foreign journals. Conclusions: OA publishing is becoming popular
among researchers at CMUL. This trend has been observed worldwide. Nigerian researchers
are advised that while going along with the worldwide trend, they should however, be aware of
predatory OA journals and publishers. The criteria for determining predatory OA publishers
can be accessed via: www.scholarlyoa.com/publishers.
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Key words: Medical College, Nigeria, open access, review , Open access , Journals , Medical College , Publishing
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Adeyemo WL, James O, Adeyemo TA. Open access publishing: A review of publications originating from a medical college in Nigeria. J Clin Sciences 2014;11:17-19