Research Article

Research communications in the 21st century


Nyerhovwo J. Tonukari

Editor, African Journal of Biotechnology (http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB), E-mail: ajb@academicjournals.org, ajb_acadjourn@yahoo.com.

Abstract

Scientific inquiry thrives only in a society that fosters the free flow of ideas and information. The power of online (internet) publication in democratizing science and incorporating scientists from developing countries into the scientific community is profound. The desired and obvious properties of scientific publishing such as accessibility, economy, quality, innovation, and retrieval can be more readily achieved with electronic methods. Online publication is much cheaper and faster, and that is major reason Africa should embrace the open access model for research communication. An open access African journal (the African Journal of Biotechnology) is evaluated.

Key words: Open access, African Journal of Biotechnology, research communications.

 
Received: 2004-01-20Published: 2004-01-20
AJMR 2004, 3(1), 1-6
© The Author(s). Published by MOSP. This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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