The ‘Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa’ project, implemented by EIFL, African Journals Online (AJOL) and the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) with funding from Wellcome, has released  two resources that can help to achieve the goals of more equitable, inclusive, impactful and trusted publishing in Africa. 

The ‘No-fee open access publishing in Africa policy brief’ is aimed at the leadership of African institutions. It includes an overview of no-fee open access publishing, often referred to as Diamond open access publishing, and addresses the reasons, motivations and benefits for institutional support. The Policy Brief emphasises collective responsibility and collaborations among institutions, research funders and policymakers, and recommends actions that leaders of African institutions can take to foster and sustain Diamond OA publishing. 

A list of funding sources of African no-fee open access journals supplements the Policy Brief and provides real-life examples from institutions and journals to illustrate the different funding sources. 

Members of the No-fee OA Publishing in Africa Community of Practice, set up within the project, co-authored these resources.