Scientific African – new journal launched to showcase African research

from: Sci-Dev

• African researchers face the lack of platforms to publish their research
• Open access scientific journal to showcase African research has been launched
• There is need for increased investment in more Pan-African journals, expert says

from the Elsevier website:

Scientific African is owned by the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) and operated by the NEF Community of Scientists

Scientific African is a peer reviewed, open access, inter- and multidisciplinary scientific journal that is dedicated to expanding access to African research, increasing intra-African scientific collaboration, and building academic research capacity in Africa. The journal aims to provide a modern, highly-visible platform for publishing pan-African research and welcomes submissions from all scientific disciplines.
The journal welcomes submissions of full text research articles, reviews but also publishes invited perspectives and critical policy papers.