At a meeting held on the 3rd December 2025 at Kings College, Cambridge over 50 delegates, comprising researchers, publishers, librarians, research funders and scholarly communication infrastructure providers, came together to discuss the Publish, Rev... The meeting, which was organised by COAR and the University of Cambridge Library and Archives with contributions from ASAPbio, aimed to showcase various PRC initiatives from around the world and illustrate its many benefits such as increased rigour, ...
Preprints have the potential to bring about greater equity in the publishing process and academia more widely. However, the adoption of preprints varies significantly across academic fields and geographical regions. Across Africa, there is limited evidence regarding the number of preprints posted and used. However, the data that does exist points to a low number of published preprints across the region.
To better understand the awareness and perception of preprints from Africa-based researchers, a group of ASAPbio 2023 Fellows have designed a short survey. This survey will help direct efforts towards expanding the adoption of preprints in the Africa region.
If you’re a researcher based in Africa and have experience or thoughts about preprints please consider completing our short survey.