Open Access statistics for South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
593K
Total Open
Publications
344K
Total
Citations
14M
Open Access
Percentage
58%
Total
Publications
593K
Total Open
Publications
344K
Total
Citations
14M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
22%
Both
28%
Other Platform Open
8%
Closed
42%
Percentage of Open Access over time
Publisher Open
Both
Other Platform Open
Closed
Volume of Open Access over time
Open
Closed
Publisher Open
OA Journal 59%
174K
Hybrid 26%
76K
No Guarantees 15%
46K
Other Platform Open
Institution 73%
155K
Domain 39%
83K
Other Internet 16%
35K
Preprint 9%
20K
Public 5%
9.6K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 99K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 83K |
DOI | Other Internet | 29K |
University of Pretoria | Institution | 16K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 11K |
arXiv | Preprint | 10K |
Figshare | Public | 8.2K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 5.4K |
Office of Scientific and Technical Information | Institution | 5.4K |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Institution | 5.3K |
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