Open Access statistics for South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
56%
Total
Publications
498K
Total Open
Publications
277K
Total
Citations
11M
Open Access
Percentage
56%
Total
Publications
498K
Total Open
Publications
277K
Total
Citations
11M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
24%
Both
23%
Other Platform Open
9%
Closed
44%
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 51%
118K
Hybrid 30%
69K
No Guarantees 19%
45K
Other Platform Open
Institution 44%
70K
Domain 44%
70K
Public 20%
32K
Preprint 15%
25K
Other Internet 12%
19K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 69K |
Europe PMC | Domain | 30K |
Semantic Scholar | Public | 28K |
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository | Institution | 25K |
arXiv | Preprint | 12K |
DOI | Other Internet | 5.5K |
Research Square | Preprint | 5.1K |
University College London - UCL Discovery | Institution | 4K |
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics - RePEc | Preprint | 3.8K |
Figshare | Public | 3.3K |