Open Access statistics for South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2024. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
53%
Total
Publications
499K
Total Open
Publications
265K
Total
Citations
12M
Open Access
Percentage
53%
Total
Publications
499K
Total Open
Publications
265K
Total
Citations
12M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
28%
Both
20%
Other Platform Open
4%
Closed
48%
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 60%
142K
Hybrid 25%
58K
No Guarantees 15%
37K
Other Platform Open
Domain 52%
63K
Institution 47%
57K
Other Internet 21%
26K
Preprint 9%
10K
Public 5%
5.7K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
PubMed Central | Domain | 63K |
DOI | Other Internet | 20K |
University of Pretoria - UpSpace Institutional Repository | Institution | 12K |
arXiv | Preprint | 9.9K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 6.4K |
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services | Institution | 5.5K |
Europe PMC | Domain | 5.2K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 5.2K |
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI OAI | Institution | 5.2K |
Figshare | Public | 4.6K |
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