Open Access statistics for South Africa, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.
Open Access Percentage
57%
Total
Publications
593K
Total Open
Publications
339K
Total
Citations
14M
Open Access
Percentage
57%
Total
Publications
593K
Total Open
Publications
339K
Total
Citations
14M
Breakdown
Publisher Open
21%
Both
28%
Other Platform Open
8%
Closed
43%
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%
173K
Hybrid 26%
75K
No Guarantees 15%
44K
Other Platform Open
Institution 72%
153K
Domain 39%
83K
Other Internet 17%
36K
Preprint 9%
20K
Public 5%
9.6K
Other Platform Locations
Name | Platform Type | Publications |
|---|---|---|
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository | Institution | 98K |
PubMed Central | Domain | 83K |
DOI | Other Internet | 30K |
University of Pretoria | Institution | 15K |
Unknown Repository | Other Internet | 11K |
arXiv | Preprint | 10K |
Figshare | Public | 8.2K |
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Institution | 5.8K |
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot | Institution | 5.4K |
Office of Scientific and Technical Information | Institution | 5.4K |
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