African Union

African Union

The African Union is a continental union of 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for African Union, Ethiopia, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

80%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

1.3K


Total
Citations

35K


Open Access
Percentage

80%


Total
Publications

1.6K


Total Open
Publications

1.3K


Total
Citations

35K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

19% 50% 10% 21%

Publisher Open

19%

Both

50%

Other Platform Open

10%

Closed

21%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

050100150200250300Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

69%OA Journal

OA Journal 69%

750

Hybrid 16%

168

No Guarantees 15%

168

Other Platform Open

Domain 70%

673

Institution 65%

624

Preprint 10%

94

Other Internet 7%

71

Public 4%

34

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
701
doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
509
University of Edinburgh
Institution
59
medRxiv
Preprint
46
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
40
Research Square
Preprint
40
DOI
Other Internet
37
Figshare
Public
34
King's College London
Institution
24
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Institution
21
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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