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 2001 to 2024. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

84%


Total
Publications

790


Total Open
Publications

663


Total
Citations

21K


Open Access
Percentage

84%


Total
Publications

790


Total Open
Publications

663


Total
Citations

21K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

26% 49% 7% 18%

Publisher Open

26%

Both

49%

Other Platform Open

7%

Closed

18%

Percentage of Open Access over time

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%
200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Publisher Open

Both

Other Platform Open

Closed

Volume of Open Access over time

020406080100120140160Total Publications
200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

71%OA Journal

OA Journal 71%

378

Hybrid 15%

77

No Guarantees 14%

77

Other Platform Open

Domain 85%

349

Institution 17%

72

Other Internet 9%

37

Preprint 5%

19

Public 3%

11

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

PubMed Central
Domain
348
DOI
Other Internet
32
Research Square
Preprint
14
Europe PMC
Domain
14
Figshare
Public
11
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Diderot
Institution
10
DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services
Institution
10
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
6
University of Melbourne - Minerva Access
Institution
5
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research - CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs
Institution
5
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Data updated 18 August 2025

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