Zimbabwe Open University

Zimbabwe Open University

Zimbabwe Open University is an open distance education university in Zimbabwe. Established in 1999, ZOU is the only distance education university in the country that offers an opportunity for students to earn as they learn. Derived from Wikipedia licensed CC-BY-SA.

Open Access statistics for Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe, covering academic research published from 2000 to 2025. Read More.


Open Access Percentage

70%


Total
Publications

1K


Total Open
Publications

728


Total
Citations

5.4K


Open Access
Percentage

70%


Total
Publications

1K


Total Open
Publications

728


Total
Citations

5.4K

Wikipedia

Website

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Breakdown

48% 18% 4% 30%

Publisher Open

48%

Both

18%

Other Platform Open

4%

Closed

30%

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

0102030405060708090100110120130Total Publications
20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Open

Closed

Publisher Open

21%OA Journal

OA Journal 21%

146

Hybrid 33%

221

No Guarantees 46%

312

Other Platform Open

Institution 53%

122

Other Internet 25%

57

Public 21%

49

Domain 12%

28

Preprint 7%

16

Other Platform Locations

Name

Platform Type

Publications

doaj.org OAI-PMH Repository
Institution
100
Zenodo
Public
43
DOI
Other Internet
31
PubMed Central
Domain
27
Unknown Repository
Other Internet
26
Research Square
Preprint
13
University of Pretoria
Institution
10
Open Research Library
Public
4
Preprints
Preprint
3
Intech (Slovakia)
Institution
3
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Data updated 12 August 2026

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