Academic Publishing Practices: Perspectives from Ghanaian Universities

The Project

This collaborative GCRF-funded project brings together the University of Oxford and the University of Ghana to explore academic publication practices in a range of applied and interdisciplinary fields.

The aim is to develop a fuller understanding how individual choices are shaped by institutional expectations and incentives within a commercial publishing environment.

We are doing interviews with a range of academic staff at two Ghanaian universities. We are also seeking to gather the insights of journal editors and peer reviewers working for new academic publishers that have opened up publishing opportunities for African researchers.

Emerging findings from the project are discussed here: https://www.coronatimes.net/going-online-academic-collaboration/

Co-Investigators

Patricia Kingori (Ethox), Paulina Tindana (University of Ghana)

Research Assistants

Samuel Chatio (University of Ghana), Abigail BranfordNatasha Robinson, Kelsey Inouye, Iyone Agboraw University of Oxford)

 

Resources

Emerging findings from the project are discussed here: https://www.coronatimes.net/going-online-academic-collaboration/

Project Details

Start date: September 2019
End date: July 2020
Funder: Research England GCRF internal funding
Theme: Higher Education; Policy, Economy and Society