Knowledge sharing in global health research – the impact, uptake and cost of open access to scholarly literature

Smith, Elise; Haustein, Stefanie; Mongeon, Philippe; Shu, Fei; Ridde, Valéry; Larivière, Vincent

doi:10.1186/s12961-017-0235-3

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Knowledge sharing in global health research – the impact, uptake and cost of open access to scholarly literature

Published in Health Research Policy and Systems • Aug 29, 2017

Authors:

Elise Smith

Stefanie Haustein

Philippe Mongeon

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In 1982, the Annals of Virology published a paper showing how Liberia has a highly endemic potential of Ebola warning health authorities of the risk for potential outbreaks; this journal is only available by subscription. Limiting the accessibility of such knowledge may have reduced info...

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Health services research

Health administration

Public health

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