Community members tell their AuthorAID stories

AuthorAID is one of INASP’s flagship initiatives. A pioneering global network, it provides support, mentoring, resources and training for researchers...

Journal editor doing an online course outside.

Stronger national journal publishing increases research relevance

The publishing strand of our Global Platforms for Equitable Knowledge Ecosystems supports journals in low- and middle-income countries with improving their publishing processes to support greater research impact in the countries. Sioux Cumming explains

Rangoli picture representing open access.

Open Access: challenges and opportunities for LMICs and the potential impact of UK policy

In late 2019, INASP was commissioned by three UK funders to undertake a consultation to understand the challenges and opportunities that open access presents to low- and middle-income country stakeholders.

Improving journal publishing practices and standards for increased research equity

At the end of August, as part of a second meeting on research equity, UNCST and INASP brought together journal editors in Uganda to help improve them their publishing standards to meet the requirements of JPPS and increase visibility of their journals and the research they contain.

Truth and lies in academic publishing: distrust in research highlights the importance of education in critical thinking skills

‘Fake news’ is threatening public discourse and, by extension, undermining trust in academic research. But the current atmosphere of suspicion highlights the need for critical thinking and research evaluation skills. Siân Harris shares some of the things she spoke about at a recent panel discussion on ‘academic publishing in the era of fake news’ at the London Book Fair in March.

Irrigating rice fields in Sirajganj, Bangladesh.

Keeping in mind the real use of our research

Haseeb Md. Irfanullah discusses the findings of a recent workshop he was a rapporteur of in Bangladesh on the potential impact on policy and practice of agricultural research in the country.

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