In September, Elea Giménez Toledo (CSIC) & Juan Felipe Córdoba Restrepo (ASEUC) presented the findings of the first research on the publication of open access books in Ibero-America, conducted over a two year period by numerous organisations.Their survey covered most central and South American countries, from mexico to Argentina and Chile.This is what they discovered:While the development of open access journals in Latin America has been remarkable, the same cannot be stated in the case of…See More

Emma Clarke, Commissioning Editor for Latin AmericaAs part of Open Access Week, we are running a series on the state of Open Access around the world. Today’s entry comes to us from Emma Clarke, who looks at Open Access in Latin AmericaWhat is the state of Open Access publications in Latin America today? What are the key challenges as of today?The popularity of OA in Latin America is…See More