FAQs

After living in Nigeria for many years, the need to digitise African content to ensure that it was accessible, arose. This need became the inspiration for the Research Africa Database.

Research Africa seeks to digitise and make African scholarly content available at an affordable price (free in some categories). We seek also to create an enabling and viable model for African research journals to make profit that will sustain the platform and gain international visibility. Lastly, we seek to assist these journals in making an impact, by making their content accessible and citable.

We provide content that will help improve their work. Additionally, over most of the articles published will be available to them for free.

The main focus of the platform will be on journals, but the board may consider expanding to include books in the future.

Yes, you can access some back issues of journals on Research Africa as much as we have received from the hosted journal and digitised. The number of back issues available mostly depends on the specific journal. Current issues are always fully accessible.

The editorial board is composed of professors and doctors from around the world, including Africa, who are of African descent and are based in universities and diaspora.

Research Africa strictly adhere to our terms and conditions. We only collect the data that we require and prioritize privacy and data security to prevent spamming, phishing, and other unethical cyber practices.

Yes, but we are open to collaborations that aim to make access free for all. We also have a business model institutions can subscribe to.

We are engaging with the media, running advertisements on social media, and sharing content that redirects the audience to the platform's vision and mission.