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The benefits are mutual
Daviess Menefee

It’s not often that you can help others by helping yourself, but for editors of Elsevier journals, simply doing what they do best is improving science in the developing world.

You may already know about three of our information philanthropy programs – HINARI, AGORA and OARE -- now grouped under the umbrella name, “External link  Research4Life”. In developing countries, response to these programs has been even better than expected, given the unique challenges of communication and dissemination in developing regions. In fact, that the UN has singled out Research4Life as a prime example of the kind of public/private partnership that will help achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Such a distinction is a great honor.

For Elsevier editors, knowing that their content is making a significant difference in the developing world is a key benefit for both their journals and authors. In addition, involvement is recognized as a major contribution to Elsevier’s Information Philanthropy program. Furthermore, journal board members, especially those sitting on society journals, seek this type of recognition in order to demonstrate their willingness to aid scholarship in the developing world.

But there is more to this Research4Life that is beneficial to editors. By making your content available, the journal brand extends beyond the traditional boundaries of the developed world and goes into new territories. Usage reports, moreover, show dramatic increases in readership and, subsequently, more manuscript submissions from these countries.

Daviess Menefee, Director, Library Relations, adds: “The content is only one part of our philanthropy; we sponsor training sessions for librarians and users in the developing countries to support their work and scholarship. Research4Life is designed to be a comprehensive approach to providing information to the developing world.”

 

Research4Life

     
 

HINARI

AGORA

OARE

Registered institutions

 3,344
 1,404 1,094

Countries

142

107

127

Participating publishers

100+

 40 340

Journals available

 1300+
 1,278+ 1,500

Average downloads of full-text articles (per month)

350,000

30,000

25,000

Number of Elsevier journals

1,300

 400+ 1300
Average Elsevier downloads (per month) 125,000 20,000 15,000

 
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