Twelve years later: second ASSAF report on research publishing in and from South Africa

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) released a major Consensus Report on a commissioned study of Research Publishing in South Africa in 2006, with detailed data analysis and a 360-degree view of the topic, including the impact of new technologies on the dissemination of research results and the world-wide open access movement. The Academy has decided to publish a second report on scholarly publishing in SA, to include, notably, a review of the work of the SPP in the research publishing system over the past 12 years, and a set of headline recommendations for the future. This new analysis is close from the original conclusion, that only open access publishing of local journals will ensure the wide dissemination of their important content.