The South African Open Access Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorMatizirofa, Lazarus Gallant
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-13T16:43:15Z
dc.date.issued2026-07-29
dc.departmentLibrary
dc.descriptionThis presentation was presented during the SANLiC Virtual Webinar Series 2, Diamond Open Access and Alternative Publishing Models, 29 July 2026.
dc.description.abstractLet us aim to navigate the evolving South African Open Access ecosystem by analysing the critical shift from traditional subscription frameworks to sustainable alternative models. This presentation serves as a strategic discussion for Library Directors to align institutional initiatives with the latest national Open Science policies, ensuring that equity and long-term viability remain at the forefront of our collective negotiations and development strategies. Wits University maintains a strategic leadership position in South Africa’s Open Science transition through a multi-pronged approach that integrates infrastructure and policy support. Central to this strategy is the optimization of institutional repositories and the hosting of Diamond OA platforms, which eliminate financial barriers for both authors and readers. These technical foundations are reinforced by a robust roadmap (July 2026) focused on researcher support and the negotiation of transformative agreements to ensure equitable access to global knowledge.
dc.description.submitterMMM2026
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dc.identifier0000-0002-0021-2738
dc.identifier.citationMatizirofa, L.G. (2026). The South African Open Access Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges. [Presentation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/49821
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/49821
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2026 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolLibrary
dc.subjectSouth African Open Access Landscape
dc.subjectEcosystem Mapping
dc.subjectModel Transition
dc.subjectPolicy Alignment
dc.subjectInstitutional Strategy
dc.subjectSouth African Open Access Environment
dc.subjectDiamond Open Access
dc.subjectUniversity of the Witwatersrand Open Access
dc.subjectArticle Processing Charges (APCs)
dc.subjectInstitutional Repositories
dc.subjectTransformative Agreements
dc.subjectSouth African Institutional Repositories
dc.subjectSouth African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC)
dc.subjectWits Libraries
dc.subjectAlternative Publishing Models
dc.subject.primarysdgSDG-4: Quality education
dc.subject.secondarysdgSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titleThe South African Open Access Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges
dc.typePresentation

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