Knowledge sharing in global health research - the impact, uptake and cost of open access to scholarly literature

• Main Authors: Elise Smith (Author), Stefanie Haustein (Author), Philippe Mongeon (Author), Fei Shu (Author), Valéry Ridde (Author), Vincent Larivière (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In 1982, the Annals of Virology published a paper showing how Liberia has a highly endemic potential of Ebola warning health authorities of the risk for potential outbreaks; this journal is only available by subscription. Limiting the accessibility of such knowledge may have redu...