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Research4Life: Landscape and situation analysis: Review
Author(s) -
Hill Tom
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1002/leap.1367
Subject(s) - value proposition , work (physics) , position (finance) , covid-19 , political science , value (mathematics) , public relations , proposition , key (lock) , social media , business , regional science , sociology , marketing , computer science , engineering , finance , mechanical engineering , medicine , philosophy , computer security , disease , pathology , epistemology , machine learning , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Key points The report was undertaken by Research4Life to assess their strategic position using a variation on the PESTEL framework; it contains insights valuable to researchers, publishers, and funders working in developing countries. Growth in research funding and the number of researchers who need access to scholarly literature and research data indicates a continuing need for Research4Life. Open access (OA) and associated developments could undermine Research4Life's value proposition, and similarly, Artificial Intelligence (AI)‐based search engines and scholarly social media platforms could render Research4Life's existing interface uncompetitive. The Covid‐19 pandemic introduces some uncertainty into the overall picture, with the probability of significant budget pressures for universities, research funders, and publishers. Following this, work has commenced on ways a transition can be made to OA in an equitable manner, avoiding creation of new barriers to access in lower‐ and middle‐income countries.