Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40888122›Full record

ArticleeLife2025

How the Global South is reshaping scholarly communication.

Humberto Debat, Izuchukwu Azuka Okafor, Mercury Shitindo, Olavo B Amaral, Nurul Izzati, Chandana Basu Mallick, Awika O Henry, Roseline Dzekem Dine, Carolina Santacruz-Perez

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in eLife, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Reconfiguring global primary care evidence: The essential role of regional journals.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Humberto DebatNational Institute of Agricultural Technology, Córdoba, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-3739
Izuchukwu Azuka OkaforNnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1017-9297
Mercury ShitindoAfrica Bioethics Network, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3814-8786
Olavo B AmaralFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-8978
Nurul IzzatiSumbawa University of Technology, Sumbawa, Indonesia.
Chandana Basu MallickBanaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9459-2710
Awika O HenryUniversity of the Virgin Islands, St Croix, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-1808
Roseline Dzekem DineRinda Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8210-9258
Carolina Santacruz-PerezInternational Science Council, Paris, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3712-486X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Global South has emerged as a beacon of innovation in scholarly publishing, championing equitable and community-driven models of knowledge dissemination. Here we explore various initiatives originating from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, highlighting platforms that are free for both readers and authors. These initiatives also promote multilingualism, public funding, and non-profit, scholarly-led governance structures. We argue that the Global South's approach offers a blueprint for a fairer, more inclusive, and more just academic publishing ecosystem.

Indexed as

Information DisseminationPublishingScholarly CommunicationAfricaAsiaHumansLatin Americaglobal southnoneopen accessopen sciencepoint of viewresearch assessmentscientific publishing

Identifiers

PMID40888122
PMCPMC12401542

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.