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Free access to Earthscan journals |
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18 May 2010 |
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A selection of Earthscan's development journals are now free to access for researchers and academics in developing countries through the Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) and the Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) databases.
The Earthscan journals included in the initiative are Climate and Development, Climate Policy, the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability and Environmental Hazards: Human and Policy Dimensions.
Jonathan Sinclair-Wilson, Managing Director of Earthscan said, "Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the overlapping issues of climate, energy, ecosystem destruction, food, water, health and environmental refugees. Earthscan is committed to providing researchers in developing countries with the tools they need not only to address the issues facing them today, but to participate in the global conversation that will decide our planet's future."
Earthscan has a growing journals programme on sustainable development and climate change.
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Free access initiatives |
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Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme and Yale University. Its mission is to improve the quality and effectiveness of environmental science research, education and training in low-income countries through benefiting local public and non-profit institutions in those countries.
AGORA
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA) is administered by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Its mission is to enable developing countries to gain access to an outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. Institutions that benefit are not-for-profit national academic, research or government institutions in these countries.
Each programme accepts registrations separately from institutions only in Band 1 and Band 2 countries. The programmes do not accept registrations from individuals. Eligible institutions are: universities and colleges, research institutes, professional schools, extension centres and experiment stations, teaching hospitals, government offices, local non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and national libraries.
To check whether an institution is eligible, and to register for the programme, visit AGORA or OARE. |
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