Abstract
Grant-led consortia working in the global development sector rely on the input of local and national non-government organisations in low- and middle-income countries. However, the open access mandates and mechanisms embedded within grants and promoted by funders and publishers are designed almost exclusively with large universities and research institutions in mind. Experiences from the consortium of health research non-government organisations comprising the Communicable Diseases Health Service Delivery research programme show that implementing open access mandates is not as simple or frictionless as it initially appears.
Highlights
Grants aimed at tackling issues prevalent within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often encourage collaboration or consortium working between Northern universities and organisations in the Global South, thereby bringing together research institutions, non-government organisations (NGOs), the private sector and government agencies.National NGOs in the Global South are important to the research process as their responsiveness to national agendas makes them ideal global development partners, making them crucial drivers of research design and implementation
Summary In consortia that rely on Northern universities partnering with Southern NGOs, NGO efforts to access and publish papers are being funnelled through their Northern counterparts
NGOs operating in LMICs experience more friction than their Northern university partners in accessing research and in publishing their research findings
Summary
Grants aimed at tackling issues prevalent within low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often encourage collaboration or consortium working between Northern universities and organisations in the Global South, thereby bringing together research institutions, non-government organisations (NGOs), the private sector and government agencies.National NGOs in the Global South are important to the research process as their responsiveness to national agendas makes them ideal global development partners, making them crucial drivers of research design and implementation. Existing OA mechanisms are overwhelmingly geared towards supporting universities and large research institutions in the Global North to share research evidence, with the assumption that all collaborating partners, including NGO partners based in LMICs, are able to adequately adapt their working practices to meet open access requirements.
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