Table 1
Number of journals, population and per capita GDP in each country (*2022 population and GDP from World Population Review)
| Country | Population in millions* | Per capita GDP ($)* | N journals identified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 216 | 5,187 | 85 |
| South Africa | 61 | 12,032 | 32 |
| Ghana | 32 | 5,693 | 10 |
| Kenya | 56 | 4,926 | 10 |
| Zambia | 19 | 3,342 | 7 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 2,821 | 6 |
| Namibia | 3 | 9,936 | 6 |
| Uganda | 48 | 2,574 | 6 |
| Mali | 21 | 2,401 | 5 |
| Rwanda | 13 | 2,337 | 3 |
| Sudan | 46 | 4,098 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 2,622 | 1 |
| Malawi | 20 | 993 | 1 |
| Total | 174 |
Table 2
Characteristics of all journals and those above, or at and below, the median GDP of the countries of publication (@Some jointly published, $APC, *DOAJ, ^AJOL, #DOI)
| Characteristics of Journals | Total: n = 174N (%) | Above median GDP: n = 145N (%) | Median GDP or below: n = 29N (%) | Difference between Above median and median or belowχ2; p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University publisher@ | 70 (40%) | 56 (39%) | 14 (48%) | 0.94; p = 0.33 |
| Professional society publisher@ | 96 (55%) | 83 (57%) | 13 (45%) | 1.51; p = 0.22 |
| Other publisher@ | 16 (9%) | 14 (10%) | 2 (7%) | 0.22; p = 0.64 |
| Annual/biannual | 89 (51%) | 73 (50%) | 16 (55%) | 0.23; p = 0.63 |
| Full APC$ | 88 (51%) | 80 (55%) | 8 (28%) | 7.36; p = 0.007 |
| Partial or full APC waiver | 32/88 (36%) | 31/80 (39%) | 1/8 (12%) | 2.17; p = 0.14 |
| All free to access | 112 (64%) | 89 (61%) | 23 (79%) | 3.39; p = 0.07 |
| None free to access | 35 (20%) | 31 (21%) | 4 (14%) | 0.87; p = 0.35 |
| Creative Commons licence | 68 (39%) | 60 (41%) | 8 (28%) | 1.93; p = 0.16 |
| Indexed PubMed | 39 (22%) | 30 (21%) | 9 (31%) | 1.49; p = 0.22 |
| Indexed Medline | 15 (9%) | 11 (8%) | 4 (14%) | 1.18; p = 0.28 |
| Indexed DOAJ* | 37 (21%) | 33 (23%) | 4 (14%) | 1.16; p = 0.28 |
| Indexed AJOL^ | 115 (66%) | 99 (68%) | 16 (55%) | 1.85; p = 0.17 |
| DOI# given | 101 (58%) | 84 (58%) | 17 (59%) | 0.00 p = 0.95 |