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Communication flow and information access in South and South East Asia. Subbiah Arunachalam M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 600 113, India E-mail: <arun@mssrf.res.in>. Number of papers published from Asian countries [ SCI ].
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Communication flow and information access in South and South East Asia Subbiah Arunachalam M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai 600 113, India E-mail: <arun@mssrf.res.in>
Number of papers published from G7 countries as seen from SCI 2000
Population and technology indicators * ITU, Statistics for the year 2001, released on 20 June 2002; a. Atlas method; see WDI Statistical methods. b. Estimated to be low income ($755 or less). Source: 2002 World Development Indicators database, World Bank, 20 April 2002
Population and technology indicators * ITU, Statistics for the year 2001, released on 20-June-2002; a. Atlas method; see WDI Statistical methods. b. Estimated to be low income ($755 or less). Source: 2002 World Development Indicators database, World Bank, 20 April 2002
Number of JCRindexed journals published from Asian countries [JCR 2001]
Number of JCRindexed journal published from Advanced countries [JCR 2001]
Number of papers coauthored by scientists from Asian countries* [SCI 1998] * In some papers there may be authors from more than two countries
Extent of international collaboration in selected Asian countries Data from SCI 1998 Contd…
Extent of international collaboration in selected Asian countries Data from SCI 1998
Number of papers co-authored by authors from Asian countries with authors from advanced countries Data from SCI 1998 Contd…
Number of papers co-authored by authors from Asian countries with authors from advanced countries Data from SCI 1998
Signers of Public Library of Science Open Letter (as of June 2002)
Science in South East Asia is characterized by • low volume of work as reflected by published journal literature • low level of patenting activity • low level of international collaboration
Income levels and access to technology (telecom, computers, Internet, etc.) is by and large better than India, China and other South Asian countries. However, in some of these countries IT is used much more effectively in business rather than in science and higher education. In both these aspects, there are wide disparities among South East Asian nations.
Worldwide, there is great interest in making access to journals barrier free. Asian countries should take advantage of this movement and reap maximum benefit. The first step is to create awareness among scientists, librarians and policy makers. This could be achieved through traveling workshops with champions of open access such as Stevan Harnad, Steve Hitchcock, Paul Ginsparg, Leslie Chan and Peter Suber.
We may take advantage of efforts made by the • Third World Academy of Sciences • Inter Academy Panel • INASP • OAI consortium • Philanthropic foundations that support such movements