African Minds publishes predominantly
in higher education studies, music, urban studies, and science and
technology studies authored by African academics and thinkers as well as
international academics who have a close affinity with the continent. African Minds is a fully open
access, not-for-profit publisher.
Fees & tiers
African Minds offers a membership package with tiered pricing, as detailed below. For pricing in other countries, please contact info@openbookcollective.org
Tier structure
TIER | USA & AUS | CANADA | EU* | UK |
Tier 1 | 10,000+ FTE | CRKN bands 11-13 | Large org., high income country | Jisc bands 1-4 |
Tier 2 | 5,000-9,999 FTE | CRKN bands 7-10 | Medium org., high income country | Jisc bands 5-6 |
Tier 3 | 0-4,999 FTE | CRKN bands 1-6 | Small org., high income country / orgs. from middle-income countries | Jisc bands 7-10 |
*In the case of European institutions, tiering is determined by a combination of organisation size and the World Bank's classification of countries by income. Small organisations are defined as 0-4,999 FTE, medium organisations are defined as 5,000-9,999 FTE, and large organisations as 10,000+ FTE.
Fees
TIER | USA | AUS | CANADA | EU | UK |
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 | 480 360 240 | 700 525 350 | 640 480 320 | 460 345 230 | 400 300 200 |
Contract length
Benefits
African Minds provides those who support its Membership Package with:
- an annual report, or a link to a report online, detailing both its activities over the year as well as key financial information, including the contribution of OBC funds to its revenue streams;
- acknowledgment of supporting libraries on its website;
- the right to use its logo in marketing activities.
