{"id":2085,"date":"2026-10-05T14:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/?page_id=2085"},"modified":"2026-10-09T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:46:19","slug":"our-glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/our-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2085\" class=\"elementor elementor-2085\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8005f6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8005f6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7138c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7138c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a484e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"57a484e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">glossary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7daea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-infocard\" data-id=\"e7daea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hfe-infocard.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-infocard\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-infocard-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hfe-infocard-title elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infocard_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Our <br>Glossary<\/h1>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-infocard-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hfe-infocard-text elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"infocard_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUnderstand the terms, concepts, and language used across African research, academic publishing, scholarly communication, and research indexing. 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class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">A<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Academic Directory&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An academic directory is an organised resource that helps users find information about people, institutions, departments, journals, programmes, and other parts.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/academic-directory\/\" >Academic Directory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Academic Discoverability&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Academic discoverability refers to how easily academic research, publications, researchers, journals, institutions, and scholarly ideas can be found by the.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/academic-discoverability\/\" >Academic Discoverability<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Academic journal&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An academic journal is a scholarly publication that regularly publishes research, analysis, reviews, and other academic work within a particular discipline or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/academic-journal\/\" >Academic journal<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Academic Publisher&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An academic publisher is an organisation that produces, manages, and distributes scholarly publications such as academic journals, research books, conference.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/academic-publisher\/\" >Academic Publisher<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Academic Visibility&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Academic visibility refers to how easily academic research, researchers, institutions, journals, and other scholarly outputs can be found, recognized, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/academic-visibility\/\" >Academic Visibility<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a 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research refers to systematic scholarly research produced by researchers, universities, research institutions, and academic communities across.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-academic-research\/\" >African Academic Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Knowledge Map&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An African Knowledge Map is a structured way of organizing and visualizing knowledge, research, researchers, institutions, topics, and scholarly connections.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-knowledge-map\/\" >African Knowledge Map<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research refers to research that is produced in Africa, conducted by African researchers and institutions, or focused on African countries, communities.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research\/\" >African Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Communities&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research communities are groups of researchers, academics, students, institutions, and other scholarly participants who share research interests.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/what-are-african-research-communities\/\" >African Research Communities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research discovery is the process of finding, exploring, and connecting research produced in Africa, conducted by African researchers and institutions.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-discovery\/\" >African Research Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Ecosystem&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The African research ecosystem refers to the interconnected network of researchers, universities, research institutions, academic journals, publishers, funding.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-ecosystem\/\" >African Research Ecosystem<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Indexing&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research indexing is the process of organising and evaluating research connected to Africa within a structured index so that academic publications.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-indexing\/\" >African Research Indexing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Institutions&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research institutions are universities, research centres, institutes, laboratories, and other organizations that conduct, support, or facilitate.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-institutions\/\" >African Research Institutions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Landscape&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The African research landscape refers to the broad network of research activity, institutions, researchers, journals, publications, disciplines, funding.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-landscape\/\" >African Research Landscape<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Topics&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research topics are subjects, questions, issues, and areas of inquiry explored through research connected to Africa.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-topics\/\" >African Research Topics<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Research Visibility&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African research visibility refers to how easily research connected to Africa can be found, recognized, accessed, and connected by researchers and other.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-research-visibility\/\" >African Research Visibility<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Researchers&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African researchers are scholars who conduct, produce, or contribute to research connected to Africa. They may work at universities, research institutes.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-researchers\/\" >African Researchers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Scholarship&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African scholarship refers to the academic knowledge, research, ideas, publications, and intellectual work produced by researchers, academics, universities, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-scholarship\/\" >African Scholarship<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;African Universities&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African Universities are higher education institutions located across Africa that provide undergraduate and postgraduate education, conduct research, develop.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/african-universities\/\" >African Universities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Afropus&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Afropus is an African research discovery and indexing platform that helps you find journals, researchers, institutions, and scholarly works across Africa.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/afropus\/\" >Afropus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-c mix\" data-filter-base=\"c\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">C<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Central African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Central African Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to Central Africa through its researchers, institutions, research settings.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/central-african-research\/\" >Central African Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Coastal African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coastal African Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to Africa&#039;s coastal regions through their researchers, institutions, communities.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/coastal-african-research\/\" >Coastal African Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Congo Basin Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Congo Basin Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to the Congo Basin through its researchers, institutions, communities, ecosystems, or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/congo-basin-research\/\" >Congo Basin Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Continental Research Coverage&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continental research coverage refers to the extent to which research, researchers, institutions, journals, topics, and other scholarly information are.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/continental-research-coverage\/\" >Continental Research Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Continental Scholarship&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Continental scholarship refers to academic research, knowledge, publications, ideas, and intellectual work considered across an entire continent rather than.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/continental-scholarship\/\" >Continental Scholarship<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Country Coverage&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Country coverage refers to the countries represented within a research index, academic database, journal collection, research directory, or other scholarly.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/country-coverage\/\" >Country Coverage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-d mix\" data-filter-base=\"d\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">D<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;DOI&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique and persistent identifier assigned to a scholarly publication or other research output.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/doi\/\" >DOI<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-e mix\" data-filter-base=\"e\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">E<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;East African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;East African Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to East Africa through its researchers, institutions, research settings, subjects, or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/east-african-research\/\" >East African Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-g mix\" data-filter-base=\"g\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">G<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Geographic Coverage&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Geographic coverage refers to the countries, regions, territories, or geographic areas represented within a research index, database, study, publication, or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/geographic-coverage\/\" >Geographic Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Great Lakes Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Great Lakes Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to Africa&#039;s Great Lakes region through its researchers, institutions, communities.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/great-lakes-research\/\" >Great Lakes Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-h mix\" data-filter-base=\"h\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">H<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Horn of Africa Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Horn of Africa Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to the Horn of Africa through its researchers, institutions, communities.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/horn-of-africa-research\/\" >Horn of Africa Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-i mix\" data-filter-base=\"i\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">I<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Index Coverage&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Index coverage refers to the range of research, publications, journals, researchers, institutions, subjects, disciplines, or geographic areas represented within.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/index-coverage\/\" >Index Coverage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Index Inclusion Criteria&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Index inclusion criteria are the specific requirements a research index uses to determine whether a journal, publication, researcher, institution, or other.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/index-inclusion-criteria\/\" >Index Inclusion Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Indexing Criteria&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indexing criteria are the rules, requirements, and evaluation standards used to determine whether a journal, publication, researcher, institution, or other.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/indexing-criteria\/\" >Indexing Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Indexing Standards&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indexing standards are the rules, principles, and technical or evaluation requirements used to organize, assess, and represent scholarly information within a.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/indexing-standards\/\" >Indexing Standards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Institutional Affiliation&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Institutional Affiliation is the formal or professional connection between a researcher, scholar, author, or academic and an organization associated with their.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/institutional-affiliation\/\" >Institutional Affiliation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Institutional Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Institutional Discovery is the process of finding, identifying, and exploring research institutions based on their research activities, expertise, affiliations.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/institutional-discovery\/\" >Institutional Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Institutional Research Profile&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An institutional research profile is a structured overview of a university, research institute, academic centre, or other organization that conducts or supports.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/institutional-research-profile\/\" >Institutional Research Profile<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;ISSN&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;An ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is a unique eight-digit identifier used to identify a serial publication, such as an academic journal, magazine.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/issn\/\" >ISSN<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-j mix\" data-filter-base=\"j\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">J<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Article&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A journal article is a scholarly work published in an academic journal to communicate research, analysis, findings, reviews, or other forms of academic.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-article\/\" >Journal Article<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Directory&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A journal directory is an organised collection of information about academic journals. It helps researchers, students, academics, and other users find journals.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-directory\/\" >Journal Directory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal discovery is the process of finding, exploring, and identifying academic journals that are relevant to a particular research topic, discipline.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-discovery\/\" >Journal Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Evaluation&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal evaluation is the process of assessing an academic journal using defined information, criteria, and standards to understand its characteristics.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-evaluation\/\" >Journal Evaluation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Index&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A journal index is a structured database or directory that organises information about academic journals so they can be identified, searched, evaluated, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-index\/\" >Journal Index<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Indexing&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal indexing is the process of organising and including academic journals in a structured index or database so researchers and other users can find and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-indexing\/\" >Journal Indexing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Metadata&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal metadata is structured information that describes an academic journal and helps identify, organise, and discover it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-metadata\/\" >Journal Metadata<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Quality&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal quality refers to the overall standard and reliability of an academic journal, including factors related to its editorial practices, publishing.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-quality\/\" >Journal Quality<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Journal Visibility&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Journal visibility refers to how easily an academic journal can be found, identified, and recognised by researchers, students, institutions, and other users who.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/journal-visibility\/\" >Journal Visibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-k mix\" data-filter-base=\"k\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">K<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Knowledge Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge discovery is the process of finding, connecting, interpreting, and making useful knowledge accessible from large or distributed sources of.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/knowledge-discovery\/\" >Knowledge Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Knowledge Ecosystem&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A knowledge ecosystem is the network of people, institutions, publications, technologies, systems, and processes through which knowledge is created, shared.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/knowledge-ecosystem\/\" >Knowledge Ecosystem<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Knowledge Infrastructure&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knowledge infrastructure is the collection of systems, institutions, technologies, standards, processes, and resources that support the creation, organization.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/knowledge-infrastructure\/\" >Knowledge Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-m mix\" data-filter-base=\"m\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">M<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Maghreb Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maghreb Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to the Maghreb through its researchers, institutions, research settings, subjects, or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/maghreb-research\/\" >Maghreb Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-n mix\" data-filter-base=\"n\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">N<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Nile Valley Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nile Valley Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to the Nile Valley through its researchers, institutions, environments, communities, or.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/nile-valley-research\/\" >Nile Valley Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;North African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;North African research refers to academic and scientific research connected to North Africa. It includes research produced by researchers and institutions in.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/north-african-research\/\" >North African Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-o mix\" data-filter-base=\"o\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">O<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Open Access&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Open access refers to scholarly research that is made available online for readers to access without requiring a subscription or payment to read the content.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/open-access\/\" >Open Access<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-p mix\" data-filter-base=\"p\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">P<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Peer Review&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peer review is the process of evaluating scholarly research by other researchers or subject-matter experts with relevant knowledge of the field.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/peer-review\/\" >Peer Review<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Publishing Ecosystem&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A publishing ecosystem is the network of people, organisations, platforms, processes, and technologies involved in producing, publishing, discovering.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/publishing-ecosystem\/\" >Publishing Ecosystem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-r mix\" data-filter-base=\"r\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">R<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Classification&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research classification is the process of organizing research into defined subjects, disciplines, topics, fields, or categories so that scholarly information.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-classification\/\" >Research Classification<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Collaboration&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research collaboration is the process of two or more researchers, institutions, or organisations working together to investigate a research question, produce.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-collaboration\/\" >Research Collaboration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Community&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Research Community is a group of researchers, scholars, students, institutions, and other participants connected by shared research interests, disciplines.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-community\/\" >Research Community<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Connections&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research connections are the relationships linking researchers, institutions, publications, journals, topics, disciplines, and other elements of academic.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-connections\/\" >Research Connections<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Database&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research database is an organised digital collection of scholarly information that allows users to search, retrieve, and explore academic research.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-database\/\" >Research Database<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Directory&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research directory is an organised resource that helps users find information about researchers, academic institutions, journals, research groups.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-directory\/\" >Research Directory<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Discoverability&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research discoverability refers to how easily research can be found, identified, accessed, and understood by the people looking for it.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-discoverability\/\" >Research Discoverability<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Discovery Platform&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research discovery platform is a digital system that helps researchers and other users find, explore, and connect with scholarly information.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-discovery-platform\/\" >Research Discovery Platform<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Discovery System&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research discovery system is a digital system designed to help users find, organise, and navigate scholarly research. It brings together structured.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-discovery-system\/\" >Research Discovery System<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Index&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research index is an organised system that helps users discover and navigate scholarly research. It brings together structured information about research.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-index\/\" >Research Index<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Information&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research information is the information used to describe, organise, identify, and understand scholarly research. It can include details about research papers.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-information\/\" >Research Information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Institution&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Research Institution is an organization established or structured to conduct, support, manage, or facilitate research and the development of knowledge.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-institution\/\" >Research Institution<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Metadata&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research metadata is the information that describes a research publication, dataset, researcher, journal, institution, or other scholarly resource.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-metadata\/\" >Research Metadata<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Network&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research network is a connected group of researchers, institutions, journals, topics, and research activities linked by shared academic interests.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-network\/\" >Research Network<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Organization Registry (ROR)&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Research Organization Registry (ROR) is an open registry that provides persistent, unique identifiers for research organizations around the world.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-organization-registry-ror\/\" >Research Organization Registry (ROR)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Output&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Research output refers to the scholarly work produced as a result of research activity. It can take many forms, including journal articles, research papers.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-output\/\" >Research Output<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Paper&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research paper is a structured piece of academic writing that investigates a specific question, problem, topic, or area of knowledge using research, evidence.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-paper\/\" >Research Paper<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Publication&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research publication is a formal work that communicates the findings, analysis, methods, or conclusions of research to an academic or professional audience.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-publication\/\" >Research Publication<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Research Record&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A research record is a structured collection of information that represents a research publication, researcher, institution, journal, or other scholarly.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/research-record\/\" >Research Record<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Affiliation&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Researcher Affiliation is the connection between a researcher and an institution, organization, research centre, laboratory, or other body associated with their.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-affiliation\/\" >Researcher Affiliation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Researcher Discovery is the process of finding and exploring researchers based on their publications, research interests, expertise, institutional affiliations.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-discovery\/\" >Researcher Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Identification&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Researcher identification is the process of accurately distinguishing and identifying individual researchers within academic and scholarly information systems&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-identification\/\" >Researcher Identification<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Index&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Researcher Index is a structured system for organizing information about researchers so that scholars and their academic work can be found, explored, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-index\/\" >Researcher Index<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Profile&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Researcher Profile is a structured collection of information about a researcher, their academic or scholarly work, research interests, institutional.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-profile\/\" >Researcher Profile<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Researcher Visibility&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;African Research Research Discovery &amp; Indexing Glossary Afropus.Org Journals Indexing Search the Index Visit Afropus Visit Afropus Home Blog Categories African.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/researcher-visibility\/\" >Researcher Visibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-s mix\" data-filter-base=\"s\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">S<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Sahel Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sahel Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to the Sahel through its researchers, institutions, communities, environments, or subjects of.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/sahel-research\/\" >Sahel Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Communication&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly communication is the process through which researchers and academic communities create, share, evaluate, preserve, and discuss research and knowledge.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-communication\/\" >Scholarly Communication<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Database&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;A scholarly database is a structured digital collection of academic and research information designed to help users find, evaluate, and access scholarly.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-database\/\" >Scholarly Database<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Discovery&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly discovery is the process of finding, exploring, and connecting academic research and other scholarly information.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-discovery\/\" >Scholarly Discovery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Indexing&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly indexing is the process of organizing academic and research information so that scholarly publications, journals, researchers, institutions, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-indexing\/\" >Scholarly Indexing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Infrastructure&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly infrastructure is the collection of systems, services, technologies, standards, institutions, and processes that support academic research and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-infrastructure\/\" >Scholarly Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Interoperability&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly interoperability is the ability of academic platforms, research databases, journals, repositories, and information systems to exchange, recognize, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-interoperability\/\" >Scholarly Interoperability<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Literature&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly literature refers to the body of academic and research-based work produced to communicate, examine, and build knowledge within a field of study.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-literature\/\" >Scholarly Literature<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Publishing&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly publishing is the process of communicating and distributing academic research, knowledge, and analysis through formal scholarly publications.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-publishing\/\" >Scholarly Publishing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Scholarly Visibility&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scholarly visibility refers to how easily academic research, researchers, journals, institutions, and other scholarly work can be found, recognised, and.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/scholarly-visibility\/\" >Scholarly Visibility<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;Southern African Research&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Southern African Research refers to academic and scholarly research connected to Southern Africa through its researchers, institutions, research settings.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/southern-african-research\/\" >Southern African Research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"wpg-list-block wpg-filter-w mix\" data-filter-base=\"w\"><h3 class=\"wpg-list-block-heading\">W<\/h3><ul class=\"wpg-list-items\"><li class=\"wpg-list-item\"><a class=\"wpg-list-item-title wpg-tooltip\" title=\"&lt;h3 class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-title&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-term-title&quot;&gt;What Is West African Research?&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;wpg-tooltip-content&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;West African research refers to academic and scientific research connected to West Africa. It includes research produced by researchers and institutions in the.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/afropus.org\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-west-african-research\/\" >What Is West African Research?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpg-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>glossary Our Glossary Understand the terms, concepts, and language used across African research, academic publishing, scholarly communication, and research indexing. Explore clear definitions that make the world of scholarly discovery easier to navigate. 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