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Subject: Research Output in Developing Countries Increases

Research Output in Developing Countries Reveals 194% Increase in Five
Years

The partners of Research4Life announced at the World Conference of
Science Journalists 2009 that a new research impact analysis has
demonstrated a dramatic rise in research output by scientists in the
developing world since 2002. By comparing absolute growth in published
research before (1996 - 2002) and after (2002 - 2008) the advent of the
Research4Life programmes, the analysis has revealed a 194% or 6.4-fold
increase in articles published in peer reviewed journals.

Research4Life is the collective name given to HINARI, AGORA and OARE,
the three public-private partnerships that offer health, agriculture and
environmental research for free or at very low cost to developing
countries. Key partners include WHO, FAO, UNEP, Cornell and Yale
Universities, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and
Medical Publishers and Microsoft as the technology partner. Over 150
publishers, among them Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-Blackwell and Oxford
University Press provide the journal content.

Full Press Release: www.Research4Life.org
<http://www.research4life.org/>

Daviess Menefee
Global Director for Institutional Relations
Elsevier