The Electronic Publishing Trust for Development (EPT) was established in 1996 to facilitate open access to the world’s scholarly literature and to support the electronic publication of reviewed bioscience journals from countries experiencing difficulties with traditional publication.
Scientists and publishers in many countries face problems both in accessing the world’s research information and in gaining high visibility for their publications and national research output. The cost of printing and distributing journals leads to low circulation levels which in turn leads to a reluctance by scientists to publish. The outcome is the loss of much important scientific information which either remains unavailable to the international scientific community or suffers long delays in publication. The transfer of e-publishing technology and online distribution of such journals can greatly increase
visibility and enrich the global knowledge base.
The main activities of the EPT are to:
- provide awareness of the benefits of electronic publishing
- maintain the EPT Blog <http://www.epublishingtrust.blogspot.com> to highlight developments
- support open access (OA) initiatives and make them known to developing country scientists and publishers
- transfer e-publishing and OA technology through supporting workshops, training and online resources
- support management and distribution activities
- provide e-publishing and OA advocacy through articles, presentations, workshops.
UK Charity Commission registration No. 1059867