Promoting diversity and overcoming publication barriers in Latin American neuroscience and Alzheimer's disease research : a call to action

• Autor(a) principal: Lourenço, Mychael Vinícius da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Borelli, Wyllians José Vendramini, Durán-Aniotz, Claudia A., Zimmer, Eduardo Rigon, Castro, Shamyr Sulyvan de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10183/256716
• topic: Doença de Alzheimer; Doenças neurodegenerativas; Demência; Financiamento da pesquisa; Recursos para a pesquisa; Políticas e cooperação em ciência, tecnologia e inovação; Alzheimer’s disease; Article processing charge; Funding disparities; Publishing barriers

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a global health issue. Because AD is a condition demanding effective management, its socioeconomic burden is immense and threatens the health systems of both low- and middle-income (LMIC) and high-income (HIC) countries. However, while most of the HICs are increasing their budget for AD research, the situation is different in LMICs, and resources are scarce. In addition, LMIC researchers face significant barriers to publishing in international peer reviewed journals, including funding constraints; language barriers; and in many cases, high article processing charges. In this perspective, we discuss these disparities and propose some actions that could help promote diversity, and ultimately translate into improved AD research capacity in LMICs, especially in Latin American and Caribbean countries.