HINARI
Encyclopedia
HINARI is the Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative. It was set up by the World Health Organization
and major publishers to enable developing countries to access collections of biomedical and health literature. There are over 7000 journal titles available to health institutions in 109 countries. HINARI is part of Research4Life, the collective name for four programs - HINARI (focusing on health), AGORA
(focusing on agriculture), OARE
(focusing on environment), and ARDI
(focusing on applied science and technology). Together, Research4Life provides developing countries with free or low cost access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content online.
The HINARI program, and the other programs, have recently been reviewed and the publishers involved have committed to continuing with it until at least 2015.
, the Harcourt
, Wolters Kluwer
, Springer Science+Business Media
, and John Wiley & Sons
. HighWire Press
also participates in HINARI.
(GNI; World Bank
figures), United Nations Least Developed Country List, and Human Development Index
(HDI). Institutions in countries with at least one of the following criteria may be eligible for free access: inclusion in the LDCs, an HDI of less than 0.63, or per capita GNI at or below $1600. Institutions in other countries with either a per capita GNI less than $5000 or HDI at or below 0.67 may be eligible to pay a fee of $1000 per year.
, Pakistan
, Indonesia
, and China
are excluded by most publishers as these markets represent important parts of many publishers' business plans.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
and major publishers to enable developing countries to access collections of biomedical and health literature. There are over 7000 journal titles available to health institutions in 109 countries. HINARI is part of Research4Life, the collective name for four programs - HINARI (focusing on health), AGORA
AGORA
AGORA is the acronym for the Access to Global Online Research on Agriculture program. It was started by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with a number of publishing partners to provide developing countries access to scientific information on food, agriculture,...
(focusing on agriculture), OARE
Oare
There are at least four villages called Oare in England:*Oare, Berkshire, near Newbury*Oare Marshes, Kent, internationally important nature reserve near Faversham*Oare, Kent, near Faversham*Oare, Somerset, near Minehead*Oare, Wiltshire, near Marlborough...
(focusing on environment), and ARDI
ARDI
ARDI is the Access to Research for Development and Innovation program. ARDI is a partnership between the World Intellectual Property Organization and major scientific and technical publishers. ARDI provides access to over 200 online journals for patent offices and academic and research institutions...
(focusing on applied science and technology). Together, Research4Life provides developing countries with free or low cost access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content online.
The HINARI program, and the other programs, have recently been reviewed and the publishers involved have committed to continuing with it until at least 2015.
History
The HINARI project began in January 2002 with around 1,500 journals from six major publishers: Blackwell Publishing, ElsevierElsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
, the Harcourt
Harcourt (publisher)
Harcourt was a United States publishing firm with a long history of publishing fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. The company was based in San Diego, California, with an Editorial / Sales / Marketing / Rights offices in New York City and Orlando, Florida.In 2007, the U.S...
, Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer N.V. is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal and regulatory sectors...
, Springer Science+Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media
- Selected publications :* Encyclopaedia of Mathematics* Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete * Graduate Texts in Mathematics * Grothendieck's Séminaire de géométrie algébrique...
, and John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
. HighWire Press
HighWire Press
HighWire Press is a division of the Stanford University Libraries that produces the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly content...
also participates in HINARI.
Eligibility
Eligible categories of institutions are: national universities, research institutes, professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry), teaching hospitals, government offices and national medical libraries. All staff members and students are entitled to access to the journals.Access
The country lists are based on three factors: Gross National IncomeGross National Income
The GNI consists of: the personal consumption expenditures, the gross private investment, the government consumption expenditures, the net income from assets abroad , and the gross exports of goods and services, after deducting two components: the gross imports of goods and services, and the...
(GNI; World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
figures), United Nations Least Developed Country List, and Human Development Index
Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...
(HDI). Institutions in countries with at least one of the following criteria may be eligible for free access: inclusion in the LDCs, an HDI of less than 0.63, or per capita GNI at or below $1600. Institutions in other countries with either a per capita GNI less than $5000 or HDI at or below 0.67 may be eligible to pay a fee of $1000 per year.
Restrictions
Some large, emerging countries including IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
are excluded by most publishers as these markets represent important parts of many publishers' business plans.