Institutional development · Research, innovation and assessment · Nigeria
University of Lagos press introduces Top Reader e-publishing platform to all faculties
UNILAG Press, the University of Lagos publishing house, is rolling out Top Reader, a digital platform for reading scholarly publications that also lets authors and publishers earn from their work.
Why it matters: Researchers, academics and students at the University of Lagos gain a digital route to read published materials, and authors there an option to earn from their publications.
The University of Lagos said its press, UNILAG Press, is introducing a new e-publishing platform called Top Reader to all of the university's faculties.
According to the university, the platform is meant to widen access to scholarly publications, strengthen research dissemination and open new opportunities for authors and publishers.
The university said Top Reader gives researchers, academics, students and other readers digital access to published materials while letting authors and publishers derive financial value from their publications.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
Authors and readers across University of Lagos faculties are directly affected: if they adopt Top Reader, the press's publications become available digitally and authors can earn income from them.
