Global research-and-development (R&D) investment works out to $1,286 per capita per year in high-income countries and just $42 in low and middle income countries. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02998-4
The article focuses on "benevolent #patent extension" as a partial remedy. "An inventor who applies to patent a ‘benevolent discovery’ — one that targets LMICs’ needs — [can] offset the R&D costs by extending another patent, for a ‘non-essential’ product."
I've seen 3 common explanations for why authors publish in #predatory journals: (1) they're deceived; (2) they're padding their resumes; (3) their work is weak.
"Many scientists from #LMICs…are rewarded with bonuses & promotions by their institutions [when they publish]…Many are likely to consider it worth paying an author publication charge [#APC] of $50 to secure a $300 research bonus for a guaranteed publication."
Official #introduction Toot:
I am a human geneticist and genomicist that studies the causes of Mendelian genetic disorders and #RareDiseases#GeneHunter
I also work on identifying variants of medical relevance in population cohorts to enable #PrecisionMedicine especially in low- and middle-income countries #LMICs
#NewPI Assistant Professor at the International Laboratory for Human Genome Research #LIIGH#UNAM