This paper investigates the fit for purpose of the flip model proposed by Max Planck Society and Plan S for the African environment. This flipped model is examined against the backdrop of African imperatives, which is much broader than just flipping a journal pricing model from subscription to open access. This paper also seeks a viable alternative model that supports the growth of African scholarship and the dissemination thereof.,This paper adopts a descriptive research methodology, which allows for an in-depth analysis of a phenomenon. By using this method, this paper describes a flip model proposed by global north entities, which do not augur well for the growth of the OA movement in Africa.,The findings demonstrate that the global north centric flipped model exacerbates the inequality in the publishing landscape by further marginalizing the research voices from the global south. Africa is in dire need of an alternative that denorthernizes the publishing landscape, promote equity and equality, and is more inclusive of the research voices from Africa. South African academic libraries have demonstrated their willingness to experiment with and roll-out library publishing services. This proof of concept has been extended into a continental platform for the publication and dissemination of African scholarship.,This paper will be of interest to those who are grappling with viable alternatives to the current flip models, which include, inter alia, university leadership. This paper will also be of interest to global north libraries who are embarking on library publishing without the social justice obligation but are committed to the OA movement.

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非洲真正的翻转订阅模式：图书馆即出版商服务

本文研究了 Max Planck Society 和 Plan S 为非洲环境提出的翻转模型的适用性。这种翻转模型是在非洲迫切需要的背景下进行检验的，这比仅仅将期刊定价模型从订阅转换为开放获取要广泛得多。本文还寻求一种可行的替代模型，以支持非洲学术的发展及其传播。本文采用描述性研究方法，可以对一种现象进行深入分析。通过使用这种方法，本文描述了由全球北方实体提出的翻转模型，这对于非洲 OA 运动的增长来说并不好。研究结果表明，全球以北为中心的翻转模型进一步边缘化了来自全球南方的研究声音，从而加剧了出版领域的不平等。非洲迫切需要一种替代方案，使出版格局去北方化，促进公平和平等，并更加包容来自非洲的研究声音。南非学术图书馆已经表明他们愿意尝试和推出图书馆出版服务。这一概念证明已扩展到非洲学术出版和传播的大陆平台。这篇论文将引起那些正在努力寻找当前翻转模型的可行替代方案的人，其中包括大学领导力等。