Retrospective Analysis of Research and Publications Output in Africa: A Comprehensive Review Authors Omagbemi Clement O Bells University of Technology Ota, Nigeria. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2022.V3.6.4 Keywords: Comprehensive Review, Research, Publication Output, Scientific Research, Report Analysis Abstract This study gives an insight into the different meanings of scientific research. It analyses a survey report on research output and publications in relation to Africa and West Africa in particular. It covers the period 1960 – 2005. It identifies the key areas of disparities among scientists – salaries, self-sufficiency for graduate and post-graduate education, level of structure of research funding. It shows countries and trends of scientific research. Based on the review, the researcher recommended that it is necessary for governments, scientific ministries, and research institutes to foster the needed will and cooperation that will enable researchers and scholars in West African sub region to once again become active participants and contributors to the world of scientific research. References Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 2002, Source: http://www.asuunigeria.org/ Business Dictionary (2013) www.businessdictionary.com/definition Encyclopaedia Britannica.http://www.Britannica.com/topic/research-and-development Free Dictionary (2013) www.thefreedictionary.com/scientific Gaillard, J. and Furo Tullberg, Anna (2001) Questionnaire Survey of American Scientific, IFS Grantees and INCO Beneficiaries. IFS: MESIA Report No. 2, Stockholm, pp. 90 Hinchliffe Keith (1987) openlibrary.org/search Lebeau Y, Onyeonoru I and Ukah, F. K. (2000) Nigeria Country report. In: Waast, R.; Gaillard, J. (Coord) “Science in Africa at the Dawn of the 21st Century”, IInstitut de recherché pour le developpement, Paris. UNESCO (2000) World Conference on Science: Science for the Twenty-First Century World: A New Commitment. UNESCO: London UNESCO Science Report on Africa (2005) Jacques Gaillard Mohammed Hassan and Roland Waast in collaboration with Daniel Schaffer; UNESCO Publishing; Paris, Pgs. 177 – 201. World Bank (2004) Improving Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa Report of a Training Conference held in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 22 – 25, 2004. Waast R, Gaillard J (Coord.) (2000) Science in Africa at the dawn of the 21st Century; IRD, Paris. Downloads Pdf How to Cite Omagbemi Clement O. (2022). Retrospective Analysis of Research and Publications Output in Africa: A Comprehensive Review. International Journal of Research in Social Science and Humanities (IJRSS) ISSN:2582-6220, DOI: 10.47505/IJRSS, 3(6), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.47505/IJRSS.2022.V3.6.4 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 3 No. 6: IJRSS June-2022 Section Articles License Copyright (c) 2022 Omagbemi Clement O This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.