{{Infobox publisher | image = [[Image:Bioline International screenshot.png|200px]] | parent = | status = Active | founded = {{Start date|1993}} | country = [[Canada]] | headquarters = Toronto | distribution = Worldwide | publications = [[Scientific journal]]s | topics = Bioscience, biology, medicine, health | genre = | imprints = | url = {{URL|bioline.org.br}} | founders = Barbara Kirsop, Brian Kirsop, Vanderlei Canhos }} '''Bioline International''' is a [[non-profit]] [[cooperative]] that operates an online platform for sharing works by [[peer-reviewed]] [[open access]] [[scientific journals|bioscience journals]] published in [[developing countries]] in Africa, Asia, and South America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bioline.org.br/journals| title=Active Journals by Country |publisher=Bioline International |accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> This includes [[meta data]], [[abstracts]], and individual articles in [[pdf]] and [[HTML]] (when available).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bioline International: A trailblazing bioscience platform sharing bioscience research, globally |url=http://www.oastories.org/2011/09/ukcanadabrazil-platform-bioline-international/ |publisher=OA Stories |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.bioline.org.br/info?id=bioline&doc=about |publisher=Bioline International|accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> Bioline is an international collaboration between the [[University of Toronto Libraries]] as stewards, the Reference Center on Environmental Information in Brazil for technical infrastructure, and Bioline UK as a liaison.<ref>{{cite web |title=Projects |url=http://www.cria.org.br/projetos |publisher=Reference Center on Environmental Information (CRIA) |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> It was founded by [[Leslie Chan]].
In 2010 [[Mary Abukutsa-Onyango|Prof. Mary Abukutsa-Onyango]] spoke about the difficulties of publishing her ideas about Africa's vegetables and fruits. She noted the importance of [[Open Access]] at an event at the [[University of Nairobi]] Library.<ref name=bio>{{Citation|last=Chan|first=Leslie|title=Prof. Mary Abukutsa-Onyango discusses the importance of Open Access for research from Kenya and other African countries|date=2010-03-15|url=https://vimeo.com/10169351|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.bioline.org.br/}} * [http://www.cria.org.br/ Reference Center on Environmental Information]
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