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ATGthePodcast 293 - A Conversation with Abel Packer, Co-Founder, SciELO

Oct 6, 2025

Today’s episode features guest host Michael Upshall (guest editor, Charleston Briefings) who talks with Abel Packer, Co-Founder, SciELO.

In this conversation, Abel talks about beginning his career in engineering and computer science, working on UN demographic data projects in Latin America and creating the early bibliographic system, DocPop. He then earned his Masters in Library Science and, in 1997, co-founded SciELO, a decentralized, open access platform, to improve both visibility and access to Latin American Scientific Journals. Beginning with only 10 journals, SciELO is now used across 17 countries. Abel feels that, despite the success, SciELO is often overlooked globally, possibly due to its Global South origins. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mupshall/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abel-l-packer-2b29a540/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/scielo---scientific-electronic-library-online/posts/?feedView=all

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