🕓 Meet on December 11th at 16:00 CET to listen G. Peruginelli talk.
She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement.
⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication.
👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
🌐DOAJ Ambassador and Managing Editor for MENA
@belhamel.bsky.social
will be presenting at the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research #DOAJ #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenInfrastructure
@forumforopen.bsky.social
🔸October 20-23
forumforopenresearch.com
Emily Choynowski from Forum for Open Research in MENA and Kamel Belhamel
🌐 DOAJ Ambassador & Managing Editor for MENA @belhamel.bsky.social Belhamel presented at the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research this week (October 20-23) @forumforopen.bsky.social
Thanking the presenters - Emily Choynowski from Forum for Open Research in MENA and Kamel 👏
#OpenScience #OpenResearch
Head shot of DOAJ Managing Editors and MENA Ambassadors Mahmoud Khalifa and Kamel Belhamel
#DOAJ Managing Editors and MENA Ambassadors @belhamel.bsky.social Mahmoud Khalifa will be presenting at the Regional Open Science Workshop organised by the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) and Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) #OpenScience
🔹November 5-6
asren-indico.asren.net/event/3/
DOAJ Managing Editor and MENA Ambassador @belhamel.bsky.social will be part of a webinar organised by the National Center for Scientific & Technical Research (CNRST) - Avoiding predatory journals: issues, recognition criteria and best practices in scientific publishing
🔹November 12
🔗 www.imist.ma
🔉From 2025, updates to the DOAJ Criteria on the 'Guide to Applying' webpage will be scheduled to quarterly updates. The change log at the end of this webpage tracks the version history of the criteria and highlights recent changes #DOAJCriteria #OpenAccess
blog.doaj.org/2025/07/10/q...
Join us at the 4th Annual Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA!
The 2025 theme, Becoming Open: Capacity Building & Community Collaboration in the Arab World, reflects our commitment to inclusive research through shared knowledge, infrastructure, & action
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/mSQIQ
#OpenScience
➡️ Next on our Partners' Tour: the University of Göttingen!
The Göttingen State and University Library is one of the leading libraries in Germany in #digitalisation and #OpenScience.
🔎 In ALMASI, UGOE brings its expertise to contribute to all work packages: almasiproject.org/the-consorti...
📢Reminder to join us for the upcoming workshop on Training for Trust: Advancing Open #ResearchIntegrity in MENA. This workshop is essential for those committed to responsible science & scholarly excellence💡
📅16 June 2025
⏰10:00 AM GST
🌐Online
🔗Register here: shorturl.at/LB2Kk
#OpenScience
Head shot of Kamel Belhamel, DOAJ
Kamel Belhamel, #DOAJ Managing Editor and Ambassador for North Africa and the Middle East, highlights both the progress and challenges of #OpenAccess journals in North Africa and outlines a roadmap for improvement.
#DOAJAmbassadors #MENA #NorthAfrica
blog.doaj.org/2025/06/12/e...
Upcoming webinar including Iemima Ploshkaryu & Yuliia Hartman, #DOAJ
Paper Mills: Why Higher Education Institutions Should Avoid Collaboration with Questionable Partners
🔸18 June 2025
🔸14:00–16:00 (Kyiv time)
Registration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Collaboration is crucial - very much looking forward to this including Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social #DiamondOA
Three new languages of the Open Access Journals Toolkit are now available: Arabic, Portuguese & Spanish @oaspa.bsky.social @scielo.org
The Toolkit is an independent, open, multilingual resource for anyone involved in journal publishing
#ScholComm #multilingualism
blog.doaj.org/2025/05/29/t...
Announcing the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Registry & Forum @eudch.bsky.social
As an active project partner #DOAJ is delighted to see this project go live!
Supporting publishers, service providers, tools & technology providers
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess
Create an account forum.diamas.org
Great to see @thinkchecksub.bsky.social mentioned on a special episode on predatory publishing on Big (If) True.
Quality advice and strategies to select trusted journals and publishers ❗✔️▶️ #ScholComms #BestPractice
Publishing your #OpenAccess journals using PKP OJS?
@pkp.sfu.ca have excellent information on best practice and how to run secure servers to prevent cyber-attacks docs.pkp.sfu.ca/admin-guide/...
The logo for Think.Check.Submit.
Our friends @thinkchecksub.bsky.social are looking for #volunteers to update the #Hindi, #Korean, #Vietnamese and #Arabic translations of the checklists.
Are you interested? Do you have colleagues who might want to help? Send an email to feedback@thinkchecksubmit.org #scholcomm #thinkchecksubmit
DOAJ recommends the 🔖 EIFL Guide
💎 Guidelines, policies and templates for publishers of Diamond #OpenAccess journals
The guide builds on best practice guidelines from #DOAJ and the #DIAMAS Project
#BestPractice #DiamondOA @eifl.bsky.social @eudch.bsky.social
eifl.net/resources/ei...
DOAJ in black capital letters, three diamond shapes prior to letters in shades of orange
In 2025, #DOAJ will spotlight Diamond #OpenAccess journals that we index, highlighting ongoing efforts to enhance the visibility and impact of no-fee, community-led journals 💎
#DiamondOA #ScholComm #DIAMAS #CRAFTOA #ALMASI #OJS
blog.doaj.org/2025/04/15/d...
Important changes to #DOAJ metadata, this includes the retirement of the Seal. blog.doaj.org/2025/04/09/o...
دعوة للمرشحين للمجلس الاستشاري الجديد لـــدوج
سيقدم المجلس الاستشاري الجديد المشورة والتوجيه الأساسيين إلى مجلس إدارة مؤسسة دوج وفريق عمل دوج - آخر موعد للترشيحات 30 أبريل 2025
#DOAJ #Advisory #DOAJFoundation #ScholComm #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter
blog.doaj.org/ar/2025/03/2...
Le titre indique : le DOAJ annonce son passage à la Fondation DOAJ L'image inclut le logo du DOAJ ainsi qu'un panneau latéral avec des formes colorées.
Le DOAJ devient une nouvelle entité juridique, la Fondation DOAJ, une organisation à but non lucratif danoise, garantissant sa durabilité avec une gouvernance communautaire et un focus sur sa mission principale.
#DOAJFoundation #ScholComm #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter
blog.doaj.org/fr/2025/03/2...
Registration for OASPA’s 2025 conference is now open!
Join us 22-24 September 2025 at the Irish College Leuven, Belgium for "OASPA 2025: Embracing the Complexity - how do we get to 100% OA?"
Early bird registrations are open until June 30
Full information here: bit.ly/4kM9MU8
#OASPA2025 #openaccess
Appel à candidatures pour le nouveau Conseil Consultatif du DOAJ
Date limite pour les candidatures : 30 avril 2025
#DOAJ #Advisory #ConseilConsultatif #DOAJFoundation
blog.doaj.org/fr/2025/03/2...
DOAJ announces its move to the DOAJ Foundation Image includes DOAJ logo plus side panel image included coloured shapes
DOAJ is moving to become a new legal entity, the DOAJ Foundation, securing sustainability by providing robust community governance and focussing on the core mission
#DOAJ #DOAJFoundation #ScholComm #OpenAccess #AcademicChatter
More details at blog.doaj.org/2025/03/25/d...
📣 #AcademicLibrarians!
Missed our workshop on #CreativeCommons? Catch up now! Learn what CC licenses allow, where to find CC-licensed works, & how to apply them in academic settings📚
📹Watch now: shorturl.at/P7H2b
#ScholComm #AcademicSky #OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenAccess
‼️Crucial‼️Western dominance in academic publishing still shapes what counts as “legitimate” knowledge, leaving entire regions underrepresented
#OpenScience has the potential to disrupt this, but only if we actively address structural biases
#Decolonization #OpenAccess #ScholComm #AcademicSky
Let's kick off #OpenResearch Week by reflecting on how #OpenInfrastructure is shaping access to knowledge!
Our past webinar explored how platforms like @pkp.sfu.ca support open publishing & the challenges in making research accessible📖
Watch here: shorturl.at/Jd8Gr
#OpenScience #ScholComm
📢Call for Papers: 4th Annual Forum for Open Research!
Join us at the American University of Sharjah, UAE (20–23 Oct 2025) as we explore the theme: Becoming Open: Building Capacities & Communities in the Arab World
📅Submit by 1 June 2025
🔗More info: shorturl.at/UcuA0
#OpenScience #CFP
🚀Introducing the official FORM BlueSky account!
We are the Forum for Open Research in #MENA (FORM)—a non-profit membership organization supporting the advancement of #OpenScience policies & practices in research institutions & communities across the Arab world
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#ScholComm #AcademicSky
