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#DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone. #openaccess #openscience #scholcomm
https://doaj.org/
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✍️In this post, Maryna Nazarovets and @serhiinazarovets.bsky.social discuss editorial endogamy - how university journal publishers can uphold editorial independence and avoid nepotism
#ScholComms #editors #endogeny #BestPractice @mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
🔗 blog.doaj.org/2025/12/04/e...
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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ALMASI Project webinar @almasiproject.bsky.social
Reclaiming Knowledge: Why Diamond Open Access Matters
📢 Join the inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing, co-hosted with the Global Young Academy.
Details and registration: cnrs.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Open Access in a Time of Financial Uncertainty - online seminar
DOAJ Deputy Director Dominic Mitchell will be presenting on Monday December 8 on the discovery of open access resources @uksg.bsky.social
🗓️ December 8-9
💻Online
Details: www.uksg.org/events/oaitf...
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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💎Diamond ERA: Fostering Openness in the European Research Area @operaseu.bsky.social
DOAJ Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of a panel discussion: Indexing Diamond OA Content #DiamondERA

🗓️ December 4
📌Brussels, Belgium

Details: operas.pl/diamond-era/
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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As part of the DOAJ Data campaign, we've made it easier to find research using DOAJ data

💻 Help us grow the DOAJ Zotero group of articles and research on #OA publishing, using DOAJ data
Anyone can add to it, and use it to explore and find relevant research

www.zotero.org/groups/62501...
Colour image with the wording: Research using DOAJ Data
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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SCOSS-endorsed Infrastructures Showcase

DOAJ Managing Director @joannaball.bsky.social Ball will be presenting at this SCOSS webinar @scossfunding.bsky.social

🗓️ Date: Monday, 1 December 2025
⏰ Time: 15.00–16.45 UTC/16.00–17.45 CET/17.00–18.45 CAT

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Using DOAJ for research? It’s never been easier.
✔️Download a new dataset through our public data dump, upload it to our Zenodo DOAJ Data Community
✔️Your dataset will get a DOI, which you can cite
#DOAJData #OpenInfrastructure #OpenResearch #Metadata #ResearchData
🔗 zenodo.org/communities/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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🌐Open infrastructure, open data: Our role in advancing OA research

🔶Making historical data available online, contributing to good practice around open data, transparency and data citation

🔗 https://bit.ly/49LYyMr
##DOAJData #OpenInfrastructure #OpenResearch
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🌐DOAJ Ambassador for Latin America Gimena del Rio Riande will be presenting a keynote at Ibero-American Summit of Editors, Researchers and Leaders of Scientific Journals (CIELREC)

🗓️26-28 November
📌Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

🔗 cielrec.com

#ScholarlyPublishing #CIELREC2025 #Galápagos
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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❓Why make research outputs available openly?
We asked Maria Gould, Director of Strategic Programs and Partnership at DataCite @datacite.org

❗️P.S. DataCite Annual Community Survey is open until 1st December:
https://bit.ly/4oFaofN ##DataCite #OpenScience #Metadata #ResearchData
November 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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DOAJ Managing Editor @Alejandra Manco Vega will be attending the The 4th Sustainable Publishing Forum
🔹13-14 November
🔹Barcelona, Spain
Event details: sciforum.net/event/SPF202...
#OpenScience #OpenAccess #OpenData #AI #GenAI #ScholarlyPublishing
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Pleased to be participating in the 20th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing @muninconference.bsky.social
Dominic Mitchell and @joannaball.bsky.social will be part of workshops and panels
#Munin2025 @scossfunding.bsky.social @pkp.sfu.ca
🔹18-20 November
🔹Tromsø, Norway
🔗 site.uit.no/muninconf/
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Using DOAJ for your research?

Historical DOAJ data is now available on Zenodo (an open access research repository).

DOAJ data on Zenodo https://bit.ly/49cbDyi
##OpenData #OpenAccess
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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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
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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🌐 DOAJ and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) held an open access hybrid event to mark China Day 2025 in Xi’an
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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🌐Join @crossref.bsky.social and #DOAJ for the first webinar in the Building Trust through Metadata series
Senior Ambassador for Asia Vrushali Dandawate will be presenting 👏
#Crossref #metadata #ScholarlyPublishing #COPE
Registration details crossref.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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DOAJ and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) are pleased to present an #OpenAccess event to mark China Day 2025
🔸5-7 November
🔸Xi’an, China
The event is dedicated to open access journals and stakeholders in China
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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📢All updates to the guide to applying are being released quarterly
This update addresses flipped journals, #AI, quality criteria, #OA exceptions #DOAJ #BestPractice #Copyright @mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy
🔗See our latest blog post for details: blog.doaj.org/2025/11/03/u...
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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🌐 DOAJ Managing Editor Glaucia Cruz will be part of a panel on #OpenScience in the Global South at the ABEC Meeting 2025
🔹 4-7 November
🔹 João Pessoa, Brazil
Event details: www.even3.com.br/abec-meeting...
#OpenScience #OpenAccess
Head shot of DOAJ Managing Editor Glaucia Cruz
November 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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🌐Attending the 2025 Charleston Conference?
Please drop by and talk to #DOAJ friends Silke Davison and @nielsstern.bsky.social from @oapenbooks.bsky.social @doabooks.bsky.social
🔹3-21 November (in person & online)
🔹Charleston, USA
www.charleston-hub.com/the-charlest...
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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#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/
Head shot of DOAJ Managing Editors and MENA Ambassadors Mahmoud Khalifa and Kamel Belhamel
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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#DOAJ Ambassador and Managing Editor for MENA @belhamel.bsky.social will discuss the landscape of #OpenAccess journals in French-speaking African countries
🔹 30 October
🔹 10:00 UTC
For more information in French indico.wacren.net/event/251/
Register for the webinar wacren.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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🌏Open Access in Asia
This free webinar explores how different Asian countries are advancing OA through national initiatives, institutional support, and community-driven models #DOAJ #OpenAccess #DiamondOA #Asia
🔹November 7
🔹1-2pm (IST)
Registration us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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🌐 DOAJ Senior Ambassador for Southern Africa Smith Ina is attending UbuntuNet-Connect2025
Theme: Resilient and Sustainable Research and Education Networks for the Future #DOAJ #OpenScience
📌 October 30-31
📌 Harare, Zimbabwe​
Conference details: ubuntunet.net/uc2025/
Head shot of DOAJ Senior Ambassador for Southern Africa Ina Smith
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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🌐 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
Emily Choynowski from Forum for Open Research in MENA and Kamel Belhamel
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM