Joanna Ball
@joannaball.bsky.social
Managing Director @DOAJ | Open access, open infrastructure | Librarian | DK/UK | My views
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Big News!
The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉

After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide.

🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-120...
The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉

After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide.

🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-120...
September 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Big News!
The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉

After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide.

🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-120...
The Journal of Trial and Error is officially listed on the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)! 🎉

After years of hard work, our mission is now even more accessible to researchers worldwide.

🌟Find us here: doaj.org/toc/2667-120...
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Very much looking forward to this online discussion about open research information and @barcelonadori.bsky.social, with a special focus on opportunities for libraries and publishers to work together to advance openness of research information.
Join us Sept 25, 4pm CEST in our Focus Session on The Relevance of Open Research Information with speakers Miranda Bennett and @ludowaltman.bsky.social! 🔓
Details and registration ▶️ eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenScience
Details and registration ▶️ eu02web.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...
#OpenResearch #OpenAccess #OpenScience
September 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Very much looking forward to this online discussion about open research information and @barcelonadori.bsky.social, with a special focus on opportunities for libraries and publishers to work together to advance openness of research information.
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Do we need an #OpenAccess standard for journals? Let's discuss at #NISOPlus25 Global Online w/Dom Mitchell (@doaj.bsky.social), Johan Rooryck, Kylie van Zyl (African Journals Online), & Ana Maria Cetto (@latindex.bsky.social). To join us: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
August 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Do we need an #OpenAccess standard for journals? Let's discuss at #NISOPlus25 Global Online w/Dom Mitchell (@doaj.bsky.social), Johan Rooryck, Kylie van Zyl (African Journals Online), & Ana Maria Cetto (@latindex.bsky.social). To join us: niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
Exciting opportunity to work with a diamond open access journal here in DK - deadline 5th August
Would you like to work with an #EarthScience journal, publishing key regional research in Denmark, Greenland & the North Atlantic? We are looking for a part-time Journal Manager (maternity cover) to support the editorial team at our flagship, diamond #OpenAccess journal. Read more:
buff.ly/xNYTZa9
buff.ly/xNYTZa9
August 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Exciting opportunity to work with a diamond open access journal here in DK - deadline 5th August
It's always great to engage with the Australasian library community - lots of interesting questions about @doaj.bsky.social metadata, diamond OA, use of metrics, and changing research cultures.
Fortunate and timely to hear from @joannaball.bsky.social today - speaking to the #library community in Australasia
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's always great to engage with the Australasian library community - lots of interesting questions about @doaj.bsky.social metadata, diamond OA, use of metrics, and changing research cultures.
Always pleased to see #DOAJ metadata embedded in innovative use cases. Here the Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social search tool combines publishing and access info www.lib4ri.ch/search-tool
July 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Always pleased to see #DOAJ metadata embedded in innovative use cases. Here the Lib4RI @lib4ri.bsky.social search tool combines publishing and access info www.lib4ri.ch/search-tool
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Hello #LIBER2025, Thanks for hosting @joannaball.bsky.social, @nielsstern.bsky.social, and me today to discuss collaboration for #diamondOA. If you want to learn more about the #EDCHForum and the #EDCHRegistry, join us for a webinar next week to learn about the potential of these new joint services.
Discover how the #EDCHForum & #EDCHRegistry can support your work in #DiamondOA!
Join our webinar on 09 July to explore these new services, ask questions, and hear from community members already involved.
All the informations here: buff.ly/4Xk9wTb
Join our webinar on 09 July to explore these new services, ask questions, and hear from community members already involved.
All the informations here: buff.ly/4Xk9wTb
July 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Hello #LIBER2025, Thanks for hosting @joannaball.bsky.social, @nielsstern.bsky.social, and me today to discuss collaboration for #diamondOA. If you want to learn more about the #EDCHForum and the #EDCHRegistry, join us for a webinar next week to learn about the potential of these new joint services.
Call for libraries to engage with the European Diamond OA movement from @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social to finish our #LIBER2025 session with @nielsstern.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Call for libraries to engage with the European Diamond OA movement from @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social to finish our #LIBER2025 session with @nielsstern.bsky.social
Looking forward to meeting with our library community at the #LIBER2025 Networking Power Session today at 1700. Please come by to give your input on @doaj.bsky.social’s plans for the future.
It's official: #LIBER2025 is at full capacity! 🚀
Thank you all for your support for the 54th LIBER Annual Conference! With the conference being at full capacity, registrations are now closed. We look forward to welcoming a full house of attendees this July at @ebcul.bsky.social!
Thank you all for your support for the 54th LIBER Annual Conference! With the conference being at full capacity, registrations are now closed. We look forward to welcoming a full house of attendees this July at @ebcul.bsky.social!
July 2, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Looking forward to meeting with our library community at the #LIBER2025 Networking Power Session today at 1700. Please come by to give your input on @doaj.bsky.social’s plans for the future.
Pilar Rico Castro from FECYT and Susanne van Rijn from UKB discussing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS), a community-owned standard for institutional publishing, at the DIAMAS final conference.
June 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Pilar Rico Castro from FECYT and Susanne van Rijn from UKB discussing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS), a community-owned standard for institutional publishing, at the DIAMAS final conference.
Still questioning the sustainability of the #DiamondOA model? Electronic Green Journal has been publishing since 1994 (and in @doaj.bsky.social since our launch in 2003), with submissions from 157 countries and 4000 citations. osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2025/04/esch...
eScholarship Journal Spotlight: Electronic Green Journal - Office of Scholarly Communication
In this new University of California (UC) Office of Scholarly Communication blog series, we highlight the successes and challenges of leading journals published by UC’s eScholarship Publishing program...
osc.universityofcalifornia.edu
April 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Still questioning the sustainability of the #DiamondOA model? Electronic Green Journal has been publishing since 1994 (and in @doaj.bsky.social since our launch in 2003), with submissions from 157 countries and 4000 citations. osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2025/04/esch...
I’m proud to be involved with @ojcollective.bsky.social - an innovative opportunity for libraries to invest in equitable and community-led open access at scale
We're delighted to welcome @ojcollective.bsky.social to Bluesky. Take a look at their website www.openjournalscollective.org, which soft launches today.
There is also a blog post blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
#scholcomm #AcademicChatter #libraries #openaccess
There is also a blog post blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
#scholcomm #AcademicChatter #libraries #openaccess
Open Journals Collective
www.openjournalscollective.org
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I’m proud to be involved with @ojcollective.bsky.social - an innovative opportunity for libraries to invest in equitable and community-led open access at scale
“AI literacy is more than prompt engineering: it’s about understanding what’s going on under the hood” @charlierapple.bsky.social moderating the opening plenary at #UKSG2025
March 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“AI literacy is more than prompt engineering: it’s about understanding what’s going on under the hood” @charlierapple.bsky.social moderating the opening plenary at #UKSG2025
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Thoughtful response from @kathleenor.bsky.social on the environmental cost of AI - we need standards for measuring the environmental costs of computational activities (not just AI) akin to those for the built environment #UKSG2025
March 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Thoughtful response from @kathleenor.bsky.social on the environmental cost of AI - we need standards for measuring the environmental costs of computational activities (not just AI) akin to those for the built environment #UKSG2025
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Rafael Ball, Director of ETH-Bibliothek:
The pivotal role of academic libaries in scholarly communication - "Libraries are the oldest open access institutions in the world." #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
The pivotal role of academic libaries in scholarly communication - "Libraries are the oldest open access institutions in the world." #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
Navigating scholarly communication: a big moment for libraries - Research Information
Rafael Ball explains why the library is indispensable as a bridge builder for the development of the industry
www.researchinformation.info
February 25, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Rafael Ball, Director of ETH-Bibliothek:
The pivotal role of academic libaries in scholarly communication - "Libraries are the oldest open access institutions in the world." #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
The pivotal role of academic libaries in scholarly communication - "Libraries are the oldest open access institutions in the world." #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication www.researchinformation.info/analysis-opi...
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Just welcomed Hal+ @hal-science.bsky.social (the national open infrastructure for France) to the Bluesky POSI Starter Pack! Hal is one of the newest open infrastructures to adopt the #posi principles. Also added to the list at bsky.app/profile/cros.... Bienvenue, Hal! go.bsky.app/84rVoj1
February 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just welcomed Hal+ @hal-science.bsky.social (the national open infrastructure for France) to the Bluesky POSI Starter Pack! Hal is one of the newest open infrastructures to adopt the #posi principles. Also added to the list at bsky.app/profile/cros.... Bienvenue, Hal! go.bsky.app/84rVoj1
Deadline for applications for @uksg.bsky.social sponsored conference places is 17th February. If you are early career, from an under-represented part of the community, or have just never had the opportunity to attend before, then please apply!
We have ten expenses paid places for our Annual Conference this year! You can apply here: dub.sh/waarYbr
See you in Brighton!
See you in Brighton!
Sponsored Places for UKSG Annual Conference - UKSG
Your opportunity to win a free place at the UKSG 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition! UKSG is offering ten free places to attend the UKSG Annual Conference and Exhibition in Brighton, United […]
dub.sh
February 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Deadline for applications for @uksg.bsky.social sponsored conference places is 17th February. If you are early career, from an under-represented part of the community, or have just never had the opportunity to attend before, then please apply!
Do you use the Principles of Open Infrastructure (#POSI) to decide which infrastructures to fund/adopt?
Have your say on changes to the principles proposed by the POSI adopters, and help ensure that POSI continues to meet the needs of the community!
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
Have your say on changes to the principles proposed by the POSI adopters, and help ensure that POSI continues to meet the needs of the community!
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
Proposed POSI 2.0 revisions
A request for public comment on proposed revisions to POSI.
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Do you use the Principles of Open Infrastructure (#POSI) to decide which infrastructures to fund/adopt?
Have your say on changes to the principles proposed by the POSI adopters, and help ensure that POSI continues to meet the needs of the community!
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
Have your say on changes to the principles proposed by the POSI adopters, and help ensure that POSI continues to meet the needs of the community!
openscholarlyinfrastructure.org/public-comme...
Are you committed to open access and bibliodiversity? Want to support the visibility and quality assurance of smaller, multilingual publishers and journals? Then please apply to join the fabulous international team at DOAJ. We're looking for language skills in German, Portuguese and Ukrainian.
V A C A N C Y: Managing Editors
We are hiring!
We're looking for Portuguese-, Ukrainian- and German-speaking individuals who want to join our team.
Find out more about the role and how to apply:
blog.doaj.org/2025/01/21/v...
#DOAJ #openaccess #scholcomm #AcademicChatter #JoinOurTeam
We are hiring!
We're looking for Portuguese-, Ukrainian- and German-speaking individuals who want to join our team.
Find out more about the role and how to apply:
blog.doaj.org/2025/01/21/v...
#DOAJ #openaccess #scholcomm #AcademicChatter #JoinOurTeam
Vacancy: Portuguese, Ukranian and German speaking Managing Editors – freelance - DOAJ Blog
Closing date: 12:00 UTC, Thuesday 4th February 2025 About DOAJ DOAJ offers free online access and visibility to the thousands of publishers, journals and authors who produce quality, peer-reviewed, op...
blog.doaj.org
January 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Are you committed to open access and bibliodiversity? Want to support the visibility and quality assurance of smaller, multilingual publishers and journals? Then please apply to join the fabulous international team at DOAJ. We're looking for language skills in German, Portuguese and Ukrainian.
Last year DOAJ carried out 470 investigations into suspected cases of predatory/questionable journal practices to maintain the community’s trust in the journals we DO index.
Read about what this work involves, and how you, our community, can help us.
Read about what this work involves, and how you, our community, can help us.
We are dedicated to upholding trust in scholarly publishing by ensuring that questionable journals are not included in our directory. Find out how we do that in our new blog post:
blog.doaj.org/2025/01/16/i...
#openaccess #AcademicChatter #scholcomm #DOAJ
blog.doaj.org/2025/01/16/i...
#openaccess #AcademicChatter #scholcomm #DOAJ
Inside the Quality Team - Part 1: how we preserve quality at DOAJ - DOAJ Blog
At DOAJ, we are dedicated to upholding trust in scholarly publishing by ensuring that questionable journals are not included in our directory. Our quality team is central to this effort, conducting in...
blog.doaj.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Last year DOAJ carried out 470 investigations into suspected cases of predatory/questionable journal practices to maintain the community’s trust in the journals we DO index.
Read about what this work involves, and how you, our community, can help us.
Read about what this work involves, and how you, our community, can help us.
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🔓 PKP introduces its plan for advancing the
European Commission #OpenAccess platform, #OpenResearchEurope (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar, January 23, to learn more.
Learn more and register for the webinar: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p...
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
European Commission #OpenAccess platform, #OpenResearchEurope (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar, January 23, to learn more.
Learn more and register for the webinar: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p...
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
PKP Advancing Open Publishing Infrastructure for Open Research Europe - Public Knowledge Project
PKP introduces its plan for advancing the European Commission’s open access platform, Open Research Europe (ORE).
pkp.sfu.ca
December 20, 2024 at 11:41 PM
🔓 PKP introduces its plan for advancing the
European Commission #OpenAccess platform, #OpenResearchEurope (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar, January 23, to learn more.
Learn more and register for the webinar: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p...
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
European Commission #OpenAccess platform, #OpenResearchEurope (ORE), and invites communities to a webinar, January 23, to learn more.
Learn more and register for the webinar: pkp.sfu.ca/2024/12/18/p...
#OpenJournalSystems #OJS
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Brand new senior leadership role @ucclibrary.bsky.social Head of Content Services open for applications right now. #LISjobsIE Available at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 14th January
University College Cork Vacancies
ore.ucc.ie
December 13, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Brand new senior leadership role @ucclibrary.bsky.social Head of Content Services open for applications right now. #LISjobsIE Available at ore.ucc.ie. Closing noon 14th January
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There's a new survey out trying to identify "barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties" tib.eu/umfragen/ind... #openaccess #scholcomm
Barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties
tib.eu
December 12, 2024 at 7:15 PM
There's a new survey out trying to identify "barriers to open access publishing for researchers with weak institutional ties" tib.eu/umfragen/ind... #openaccess #scholcomm
Great blogpost from @creaght.bsky.social on the development of a grassroots network to support #DiamondOA : “a starting point for further advocacy and support for Diamond journal publishing in Australia”
Early in 2024, the sparkling new Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice Diamond Journal Publishing subgroup was launched. Do you want to know more?
Read our excellent guest blog post by @creaght.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2024/12/12/d...
#scholcomm #openaccess #DiamondOA
Read our excellent guest blog post by @creaght.bsky.social
blog.doaj.org/2024/12/12/d...
#scholcomm #openaccess #DiamondOA
Diamond Journal Publishing – Gems from Australia – DOAJ BlogExpandSearchSearchToggle MenuPreviousFacebookTwitterInstagramScroll to topScroll to topExpandToggle Menu CloseSearch
blog.doaj.org
December 12, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Great blogpost from @creaght.bsky.social on the development of a grassroots network to support #DiamondOA : “a starting point for further advocacy and support for Diamond journal publishing in Australia”
Love this, and wish more funders would create similar funding streams! So many innovative new tools that attract funding are built upon core infrastructures that struggle to find funding for their “boring” operations.
Love that a funder has set up a 'boring fund' to fund the boring stuff such as maintaining existing technology that no one ever funds but is essential for impact.
(Even better - just fund core costs)
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo... (HT Tom Steinberg who I don't think is here yet)
(Even better - just fund core costs)
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo... (HT Tom Steinberg who I don't think is here yet)
The Boring Fund: Apply today | WILDLABS
The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. With the support of Arm, $50,000 in grants will go to critical, foundational activities that will help build a...
wildlabs.net
December 12, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Love this, and wish more funders would create similar funding streams! So many innovative new tools that attract funding are built upon core infrastructures that struggle to find funding for their “boring” operations.