UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to invite librarians and journal editors across Eastern and Southern Africa to an insightful webinar titled “Crossref Services for Librarians and Journal Editors.”
Originally published at africabioethicsnetwork.org:
Join the DOAJ-ABN WEBINAR on Increasing Journal Visibility and Quality
Date: Thursday, 14 August 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 EAT
How does academic research find its way into government policies, global reports, or public debates? That question sits at the heart of Overton — the world’s largest database of public policy documents. Euan Adie, Overton’s founder, shared the platform’s origin story, its unique role in mapping research-policy connections, and valuable advice for researchers — especially in Africa — aiming to boost their policy impact.
Ina Smith, the Planning Manager, Scholarly Publishing Unit, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), & DOAJ Ambassador for Southern
Dine Roseline Dzekem is a public health professional and social scientist. She is also the founder of the Rwanda Preprint
This session’s discussion centered on the benefits of open peer review and how researchers can work together to review preprints. Vanessa Fairhurst and Chad Sansing from PREreview also shared opportunities for learning and teaching within the research community.
Iryna Kuchma, the manager of EIFL Open Access Programme (EIFL-OA), was a guest in a recent webinar, where she was
We were joined in this session by Sonia Barbosa, Associate Director of Dataverse Support, who shared her expertise on streamlining
We were joined in this session by Kamran Kardan, Founder and CEO of Zendy. His presentation centered around the barriers
Our guests Dawit Tegbaru and Emily Esten from Knowledge Futures Group, shared insights about fostering trust through interoperable preprint review
