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.”
Join us on Thu, Aug 28, 2025, at 11 am CAT for a presentation by Müge Bakioğlu from the Public Knowledge Project to learn how to make the most of Open Journal Systems (OJS) with core features for multilingual and #OpenAccess publishing, plugins, and integrations that support #persistentidentifiers, long-term preservation, and streamlined workflows.
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
The African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS) fosters open access and global knowledge exchange. Hosted by the University of Cape Town (UCT), APOS empowers African researchers to take ownership of their scholarly content, promoting local research for societal development.
Ina Smith, the Planning Manager, Scholarly Publishing Unit, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), & DOAJ Ambassador for Southern
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.
We were joined in this session by Sonia Barbosa, Associate Director of Dataverse Support, who shared her expertise on streamlining
Jerry Sellanga, the Engagement Coordinator at Invest in Open Infrastructure, joined us as a guest in this webinar session, and
Mark Hahnel and Maria Cotera discussed how Figshare enables global reach and discoverability of African research data. They shared insights
Johanssen Obanda from Crossref shared how Crossref’s Research Nexus is helping to weave connections between research outputs, projects, grants, and
