[IRTalk] FW: Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) announced today

[Ina Smith]

From: Susan [mailto:susan at ajol.info]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:50 PM
To: susan at ajol.info
Subject: Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) announced today

Dear AJOL Associates and partners

We are delighted to be officially launching the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework today.  JPPS is a far-reaching initiative for assessing the quality of the publishing processes of journals in the Global South. JPPS has a dedicated website - www.journalquality.info<http://www.journalquality.info> - with text in English, Spanish and French.

JPPS in a nutshell:
The Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework (www.journalquality.info<http://www.journalquality.info>) provides detailed, developing-country-sensitive and internationally accepted assessment criteria for the quality of publishing practices and policies of Southern journals.

For readers and authors, they provide assurance that an assessed journal does meet an internationally recognized set of defined criteria at a particular level. For journal editors, the detailed feedback from the JPPS assessment helps them identify specifics ways to improve their work with a view to achieving a higher level at the next assessment.

JPPS has been developed in partnership with INASP.

The JPPS launch plan
The launch coincides with the COASP meeting<https://oaspa.org/conference/> today, at which Sioux Cumming of INASP is presenting a poster. Other launch activities include:


 *   Distribution of press release to both Southern and Northern media contacts
 *   Blog posts on Scholarly Kitchen and Practising Development<http://blog.inasp.info/supporting-trust-southern-journals-story-journal-publishing-practices-standards-jpps/>
 *   an email campaign<http://mailchi.mp/inasp/changing-the-world-through-knowledge-25-years-of-inasp-2741529?e=2964e0f475> to the AJOL and INASP mailing lists
 *   extensive social media promotion
 *   Formal presentation of JPPS framework by Susan Murray, AJOL Director, at the STM Conference<http://www.stm-assoc.org/events/stm-frankfurt-conference-2017/> in Frankfurt in early October.

Communication toolkit
We would be extremely grateful for your support in spreading the word about this framework and have created a suite of materials to help you talk about JPPS. Please do feel free to share the launch announcement with your networks, and social media accounts!

 *   Press release<https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/announcement/view/23>
 *   infographic<http://www.inasp.info/uploads/filer_public/9d/53/9d53a008-3999-492c-a40d-7a312a4e9132/infographic.jpg>
 *   FAQs are available on the JPPS website here<https://www.journalquality.info/en/frequently-asked-questions/>

Suggested tweets:
Just launched: comprehensive set of criteria for assessing Southern journals from @INASPinfo and @AJOLinfo www.journalquality.info<http://www.journalquality.info> - click to tweet<https://ctt.ec/4VX1T>
High-quality Southern journals must be a trusted part of local and global scholarship in order to realize the @SDGoals www.journalquality.info<http://www.journalquality.info> - click to tweet<https://ctt.ec/jAk_t>

Please do get in touch with me if you have any questions.

Many thanks,

Susan Murray
AJOL Executive Director
www.ajol.info<http://www.ajol.info/>

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