[IRTalk] FW: [EIFL-OA] Webinar series for African OA journals editors and publishers

Thu Feb 3 12:50:02 SAST 2022

*From:* Iryna Kuchma <iryna.kuchma at eifl.net>
*Sent:* Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:37 PM
*To:* eifloa at lists.eifl.net
*Subject:* [EIFL-OA] Webinar series for African OA journals editors and
publishers

Dear colleagues,

We are launching a webinar series below for African OA journal editors and
publishers and for librarians supporting African OA journals. Please
consider joining the webinars and please share the invitation in your
networks.

*AJOL, ASSAf, DOAJ, EIFL, LIBSENSE and UCT initiative for African journal
editors and publishers *

Calling African open access journal editors and publishers! Joint webinar
series run by AJOL, ASSAf, DOAJ, EIFL, LIBSENSE and UCT on Thursdays at
10:00 GMT from February 10th to March 24th in English and French
languages:

*Webinar 1: DOAJ introduction and overview*  - Tom Olijhoek and Judith
Barnsby (DOAJ) will talk on why it is important to be indexed in DOAJ and
how to get indexed, including open access compliance, the journal
application process and submission form, DOAJ criteria for inclusion and
common reasons for rejection. The first part of the webinar will be offered
in English and we will switch to French language in the second part of the
webinar.

*Date and time*: *Thursday, 10 Feb* *at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ztjaqD3QkO8TR6uph2BgA
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*Webinar 2: Open access journals editorial processes and business models* -
Louise van Heerden, Susan Veldsman (ASSAf) and Susan Murray (AJOL) will
talk about editorial processes: peer review, editorial quality, editorial
board, routinely screening article submissions for plagiarism and business
models. Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework
<https://www.journalquality.info/en/> and evaluations will also be
presented and discussed. Presentations will be in English with French
subtitles.

*Date and time: 17 Feb at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eceqHQQlTESFX0V6qavHJg
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*Webinar 3: Copyright and licensing in open access journals* - Tom Olijhoek
and Judith Barnsby (DOAJ) will talk about the copyright licensing issues in
African applications to DOAJ. Susan Murray (AJOL) will explain and
encourage using Creative Commons licenses to avoid these issues. The first
part of the webinar will be offered in English and we will switch to French
language in the second part of the webinar.

*Date and time: 24 Feb at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xvsT1WFCQb-lAwwCPNNIrw
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*Webinar 4: Open access journals best practices* - Ina Smith (ASSAf) and
Thomas Mboa (University of Yaoundé II) will talk about Open Access and
Archiving policies, DOIs, ORCIDs and other persistent identities, how the
journal could comply with I4OC standards for open citations, etc. The first
part of the webinar will be offered in English and we will switch to French
language in the second part of the webinar.

*Date and time: 3 March at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5PoUBD1yRU-ndAk_saMa3Q
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*Webinar 5: Journal indexing, other publishing platforms related issues
with breakouts for OJS, AJOL and SciELO South Africa*. Speakers and
facilitators: Bessem Aamira (CNUDST), Iryna Kuchma (EIFL), Lena Nyahodza
(UCT), Louise van Heerden (ASSAf - SciELO SA), Susan Murray (AJOL) and Ina
Smith (ASSAf). Presentations and discussions in English and French
languages.

*Date and time: 10 March at 10:00 GMT* *(duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkce2rqj4qHtwxu4IA9XT1hOhl_pipq_qv

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*Webinar 6: Addressing predatory publishing issues* - Tom Olijhoek (DOAJ),
Susan Veldsman (ASSAf) and African editors will explain how they are
implementing strong quality screening policies and workflows. The first
part of the webinar will be offered in English and we will switch to French
language in the second part of the webinar.

*Date and time: 17 March at 10:00 GMT* *(duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_We-kbrDjQ3qrA6VhSGMfTw
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*Webinar 7: New ways to assess the quality of science and scientists and
the role of African open access journals *- Tom Olijhoek (DOAJ) and Thomas
Mboa (University of Yaoundé II) will emphasize current DORA
<https://sfdora.org/> developments to advance practical and robust
approaches to research assessment and the role African open access journals
play in this process. The first part of the webinar will be offered in
English and we will switch to French language in the second part of the
webinar.

*Date and time: 24 March at 10:00 GMT* *(duration: 1.5 hour)*

*Registration: *please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9HNaIfWjTr-0P-Xoi_08PA

Have a great day and a nice weekend!
Best wishes,

Iryna

*Iryna Kuchma*
Open Access Programme Manager
iryna.kuchma at eifl.net | Skype: iryna.kuchma
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