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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Iryna Kuchma <<a href="mailto:iryna.kuchma@eifl.net">iryna.kuchma@eifl.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:eifloa@lists.eifl.net">eifloa@lists.eifl.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [EIFL-OA] Webinar series for African OA journals editors and publishers</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues, </p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p style="margin:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">AJOL, ASSAf, DOAJ, EIFL, LIBSENSE and UCT initiative for African journal editors and publishers </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">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: </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 1: DOAJ introduction and overview</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> - 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. </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">: <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Thursday, 10 Feb</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ztjaqD3QkO8TR6uph2BgA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ztjaqD3QkO8TR6uph2BgA</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 2: Open access journals editorial processes and business models</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> - 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. <a href="https://www.journalquality.info/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework</span></a> and evaluations will also be presented and discussed. Presentations will be in English with French subtitles. </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 17 Feb at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eceqHQQlTESFX0V6qavHJg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eceqHQQlTESFX0V6qavHJg</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 3: Copyright and licensing in open access journals</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> -<strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong>Tom Olijhoek and Judith Barnsby (DOAJ) will talk<strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong>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. <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 24 Feb at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xvsT1WFCQb-lAwwCPNNIrw" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xvsT1WFCQb-lAwwCPNNIrw</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 4: Open access journals best practices</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> - 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. <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 3 March at 10:00 GMT (duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5PoUBD1yRU-ndAk_saMa3Q" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5PoUBD1yRU-ndAk_saMa3Q</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 5: Journal indexing, other publishing platforms related issues with breakouts for OJS, AJOL and SciELO South Africa</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">. 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. </span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 10 March at 10:00 GMT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">(duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkce2rqj4qHtwxu4IA9XT1hOhl_pipq_qv" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkce2rqj4qHtwxu4IA9XT1hOhl_pipq_qv</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 6: Addressing predatory publishing issues</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> - 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. <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 17 March at 10:00 GMT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">(duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_We-kbrDjQ3qrA6VhSGMfTw" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_We-kbrDjQ3qrA6VhSGMfTw</span></a> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" noshade style="color:#172b4d" align="center"></div><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Webinar 7: New ways to assess the quality of science and scientists and the role of African open access journals </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">- Tom Olijhoek (DOAJ) and Thomas Mboa (University of Yaoundé II) will emphasize current <a href="https://sfdora.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">DORA</span></a> 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. <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"> </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Date and time: 24 March at 10:00 GMT</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d"> <strong><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">(duration: 1.5 hour)</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">Registration: </span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#172b4d">please register here: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9HNaIfWjTr-0P-Xoi_08PA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0052cc">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9HNaIfWjTr-0P-Xoi_08PA</span></a> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day and a nice weekend!<br>Best wishes,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Iryna</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#757272">Iryna Kuchma</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#757272"><br>Open Access Programme Manager<br><a href="mailto:iryna.kuchma@eifl.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">iryna.kuchma@eifl.net</span></a> | Skype: </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#12aee0">iryna.kuchma<br></span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#757272">EIFL</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#757272"> - Electronic Information for Libraries<br><a href="https://eifl.net/sign-up" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">Sign up</span></a> for the EIFL newsletter!<br></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#757272"><a href="https://eifl.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">www.eifl.net</span></a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/eIFL.net" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">Facebook</span></a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/EIFLnet" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">Twitter</span></a> | <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eifl/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">Flickr</span></a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/eiflnet" target="_blank"><span style="color:#12aee0">YouTube</span></a></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- <br>--- [EIFL-OA] mailing list - <a href="mailto:eifloa@eifl.net">eifloa@eifl.net</a> - <a href="https://eifl.net">https://eifl.net</a><br>--- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to <a href="mailto:eifloa+unsubscribe@eifl.net">eifloa+unsubscribe@eifl.net</a><br>--- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eifloa" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:eifloa+unsubscribe@eifl.net">eifloa+unsubscribe@eifl.net</a>.<br>To view this discussion on the web visit <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/eifl.net/d/msgid/eifloa/CAHZoB7YK73LdfKJynguGeHmh2Nw7Z4V-HTtq0-p0kD3zX5SHJA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer">https://groups.google.com/a/eifl.net/d/msgid/eifloa/CAHZoB7YK73LdfKJynguGeHmh2Nw7Z4V-HTtq0-p0kD3zX5SHJA%40mail.gmail.com</a>.</p></div></body></html>
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