The first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Europe will focus on policymaking for Diamond OA, showcasing one national policy and one institutional policy before breaking out into groups for more discussion on policymaking processes and challenges.

Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems, Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America and advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing presented by Pascal Aventurier (IRD, France).

Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa, to be held in French, and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems, Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing, national and institutional approaches to Diamond OA publishing and policymaking processes and challenges.

Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems, Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America and advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing, presented by Iryna Kuchma and Milica Ševkušić from EIFL and Susan Murray from AJOL.

The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, Diamond open access journal published by the LINK Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa. AJIC's content focuses on the dimensions of digital, electronic and physical ecosystems that facilitate information, communication, innovation and transformation in African settings and in the broader Global South.

eThekwini Municipality Libraries in South Africa has invited Ramune Petuchovaite, Manager of the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP), to participate in a ceremony to honor Woodhurst Public Library on winning an EIFL Public Library Innovation Award. Ramune will join the ceremony online to congratulate the library and its team. 

Join the EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, which will discuss existing curricula on open science.   

• Date and time: 26 March, 9:00 UTC (convert to your timezone)
• Registration: Please register here to participate in the meet-up

We have updated the EIFL checklist of good practices in using the free and open source software, Open Journal Systems (OJS), for managing the entire researcher-to-reader workflow for submission, peer review and production of scholarly journals.

The ‘Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa’ project, implemented by EIFL, African Journals Online (AJOL) and the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) with funding from Wellcome, has released  two resources that can help to achieve the goals of more equitable, inclusive, impactful and trusted publishing in Africa. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak to researchers, faculty members and staff of the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) at this webinar on opportunities for researchers in Kyrgyzstan to publish in open access for free or at discounted Article Process Charges (APCs) through agreements negotiated by EIFL. The meeting is organized by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA).

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at a webinar on opportunities for researchers in Kyrgyzstan to publish in open access for free or at discounted Article Process Charges (APCs) through agreements negotiated by EIFL. The meeting is organized by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) and the  language of the webinar will be Russian.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at a webinar on opportunities for researchers in Kyrgyzstan to publish in open access for free or at discounted Article Process Charges (APCs) through agreements negotiated by EIFL. The meeting is organized by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) and the  language of the webinar will be Russian.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will attend the COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) Annual Participants’ Meeting 2026. EIFL is a COAR founding member and Iryna is a COAR Board member.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will talk about free open access publishing opportunities and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) negotiated by EIFL for researchers in North Macedonia at this webinar organized by the Max van der Stoel Library, South East European University, and EIFL's partner consortium, Macedonian e-Libraries (MEL).

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will talk about free open access publishing opportunities and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) negotiated by EIFL for researchers in North Macedonia at this webinar organized by the Max van der Stoel Library, South East European University, and EIFL's partner consortium, Macedonian e-Libraries (MEL).

In January 2025, the European Commission announced plans to develop a European Research Area (ERA) Act. In October, the Commission launched a public consultation to collect evidence on issues hampering the full achievement of the European Research Area, a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU, along with views from stakeholders on solutions that could be supported by legislation at EU level (the consultation closed on 23 January 2026). The Commission intends to publish its proposal in the third quarter of 2026.

EIFL has renewed an agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) for a further year until 31 December 2026. The agreement includes free and discounted access to journals and online products and waived article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in fully open access (Gold) journals.

Libraries from the following countries can subscribe to a full collection of 384 journals and a range of online products:

Free access to Oxford Journals and Online Products 

EIFL has renewed an agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) for a further year until 31 December 2026. The agreement includes free and discounted access to journals and online products and waived article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in fully open access (Gold) journals.

Libraries from the following countries can subscribe to a full collection of 384 journals and a range of online products:

Free access to Oxford Journals and Online Products 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will attend the 17th General Assembly of OpenAIRE, which takes place online.

A not-for-profit organization, OpenAIRE A.M.K.E. includes over 50 organizations – including EIFL – to ensure a permanent open scholarly communication infrastructure to support European research.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will attend the 17th General Assembly of OpenAIRE, which takes place online.

A not-for-profit organization, OpenAIRE A.M.K.E. includes over 50 organizations – including EIFL – to ensure a permanent open scholarly communication infrastructure to support European research.