Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at the Europe–Africa Research Cooperation and Open Science conference that will explore how open science can bridge Africa–Europe research gaps and contribute to a fair and inclusive knowledge ecosystem.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will participate in the EC’s Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) expert mission on Ukraine’s the National Open Science Plan.

Join us for this webinar focusing on practical implementation of Open Journal Systems (OJS) at two university presses: the University of Johannesburg Press and the Revistes científiques de la Universitat de Barcelona (RCUB).

The presentations will focus on  publishing multilingual journals, configuring the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network and Reviewer Credits plugins, ensuring a complete ISSN Agency record through OJS and updating copyright metadata (if needed). 

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The Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC) has initiated a project to improve technical, editorial and management capacity of its official publication, the KLISC Journal of Information Science & Knowledge Management. KLISC is EIFL’s partner library consortium in Kenya. 

The Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Tanzania has initiated a project to significantly improve the quality, operational resilience and long-term sustainability of the Journal of Informatics through a strategic mix of capacity building, technical enhancement, and financial stabilization.

The Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) library in Kenya has initiated a project to boost the operational and financial sustainability of the Multidisciplinary Journal of Technical University of Mombasa (MJTUM) by upgrading the management platform of the journal and building the capacity of the journal’s management and editorial teams. 

Growing numbers of public libraries are incorporating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) activities in their services and programmes. 

STEAM is a learning approach that stimulates curiosity and creativity, and builds skills that are useful for education, work and day-to-day life, like problem solving, critical thinking, communications and collaboration, while simultaneously developing learners' knowledge of STEAM subjects. 

In this article, Tetiana Yaroshenko, EIFL Country Coordinator in Ukraine, traces the history and growth of open access and open science in the country over the years. She shines a light on how the international scientific community, including publishers, continued to support Ukraine after Russia’s invasion in 2022, significantly expanding access to knowledge and enabling Ukrainian scholars to continue to research and publish. 

Join this EIFGL webinar that introduces UMinho Editora, the academic press of the University of Minho, and PUB IN, the Portuguese national infrastructure for scholarly journal publishing.

Pedro Principe, Carla Marques and Marta Morgado (University of Minho) will show how Open Journal Systems (OJS) is used to support the entire editorial workflow – from submission and peer review to publication –  in the two platforms and how it contributes to interoperability, visibility and the adoption of Open Science practices in Portuguese journals.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will talk about equitable and affordable access to knowledge at the Open Access Week 2025 event for the Botswana Open University community. The event will also cover trust and transparency in open access publishing, copyright, fair use and rights retention topics. EIFL Country Copyright Coordinator in Botswana Mr Khutsafalo Kadimo is among the speakers. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will address librarians participating in the Botswana librarians forum on Equitable access and affordability. The event is organized by EIFL's partner, the Botswana Libraries Consortium (BLC).

The EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) team has released a new ‘Small Bites’ training video for public librarians and public library trainers, titled ‘Different roles of a good trainer: Instructor, Facilitator and Coach’.

Join us for this EIFL webinar with Ina Smith, Planning Manager, Academy of Science of South Africa and Khulisa Journals Manager, and learn how to access, interpret and combine journal statistics from multiple sources, including OJS statistics, Altmetric data, Google Analytics and indexing services. Ina will demonstrate how to locate and export key metrics to create a concise one-page overview of statistics, and a dashboard that supports editors and journal managers in communicating insights to their editorial boards and using data to make informed decisions.

Jevgenija Sevcova of EIFL will give a presentation during an event organized by the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan to celebrate International Open Access (OA) Week 2025 . In her presentation, to be given online, Jevgenija will raise awareness of researchers in Kyrgyzstan about opportunities to publish in open access for free or at discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) through agreements negotiated by EIFL.

We’ve revised and updated our guide to support publishers of Diamond open access (OA) journals to enhance the quality of their journals and to encourage alignment with established best practices in scholarly publishing.

EIFL has joined Bluesky, the microblogging social media platform  where, from now on, you can keep up-to-date with our latest news, events and EIFL resources.

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Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at OSICU 2025 - the ІV International Conference ‘Open Science and Innovation in Ukraine 2025’. The two-day conference is organized by The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, EIFL’s partner in Ukraine, in cooperation with TIB (Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library), with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will participate in this webinar on Best Practices for No-Fee Open Access Journals in Latin America. The webinar is organized by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica (CONARE), as part of International OA Week 2025 celebrations.

The webinar is free and open to all and takes place in three languages - English, Portuguese and Spanish - with simultaneous translation. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at this webinar on guidelines for open access publishing and applying for research grants in Ukraine. The webinar is organized by the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Library, the State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine and the Academy of Digital Development in celebration of International Open Access Week 2025 (20 - 26 October). EIFL and EIFL partners are taking part in several events during OA Week 2025.

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will give a keynote address during International OA Week 2025 celebrations hosted by Busitema University Library in Uganda. 

The library is hosting a series of events to take place from 20 - 25 October. The theme of the celebration is  ‘Our Campuses, Our Community, Our Knowledge: Opening Access for Ugandan Solutions’. Iryna’s address (delivered online) takes place on 25 October.