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 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).

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 

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.

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members - 

Date and time: 18 February 2026 at 10:00 UTC/11:00 WAT/12:00 CAT/13:00 EAT (convert to your timezone).

EIFL has engaged in copyright law reform in South Africa since 2015.

We provided training and built capacity among librarians in copyright and advocacy, and we participated in the legislative process during negotiations for the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB) (the Bill is not yet adopted). 

We have updated the lists of journals in which corresponding authors from our partner countries can publish in open access for free or at discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs). 

In 2025 we renewed expiring agreements that include an open access publishing component, and also signed one new agreement: Institute of Physics (IOP) agreed to include publishing in their journals in addition to providing access to read. 

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at training on using Open Journal Systems (OJS) for editors and reviewers of the journal, ‘Revue Ecosystèmes et Paysages’.

Join the EIFL online meet-up of open science trainers, which will explore how institutions strategically plan open science training, balancing long-term capacity building with project- and funder-driven training requirements, and how these approaches can be aligned more effectively. We will also start compiling a catalogue of existing curricula on open science.  

EIFL and the Zambia Library Service (ZLS) have organized an online workshop to build the capacity of public library staff in Zambia to deliver digital literacy training in their communities and to promote the meaningful use of ICT devices (laptops, tablets, mobile phones) and mobile internet for educational purposes.

Milica Ševkušić, EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator, will speak at a session on the role of OpenAIRE National Open Access Desks (NOADs) and members in training activities, organized by the OpenAIRE Training & Support Standing Committee. She will share experiences and insights related to training on Open Science in Serbia.

EIFL has renewed an agreement with Taylor & Francis, for three years until 31 December 2028. The agreement includes discounted access to journals and waived and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs).