Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 19 November 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone). The meeting will focus on efficient editorial management workflows and there will also be time to discuss participants' news and updates. 

Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, is to give a keynote address at the 4th Annual Research Dissemination Conference organized by EIFL’s partner library consortium, the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL). The conference theme is ‘Empowering Africa through Open Knowledge: Bridging Present Realities and Future Innovations’.  During the conference, CUUL will celebrate its 21st Anniversary, with the launch of the CUUL journal. 

Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, is to give a keynote address at the 4th Annual Research Dissemination Conference organized by EIFL’s partner library consortium, the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL). The conference theme is ‘Empowering Africa through Open Knowledge: Bridging Present Realities and Future Innovations’.  During the conference, CUUL will celebrate its 21st Anniversary, with the launch of the CUUL journal. 

Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, is to give a keynote address at the 4th Annual Research Dissemination Conference organized by EIFL’s partner library consortium, the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL). The conference theme is ‘Empowering Africa through Open Knowledge: Bridging Present Realities and Future Innovations’.  During the conference, CUUL will celebrate its 21st Anniversary, with the launch of the CUUL journal. 

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will facilitate consultations on institutional open science policies and publishing regulations with librarians from research and academic institutions in Serbia. The consultations will focus on the progress made and challenges encountered in adopting and updating institutional policies.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will facilitate consultations on institutional open science policies and publishing regulations with librarians from research and academic institutions in Serbia. The consultations will focus on the progress made and challenges encountered in adopting and updating institutional policies.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will facilitate consultations on institutional open science policies and publishing regulations with librarians from research and academic institutions in Serbia. The consultations will focus on the progress made and challenges encountered in adopting and updating institutional policies.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will present the Diamond Discovery Hub, an international registry of academic Diamond open access journals, at a webinar for journal editors and managers organized by the National Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre in Serbia. Participants will learn about the registry’s inclusion criteria and how journals can become part of the registry.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will present the Diamond Discovery Hub, an international registry of academic Diamond open access journals, at a webinar for journal editors and managers organized by the National Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre in Serbia. Participants will learn about the registry’s inclusion criteria and how journals can become part of the registry.

EIFL Open Access Programme Project Coordinator Milica Ševkušić will present the Diamond Discovery Hub, an international registry of academic Diamond open access journals, at a webinar for journal editors and managers organized by the National Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre in Serbia. Participants will learn about the registry’s inclusion criteria and how journals can become part of the registry.

EIFL and the University of Latvia Library are organizing a webinar on rights retention and secondary publication rights, two powerful tools to boost the achievement of open access to research.

The aim of the webinar, titled ‘Retaining author’s rights to enable open access to research outputs’, is to raise awareness of rights retention policies in Latvia and the issue of secondary publication rights found in European legislation. 

EIFL and the University of Latvia Library are organizing a webinar on rights retention and secondary publication rights, two powerful tools to boost the achievement of open access to research.

The aim of the webinar, titled ‘Retaining author’s rights to enable open access to research outputs’, is to raise awareness of rights retention policies in Latvia and the issue of secondary publication rights found in European legislation. 

EIFL and the University of Latvia Library are organizing a webinar on rights retention and secondary publication rights, two powerful tools to boost the achievement of open access to research.

The aim of the webinar, titled ‘Retaining author’s rights to enable open access to research outputs’, is to raise awareness of rights retention policies in Latvia and the issue of secondary publication rights found in European legislation. 

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone).

The meeting will be moderated by Femi Arogundade of WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network) and Iryna Kuchma and Milica Ševkušić of the EIFL Open Access Programme. 

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone).

The meeting will be moderated by Femi Arogundade of WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network) and Iryna Kuchma and Milica Ševkušić of the EIFL Open Access Programme. 

Join the next meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) for no-fee OA publishing in Africa, that now includes over 380 members, on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 UTC  (convert to your timezone).

The meeting will be moderated by Femi Arogundade of WACREN (West and Central African Research and Education Network) and Iryna Kuchma and Milica Ševkušić of the EIFL Open Access Programme. 

ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) is inviting policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to join the 1st Forum on Diamond open access. 

The new ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum brings together international, national and local policymakers and funders in the three regions that the ALMASI project addresses: Africa, Europe and Latin America. The aim of the Forum is to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress and challenges. 

ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) is inviting policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to join the 1st Forum on Diamond open access. 

The new ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum brings together international, national and local policymakers and funders in the three regions that the ALMASI project addresses: Africa, Europe and Latin America. The aim of the Forum is to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress and challenges. 

ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) is inviting policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to join the 1st Forum on Diamond open access. 

The new ALMASI Diamond OA Policy Forum brings together international, national and local policymakers and funders in the three regions that the ALMASI project addresses: Africa, Europe and Latin America. The aim of the Forum is to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress and challenges. 

The EIFL General Assembly (GA) 2025 took place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 30 September - 2 October 2025, bringing together delegates from our network of library consortia in 30 countries, representatives of our partners in the publishing industry, invited speakers and members of the EIFL management board and staff team.