EIFL in action

Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally (ALMASI)

Jean_F — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:51:06 +0000

EIFL is one of several international partners that have come together to form ALMASI, a project that aims to provide the research community with an aligned, nonprofit, high-quality, and sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem spanning three world regions: Africa, Europe and Latin America.

Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:03:04 +0000

The Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (OGEES) at Afe Babalola University in Ado-Ekiti in southwest Nigeria, has initiated a project to boost the quality, sustainability and impact of the Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy (JSDLP), and to build capacity of and share knowledge with other African journals, especially those in the southwest region of Nigeria.

Eduardo Mondlane University scientific journals platform

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:59 +0000

Eduardo Mondlane University (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane - UEM) - in Maputo, Mozambique, has initiated a project to improve its journal publishing platform, UEM Scientific Journals (Revistas Científicas da UEM (RC-UEM).

Journal of the Kenya Association of Physicians

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:58:29 +0000

The Kenya Association of Physicians has initiated a project that will improve the reach and impact of the Journal of the Kenya Association of Physicians (JOKAP).

JOJAP is a peer-reviewed biannual no-fee open access journal, that publishes a diverse range of original research, case reports and review papers in the health sciences, with a particular focus on research in clinical medicine.

Ethiopian Journals Online Platform

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:55:50 +0000

Addis Ababa University has initiated a project to create a sustainable training programme that will build expertise and skills of journal editors, reviewers and authors, enabling them to fully utilize the Ethiopian Journals Online (EJOL) platform.

University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:52:39 +0000

The University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has initiated a project that will improve the quality and contribute to future sustainability of the University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal (UDSMLJ).

The UDSMLJ is a biannual peer reviewed no-fee open access interdisciplinary academic journal that publishes scholarly articles on all aspects of Library and Information Science (LIS) and related fields of study. Content analysis has shown that the journal’s scope extends beyond LIS, to include research outputs in domains such as the humanities, legal studies, management and education.

Strengthening no-fee OA journals at University of Zambia

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:37:25 +0000

University of Zambia (UNZA) has initiated a project that aims to encourage greater institutional support for no-fee open access publishing at the university. The project will strengthen the editorial processes and procedures of the Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences (JABS), and improve discoverability of journal articles.

UNZA-JABS is an no-fee open access peer-reviewed quarterly journal that publishes research in the fields of agriculture, medicine, veterinary medicine, biomedical sciences and allied life sciences.

African Journal of Information and Communication

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:33:47 +0000

LINK Centre, at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, has initiated a project to strengthen the African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC).

The ‘Strengthening The African Journal of Information and Communication’ project has three objectives: to increase discoverability and visibility of AJIC articles and authors; to deepen expertise on the Editorial Advisory Board, and to enhance recognition of peer reviewers.

Growing the impact of Clean Air Journal

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:29:37 +0000

The National Association for Clean Air, a South African not-for-profit organization, has initiated a project that aims to enhance the discoverability, visibility and impact of its journal, and to increase community engagement in the journal through the development of a communications strategy to attract and retain more authors and readers.

Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences

Edvaldas_B — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:25:06 +0000

The University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, has initiated a project that aims to significantly enhance the quality and sustainability of its no-fee open access journal, the Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences.