As part of the global celebration of International Open Access Week 2025, LIBSENSE will host a series of webinars to examine how African-led open access practices can advance visibility, sustainability, and scholarly equity.

Through collaborations with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and the LIBSENSE Early Career Researcher (ECR) communities in Nigeria and Ghana, these webinars will highlight the importance of infrastructures, community capacity building, and regional ownership in shaping a more inclusive and self-determined African knowledge ecosystem.

 

LIBSENSE–DOAJ Webinars 

Theme: Strengthening African Scholarly Journals through the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

The webinars (in English and French) will address the challenges of visibility, discoverability, and global recognition by focusing on practical strategies to strengthen editorial standards and promote trust in open access publishing.

Participants will explore how inclusion in DOAJ—the global index of trusted, quality-assured open access journals—can enhance journal visibility and reputation while safeguarding against predatory practices. The sessions will also provide guidance on meeting DOAJ inclusion standards and building sustainable, high-quality publishing practices within African institutions.

English webinar 

Date – Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Details – https://indico.wacren.net/event/250/ 

Registration – https://wacren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HJyH8rrgSz2LwF4giNDS3Q 

 

French webinar 

Date – Friday, October 24, 2025 

Details – https://indico.wacren.net/event/251/ 

Registration – https://wacren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GpAWdM9jTPKCEOmRN6202A 

 

LIBSENSE ECR Nigeria Webinar

Theme: Owning Our Research Infrastructure: Rethinking Visibility and the Hidden Costs of Access

Among other things, the Webinar will explore how open technologies, institutional repositories, and collaborative frameworks can ensure the visibility, accessibility, and sustainability of African research.

Date – Monday, October 20, 2025

Details – https://indico.wacren.net/event/254/ 

Registration – https://wacren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bn2tfApiQVq9g8LWjuxUwA 

 

LIBSENSE ECR Ghana Webinar

Theme: Creative Commons Licensing for librarians and researchers

Organized by the LIBSENSE ECR Ghana team, this webinar will mirror the Nigerian conversation, engaging young researchers, librarians, and academic leaders in examining how community-led infrastructures can drive visibility, trust, and ownership of African scholarship.

Date – Friday, October 24, 2025

Details – https://indico.wacren.net/event/253/ 

Registration – https://wacren.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XuXgovW3SIugnxA3BfTxjg

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