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OASPA to host Twitter Chat on Open Access Publishing in the Global South

February 10, 2017 by Leyla Williams

On Wednesday 22nd February 2017, OASPA will host a live Twitter chat about open access publishing in the Global South with Xin Bi (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University/DOAJ), Ina Smith (Academy of Science of South Africa), Abel Packer (SciELO), and Lars Bjørnshauge (DOAJ) from 1pm-2pm GMT (5am PST, 8am EST, 10am BRT, 2pm CET, 2pm WAT, 3pm SAST, 6.30pm IST, 9pm CST, 10pm KST, 12am + 1 day AEDT).

Please join us on Twitter for the hour by tweeting your questions about open access publishing in the Global South using the hashtag #OASPAChat, and Xin, Ina, Abel and Lars will be there to answer them in realtime.

This Twitter Chat will allow the open access community and the general public the opportunity to ask questions about the current state of open access publishing in different parts of the Global South. Our chat participants will be able to reflect on issues such as: the particular challenges posed by open access publishing in the Global South (South Africa, Latin America, and China in particular); the future of open access publishing in the Global South; and how open access journals in the Global South ensure they are recognised as legitimate and quality publishing channels within a global scholarly communication system.

OASPA will be moderating the questions tweeted on the hashtag, and we’ll aim to get as many questions answered as possible during the chat. The chat is open to everyone, so please do spread the word to anyone you think might be interested. If you have any further questions regarding the chat, please don’t hesitate to contact Leyla Williams, Events and Communications Coordinator, at leyla.williams@oaspa.org.

Our recent webinar on open access publishing in the Global South with Xin Bi, Ina Smith, Abel Packer and Lars Bjørnshauge can be found here. Our blogpost reflecting on the discussion is here.

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Comments

  1. Lino Maldonado Alcázar says

    February 14, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    Thank you very much, I will be joined to you by Twitter, the subject is very important on Open Access Publishing in the Global South

    Many thanks to the organizers.

    Reply
  2. Susan Huggins says

    February 16, 2017 at 7:12 am

    If you will please also use #YearofOpen during your chat, the Twitter chat will be followed by the Open Education Consortium as we are highlighting Open Access during the month of February.

    Reply

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