‼️Reminder
Our webinar "Getting Started with Open Journal Systems OJS" is coming up on 6 April at 13:00 GST
Learn the basics of setting up and managing a journal on #OJS with Müge Bakioğlu from @pkp.sfu.ca
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/Ff2i0
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
We warmly welcome Fez ACM-W Chapter as FORM's newest member and look forward to working together to support a more open, diverse, and connected research ecosystem across the region🎉🤝
🔗Read more: shorturl.at/Ccm7O
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ArabRegion
Open #PeerReview isn't "less rigorous", it's just more transparent.
Accountability, visibility, & constructive dialogue can strengthen review quality, not weaken it.
Curious how it works in practice?
🔗Check out our resource: shorturl.at/Ftnvd
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Want to help grow #OpenScience in the Arabic-speaking world?
This Arabic-language workshop focuses on how to build and lead local Open Science Communities, covering advocacy, events, institutional engagement, & regional collaboration.🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/LON1r
#FORM4Open
Thanks to everyone who joined our symposium on understanding #OpenInfrastructure. Great discussions and thoughtful questions throughout🙌
Stay tuned👀 the video will be up on our website soon!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Open ≠ unprotected
#OpenScience removes paywalls, not your rights. Copyright stays with you, and #CreativeCommons licenses help you decide how your work is reused.
🔗Learn more in our resource: shorturl.at/eEySw
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess
What is #OpenInfrastructure? And who pays for it?
Join us on 20 Jan, 10:00 GST to unpack why open infrastructure matters, why funding is critical, & how @scossfunding.bsky.social helps institutions invest sustainably🌐
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/6UJhj
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
Why does #OpenScience matter for MENA?🤔
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
Lovely first meeting with the Board of Al Wusul: The Arab Journal of Open Science Policies and Practises!
We discussed key journal policy issues like #preprints #openpeerreview and #bilingual research, and learnt how to use our new #OJS submission system (from @pkp.sfu.ca)!
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
Thank you for attending our webinar last week on "Mapping Arab Open Access Journals Landscape"
We hope you found the session interesting and insightful!
Stay tuned: the video will be up on our website soon📽️
#OpenScience #ArabRegion #OpenInfrastructure #OpenAccess #FORM4Open #Community4Open
🚨Reminder: Our webinar is TOMORROW!
Join us for insights into the Arab #OpenAccess journals landscape
It's free, online, & open to everyone interested in #OpenScience 🔓
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/JvA1A
#FORM4Open #Community4Open #ScholarlyPublishing #ArabRegion
Only a few days left!⏰
Don't miss our 10-Dec webiner on the Arab #OpenAccess journals landscape, covering trends, challenges, & visibility issues across the #ArabRegion
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/JvA1A
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenInfrastructure
👀We have a new #OpenScience resource: Building a Robust Open Access Policy!
#OpenAccess policies lay the foundation for equitable knowledge sharing. A well-developed policy empowers researchers & strengthens institutional visibility🔓
🔗Read it here: shorturl.at/IXaoT
#FORM4Open
📣Join us on 10-Dec for a webinar on the Arab #OpenAccess journals landscape!
Get insights on journal distribution, language diversity, financial models, & indexing challenges across the region.🌍
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/JvA1A
#OpenScience #ArabRegion #FORM4Open
🔵Live from our community development activity
The three different types of identifiers👇
#InstitutionalRepositories #OpenScience #FORM4Open #DOI #ORCID #ROR #Identifiers
🔵Live from our community development activity!
Gaining insights from Łukasz Wawer (PCG Academia) on #OpenResearch data and #InstitutionalRepositories👀
👉You can still join us: shorturl.at/qkfcf
#Community4Open #FORM4Open #OpenScience
Reminder❗This month's community development activity is only a few days away👀
Join us on 24 November & learn how to make #InstitutionalRepositories more open, discoverable, & impactful🔍
🕐13:00 GST |📍Online
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/qkfcf
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #Community4Open
We're delighted to announce that videos of all the excellent presentations are now available on our YouTube channel & through our website!📽️
🔗Find the videos here: shorturl.at/zBiS7
#OpenScience #FORM4Open #ArabRegion
We're excited to welcome PsiNet LAB from Peru to our growing #OpenScience community!🥳
PsiNet LAB advances psychological research using cutting-edge methods like AI, machine learning, & network analysis. We're honored to have them on board!
#FORM4Open
We're thrilled to welcome Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi to FORM!
Together, we're building a stronger, more open research ecosystem across the region🌐
#OpenScience #OpenResearch #OpenAccess #FORM4Open
📣Join us online on 24 Nov | 13:00 GST for "Transforming Institutional Repositories into Fully #OpenScience Databases" with Lukasz Wawer (PCG Academia)
Learn how to make your repository more open, discoverable, & impactful!
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/uosxz
#FORM4Open #OpenAccess #ArabRegion
Open infrastructure on the agenda at the Forum for Open Research in the Middle East and North America! 🙌🏽 #FORM4open
Lamis Elkheir is giving a cracking presentation on the African Reproducibility (an inspiring pan-African network) and emphasises how invisible African scholarship is at present #FORM4open africanrn.org
Helicopter science is a key challenge when it comes to equitable research practices. I’m loving how Perplexity clarifies this is NOT about helicopters by showing helpful helicopter schematics 🤔 #FORM4Open
Rising research output but low levels of international collaboration - a current challenge of research in the UAE. #FORM4Open
An overview of the financial models that work in various MENA countries. “Various regions are starting to develop multilateral collaborations to support the growth of Diamond OA publishing models,” and there was acknowledgment of the value of initiatives like the @eudch.bsky.social. #FORM4Open
Super interesting - 71% of OA journals found in the MENA region were launched in the last 15 years. As Emily Choynowski highlights, this shows the relatively recent developments in open research in the region. #FORM4Open
📖🔓 We're exhibiting & speaking at the 2025 Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA. #FORM4Open
Our team is ready to speak with you at @forumforopen.bsky.social about solutions for building openness & research collaboration in the Arab world.
Don't miss Maria Cotera presenting in session 6 today!
Great to hear about the ALECSO initiative from Prof Mohamad Sanad Abu-Darwish at the @forumforopen.bsky.social - reflecting on how to connect the Arab region to the world when it comes to open research. Also kudos to the organisers for the very smooth live translation from Arabic! #FORM4open
