Inclusion in the DOAJ: A panel discussion
Channel: Public Knowledge Project
Date: 2023-07-13

This panel discussion on “Inclusion in the DOAJ" took place June 28th, 2023, brought to you by Coalition Publica. 

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) "is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone." -- https://doaj.org/

Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:45 Dr. Abe Oudshoorn and the Journal on Homelessness 
00:04:06 Crystal Snyder on the Undergraduate Research Initiative and the journal Spectrum
00:06:57 Sonya Betz on Open Publishing and Digitization Services at U of A and DOAJ 
00:08:40 Emily Carlisle-Johnston on Librarian support of publishing and DOAJ applications
00:10:26 Jeanette Hatherill on erudit.org platform structure, purpose and support
00:12:53 Motivations to apply to the DOAJ (e.g., discoverability, credibility, transparency)
00:26:56 Special considerations when applying to the DOAJ
00:35:07 Structuring support for DOAJ applications and inclusion
00:44:44 Final reflections and top tips 

Panel Moderator

Judith Barnsby, Senior Managing Editor at Directory of Open Access Journals
https://doaj.org/

Panelists

Sonya Betz, Head of Open Publishing and Digitization Services, University of Alberta
https://www.library.ualberta.ca/publishing

Emily Carlisle-Johnston, Research and Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Western Ontario
https://www.lib.uwo.ca/scholarship/index.html

Jeanette Hatherill, Community Development Consultant, Coalition Publica https://www.coalition-publi.ca/
https://erudit.org

Dr. Abe Oudshoorn, Managing Editor of the International Journal on Homelessness and Associate Professor and Associate Director (Graduate Programs), School of Nursing, Western University
https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ijoh

Crystal Snyder, Staff Advisor for Spectrum, Undergraduate Research Initiative, University of Alberta
https://spectrumjournal.ca/index.php/spectrum
https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/undergraduate-research-initiative/index.html

About Coalition Publica

"Coalition Publica is a partnership between Érudit and the Public Knowledge Project to advance research dissemination and digital scholarly publishing in Canada. Together, we are supporting the social sciences and humanities journal community in the transition towards sustainable open access" -- https://www.coalition-publi.ca/

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