DOAJ and OASPA have been collaborating for many years. OASPA is holding a conference in Lisbon from 16-18 September 2024, and is offering DOAJ-indexed publishers a 20% discount on ticket prices. The theme of the conference is working towards making equitable open access a reality.
DOAJ and OASPA have enjoyed a productive partnership for many years. DOAJ and OASPA have made a real difference to the standards and reputation of open access publishing through founding and now leading Think. Check. Submit, writing the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, and launching the OA Journals Toolkit. DOAJ has also played an important role in the governance of OASPA. Both Lars Bjørnshauge, DOAJ Founder, and I have sat on the OASPA Board of Directors, and I have been the Chair of the Board since October 2023.
In recognition of this fruitful partnership, OASPA is offering a discount to all DOAJ-indexed publishers for its upcoming conference in Lisbon, Portugal. More details are below.
The OASPA conference has been held online for several years now and has been the highlight of the scholarly communications calendar. With a rich range of content and a diverse audience, the conference has gone from strength to strength. As Chair, I am really excited by this opportunity to meet in person other members of the Board, our OASPA members and hopefully some of our DOAJ friends, too.
The 2024 conference will encourage participants to work towards making equitable open scholarship a reality and will address many timely and fundamental topics relating to open scholarly communication. The conference will take place from 16-18 September 2024 in Lisbon at the Altis Grand Hotel. You can find the programme here.
DOAJ members may register here, selecting the appropriate ticket type and entering ‘DOAJ’ into the promotional code box to take 20% off the price. This code will also work on full rates once the early bird rates close. Early bird rates end on 14th August.
I hope to see you in Lisbon!
