Looking forward to attending @forumforopen.bsky.social this year in October! #FORM4Open
September 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Looking forward to attending @forumforopen.bsky.social this year in October! #FORM4Open
New #OpenScience resource alert!📣
Data Management Plans in Open Science: What, Why, & How
Learn why DMPs matter, how they boost transparency & reproducibility, & how to create one for your research
🔗Access the full resource: shorturl.at/nBxtg
#FORM4Open
Data Management Plans in Open Science: What, Why, & How
Learn why DMPs matter, how they boost transparency & reproducibility, & how to create one for your research
🔗Access the full resource: shorturl.at/nBxtg
#FORM4Open
September 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
New #OpenScience resource alert!📣
Data Management Plans in Open Science: What, Why, & How
Learn why DMPs matter, how they boost transparency & reproducibility, & how to create one for your research
🔗Access the full resource: shorturl.at/nBxtg
#FORM4Open
Data Management Plans in Open Science: What, Why, & How
Learn why DMPs matter, how they boost transparency & reproducibility, & how to create one for your research
🔗Access the full resource: shorturl.at/nBxtg
#FORM4Open
I'll be speaking online at the #FORM4Open conference on Monday 20 October, on 'Advancing Open Access Books through Community-Driven Collaboration' with my @copim.bsky.social colleague @kirahopkins.bsky.social.
Looking forward to kicking off #OAWeek with an excellent conversation!
Looking forward to kicking off #OAWeek with an excellent conversation!
September 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'll be speaking online at the #FORM4Open conference on Monday 20 October, on 'Advancing Open Access Books through Community-Driven Collaboration' with my @copim.bsky.social colleague @kirahopkins.bsky.social.
Looking forward to kicking off #OAWeek with an excellent conversation!
Looking forward to kicking off #OAWeek with an excellent conversation!
❌Myth: #OpenAccess only benefits readers.
✅Open Access benefits everyone involved in the research ecosystem, including authors.
👉Check out our #OpenScience Resources: shorturl.at/XEv0T
#FORM4Open
✅Open Access benefits everyone involved in the research ecosystem, including authors.
👉Check out our #OpenScience Resources: shorturl.at/XEv0T
#FORM4Open
July 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM
❌Myth: #OpenAccess only benefits readers.
✅Open Access benefits everyone involved in the research ecosystem, including authors.
👉Check out our #OpenScience Resources: shorturl.at/XEv0T
#FORM4Open
✅Open Access benefits everyone involved in the research ecosystem, including authors.
👉Check out our #OpenScience Resources: shorturl.at/XEv0T
#FORM4Open
Live now in Panel D: Dr. @kirahopkins.bsky.social from @copim.bsky.social Open Book Futures and @alittleroad.bsky.social from @openbookpublish.bsky.social discuss community-driven collaboration for advancing #OpenAccess books.
Join us live now: shorturl.at/vx1tl
#FORM4Open
Join us live now: shorturl.at/vx1tl
#FORM4Open
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Live now in Panel D: Dr. @kirahopkins.bsky.social from @copim.bsky.social Open Book Futures and @alittleroad.bsky.social from @openbookpublish.bsky.social discuss community-driven collaboration for advancing #OpenAccess books.
Join us live now: shorturl.at/vx1tl
#FORM4Open
Join us live now: shorturl.at/vx1tl
#FORM4Open
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
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
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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
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
We're so excited to send out this quarter's newsletter today and share some really fantastic developments from some our members & strategic partners!🎉
A thread🧵
1/6
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
A thread🧵
1/6
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
June 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
We're so excited to send out this quarter's newsletter today and share some really fantastic developments from some our members & strategic partners!🎉
A thread🧵
1/6
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
A thread🧵
1/6
#OpenScience #FORM4Open
🌟 Digital Science is excited to join you in Sharjah for the 2025 Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA. #FORM4Open
🗓️ Don't miss our talk on Day 2, Tuesday 21 October (Session 6) at @forumforopen.bsky.social - and say hi to our team at table n.8 to discuss your open infrastructure needs.
#OpenScience
🗓️ Don't miss our talk on Day 2, Tuesday 21 October (Session 6) at @forumforopen.bsky.social - and say hi to our team at table n.8 to discuss your open infrastructure needs.
#OpenScience
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🌟 Digital Science is excited to join you in Sharjah for the 2025 Forum for #OpenResearch in MENA. #FORM4Open
🗓️ Don't miss our talk on Day 2, Tuesday 21 October (Session 6) at @forumforopen.bsky.social - and say hi to our team at table n.8 to discuss your open infrastructure needs.
#OpenScience
🗓️ Don't miss our talk on Day 2, Tuesday 21 October (Session 6) at @forumforopen.bsky.social - and say hi to our team at table n.8 to discuss your open infrastructure needs.
#OpenScience
Why does #OpenScience matter for MENA?🤔
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
January 12, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Why does #OpenScience matter for MENA?🤔
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #FORM4Open
A thread reflecting on the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research🧵👇
#OpenInfrastructure #ArabRegion #ScholComm #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
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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
‼️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
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
March 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
‼️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
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
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
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
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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
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
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
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
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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
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
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
#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
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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
#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
📣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
Get insights on journal distribution, language diversity, financial models, & indexing challenges across the region.🌍
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/JvA1A
#OpenScience #ArabRegion #FORM4Open
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📣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
Get insights on journal distribution, language diversity, financial models, & indexing challenges across the region.🌍
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/JvA1A
#OpenScience #ArabRegion #FORM4Open
Global open science dialogue is missing African voices. #FORM4Open
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Global open science dialogue is missing African voices. #FORM4Open
Only ONE week to go for our upcoming (Arabic-language) seminar on the importance of #metadata, specifically tailored to the challenges & opportunities within the MENA region.🌍
🗓️9 Sep
⏰13:00 GST
📍Online
👉Register now: shorturl.at/z1q5c
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ArabRegion
🗓️9 Sep
⏰13:00 GST
📍Online
👉Register now: shorturl.at/z1q5c
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ArabRegion
September 2, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Only ONE week to go for our upcoming (Arabic-language) seminar on the importance of #metadata, specifically tailored to the challenges & opportunities within the MENA region.🌍
🗓️9 Sep
⏰13:00 GST
📍Online
👉Register now: shorturl.at/z1q5c
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ArabRegion
🗓️9 Sep
⏰13:00 GST
📍Online
👉Register now: shorturl.at/z1q5c
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #ArabRegion
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
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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
If you missed our recent seminar on the importance of #metadata, or you would like to revisit the discussion, the recording is now available to watch on our website🖥️
Note: this event was conducted in Arabic
🔗: shorturl.at/cuqAh
#FORM4Open #OpenScience
Note: this event was conducted in Arabic
🔗: shorturl.at/cuqAh
#FORM4Open #OpenScience
Why Metadata Is Important - Forum for Open Research in MENA
Home
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September 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
If you missed our recent seminar on the importance of #metadata, or you would like to revisit the discussion, the recording is now available to watch on our website🖥️
Note: this event was conducted in Arabic
🔗: shorturl.at/cuqAh
#FORM4Open #OpenScience
Note: this event was conducted in Arabic
🔗: shorturl.at/cuqAh
#FORM4Open #OpenScience
Rising research output but low levels of international collaboration - a current challenge of research in the UAE. #FORM4Open
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Rising research output but low levels of international collaboration - a current challenge of research in the UAE. #FORM4Open
🔵Live from our community development activity
The three different types of identifiers👇
#InstitutionalRepositories #OpenScience #FORM4Open #DOI #ORCID #ROR #Identifiers
The three different types of identifiers👇
#InstitutionalRepositories #OpenScience #FORM4Open #DOI #ORCID #ROR #Identifiers
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🔵Live from our community development activity
The three different types of identifiers👇
#InstitutionalRepositories #OpenScience #FORM4Open #DOI #ORCID #ROR #Identifiers
The three different types of identifiers👇
#InstitutionalRepositories #OpenScience #FORM4Open #DOI #ORCID #ROR #Identifiers
Open infrastructure on the agenda at the Forum for Open Research in the Middle East and North America! 🙌🏽 #FORM4open
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Open infrastructure on the agenda at the Forum for Open Research in the Middle East and North America! 🙌🏽 #FORM4open
Great 🧵by @forumforopen.bsky.social about the upcoming #FORM4Open 👇
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We'll be joining them online on 20 Oct 📆
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We'll be joining them online on 20 Oct 📆
What does #OpenAccess success look like across the Arab region?
On Day 3 of FORM 2025, join us for the panel "Open Access Success Stories," a showcase of pioneering initiatives that are transforming how research is shared, preserved, and sustained across the region.
A thread🧵👇
#OpenScience #MENA
On Day 3 of FORM 2025, join us for the panel "Open Access Success Stories," a showcase of pioneering initiatives that are transforming how research is shared, preserved, and sustained across the region.
A thread🧵👇
#OpenScience #MENA
October 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Great 🧵by @forumforopen.bsky.social about the upcoming #FORM4Open 👇
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We'll be joining them online on 20 Oct 📆
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We'll be joining them online on 20 Oct 📆
A big thank you to the latest supporter of the 5th Annual Forum for Open Research, @tandfresearch.bsky.social! 🥳
🔗Find out more about supporting us this year: shorturl.at/iYq26
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ArabWorld
🔗Find out more about supporting us this year: shorturl.at/iYq26
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ArabWorld
September 10, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A big thank you to the latest supporter of the 5th Annual Forum for Open Research, @tandfresearch.bsky.social! 🥳
🔗Find out more about supporting us this year: shorturl.at/iYq26
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ArabWorld
🔗Find out more about supporting us this year: shorturl.at/iYq26
#FORM4Open #OpenScience #OpenResearch #ArabWorld
Live in Panel C: John Willinsky from @pkp.sfu.ca shares how they’re building sustainable infrastructures for open publishing.
Watch live. Register here: shorturl.at/PPe3s
#FORM4Open
Watch live. Register here: shorturl.at/PPe3s
#FORM4Open
October 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Live in Panel C: John Willinsky from @pkp.sfu.ca shares how they’re building sustainable infrastructures for open publishing.
Watch live. Register here: shorturl.at/PPe3s
#FORM4Open
Watch live. Register here: shorturl.at/PPe3s
#FORM4Open