Each year, Openjournals brings together members of its journal editorial boards for a dedicated Users’ Day. This year, the event is open for everyone in the Diamond Open Access scholarly community!
During the day, participants can meet and discuss various aspects of publishing a Diamond Open Access journal. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, June 3, at the beautiful Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.
Participants will share experiences, practical insights, and challenges, with ample time for open discussion.
The Network and Users’ Day is designed as a collaborative and engaging space for editorial teams and the broader DOA community to connect, exchange knowledge, and learn from one another. Previous editions have been both valuable and enjoyable, and we look forward to welcoming many of you for another inspiring day.
Programme
This year the Openjournals Network and Users’ Day has two parts. During registration you can select which parts you want to join. You can also select if you want to join the lunch.
Part 1: 10:00 to 12:00 hours
- Presentation on OJS software and common questions, by Kay Pepping
Part 2: 12:00 tot 17:30 hours
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Network meeting.
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12:00h Registration and lunch (for those who registered for lunch)
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13:00h Welcome and registration
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13:15h Diamond Open Access journals in the Netherlands: an overview by Jan Willem Wijnen
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13:45h Panel discussion 1: Funding of DOA journals
- How are DOA journals funded? What expenses do they have? What funding options are available? Are they supported in other ways?
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14:30h Panel discussion 2: Peer-review and peer-reviewers
- How to find more peer-reviewers and accelerate the peer-review process? What are the benefits of open peer-review and other peer-review methods?
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15:15h Break
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15:45h Panel discussion 3: AI and scholarly publishing
- Artificial Intelligence is affecting scholar ly publishing in many ways. How do editorial boards deal with AI? Should there be guidelines and policies? How does AI affect quality control and peer-review?
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16:45h Any other business
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17:00h Wrap up and drinks
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Read more: https://openjournals.nl/en/network-and-users-day-2026/