January 13, 2025 to February 23, 2025
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COPPHA Open Publishing

The six-week online course designed by the Coalition for Open Publishing for Public Health in Africa (COPPHA) is expected to equip participants with the essential knowledge and practical skills for open publishing.

The course is hosted on the Peoples-Praxis platform. Participants will engage with WACREN's open publishing services including BAOBAB and PublishNow. 

Duration: January 13th to February 23rd, 2025
Format: 6-Week Online Training Program

Targets:

  • Early-career researchers and students seeking to publish openly.
  • Editors and publishers of Open Access (OA) journals and books.
  • Academics interested in Open Peer Review and Preprint Systems.
  • Professionals advocating for equitable scholarly communication.

Key Benefits:

  • Understand Open Publishing: Learn the value of Open Access and how it transforms scholarly communication.
  • Hands-on Experience: Practice posting preprints and conducting open peer reviews.
  • Learn about Indexing and Discoverability: Gain insights into indexing and discoverability of research publications.
  • Learn Innovative Models: Learn about the Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model for faster research dissemination.

 

Sessions materials

  1. Orientation Session - video, slides
  2. Posting a Preprint on BAOBAB - video, slides
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