The next Open Access Talk "Good open access: minium requirements vs best practice" will take place on 27th April 2023 from 2-3 pm (CET).

Open Access aims to enable people worldwide to access scholarly information without barriers. To achieve this, various publication channels exist, and the number of possible publication venues continues to grow. The presentation will focus on explaining which selection criteria should be applied when choosing a publication venue in order to best achieve the goals of the Open Access movement. For this purpose, we take a closer look at the myths that still exist regarding Open Access.

The following questions will be discussed:

• What best practices should I follow in publishing open access?
• What initiatives are there to push forward the publishing system's transformation?
• Which tools can help me to find a suitable publication venue?

The event is in English. Researchers, students and all other interested parties are invited. The presentation will take half an hour. Afterwards, there will be plenty of room for questions and discussion. Registration is not required. You can participate via the following link: https://meet.gwdg.de/b/jes-dwc-6zq
 
The talk will be given by Dr. Stefan Schmeja and Jesko Rücknagel from the Technische Informationsbibliothek. Stefan Schmeja works in the publication services and advises researchers in particular on publishing opportunities in open access. Jesko Rücknagel works in the open-access.network project.

You can also find the announcement online: https://open-access.network/en/community/veranstaltungen/veranstaltungen-des-projekts-open-accessnetwork/translate-to-english-open-access-talk/translate-to-english-open-access-talk-am-27-april-2023.