[GOAL] Second Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum - Call for Proposals

Tue Mar 3 15:02:57 GMT 2020

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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS, PANELS AND POSTERS
The 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum
https://sciforum.net/conference/SustainableSolutionsToOpenAccess2

The 2nd Basel Sustainable Publishing Forum (BSPF2), organized by the 
University of Basel and MDPI,  will be held in Basel, 26–27 October 
2020. The aim of the forum is to offer a platform for open and 
constructive conversation between researchers, learned societies, 
university librarians, funding agencies, scholarly publishers, 
publishing platforms, and other concerned stakeholders (professional 
associations, etc.) to identify implementable solutions for a 
sustainable global transition to open access. A main topic of discussion 
of BSPF2 will be the challenges facing learned societies in this 
transition to Open Access. The conference will cover a broad array of 
topics relevant to these challenges, like the development of alternative 
metrics, the evaluation and promotion of researchers, the OA price 
transparency, the current situation and limitations of transformative 
agreements, copyright, etc.

We would like to invite all relevant stakeholders, especially the 
research community and representatives of learned societies, to join us 
and participate by sharing their experience, views, opinions, or 
results, and, to submit a proposal in response to one of the following 
calls.

*Call for Presentations*
We are looking for speakers willing to present important initiatives or 
projects relevant to the global transition to open access. Proposals can 
contain updates on well-known initiatives, or new initiatives and 
frameworks. They may also cover research that provides a novel and 
alternative perspective on the transition to open access. Presentations 
may be keynotes (30-45min) or short presentations (10-15min). 
Presentation proposals should consist of up to 500 words.

*Call for Panels*
We seek proposals for interactive panels intended to generate lively 
discussions. We are primarily looking for panels directly relevant to 
learned societies, but also for panels discussing topics relevant to the 
global transition to Open Access.
Panels will be composed of 4–8 panelists and last between 45 minutes to 
1.5 hours.
Panel proposals should consist of up to 500 words, excluding names, 
affiliations, and email addresses of panelists who have already agreed 
to participate.

*Call for Posters*
We welcome poster presentations on research, viewpoints, analysis, and 
initiatives relevant to the audience and topic. Poster proposals should 
consist of up to 500 words.

Submissions must be submitted in English to bspf at mdpi.com before 30 May 
2020. For any questions please feel free to contact us at bspf at mdpi.com.
Please feel free to circulate the call in PDF format attached.

We look forward to hearing from you!
The Chairs, Program Committee members and Organizers of the Second Basel 
Sustainable Publishing Forum

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 30 May 2020
Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2020

-- 
Franck Vazquez, Ph.D
Chief Scientific Officer, MDPI
Member of the OASPA Board of Directors
Member of the DOAJ Council
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MDPI AG, St. Alban-Anlage 66,
4052 Basel, Switzerland
Tel. +41 61 683 77 34
http://www.mdpi.com
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https://sciprofiles.com/profile/FranckVazquez
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7967-3798
https://www.linkedin.com/in/franck-vazquez-932a96a8/

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