Diamond Open Access Journals
Diamond Open Access journals publish research free of charge to both authors and readers. This project, carried out as part of the EIFL-funded project Improved Quality and Visibility of Diamond Open Access Journals at The University of Zambia, develops tools and workflows to improve the quality, indexing and visibility of journals hosted by the University of Zambia, starting with the Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences (JABS).
The work includes custom Open Journal Systems (OJS) plugins for metadata verification, DOI deposition and repository integration, ORCID integration, and editorial workflow improvements to prepare the journals for inclusion in indexing services such as DOAJ and AJOL.
Project Members
Project Publications
Chibesa, Mubanga, Christine Kanyengo, Eness Chitumbo, Chisoni Mumba, and Lighton Phiri. 2025. “Strengthening Scholarly Publishing at the University of Zambia: Custom OJS Plugins for Metadata Accuracy, DOI Management, and Repository Integration”. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference in Information and Communication Technologies (ICICT 2025), 91-95. Chongwe, Zambia: Zambia ICT Journal. https://ictjournal.icict.org.zm/index.php/icict/article/view/461. |
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Shikapande, Harris, Christine Kanyengo, Lighton Phiri, Eness Chitumbo, and Chisoni Mumba. 2025. “Improving Indexing Visibility for University of Zambia Hosted Journals: Practical Approaches and Workflow Enhancements through Open Journal System Integration”. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference in Information and Communication Technologies (ICICT 2025), 218-22. Chongwe, Zambia: Zambia ICT Journal. https://ictjournal.icict.org.zm/index.php/icict/article/view/447. |
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Shikapande, Harris. 2025. “Improving Indexing Visibility for University of Zambia Hosted Journals: Practical Approaches and Workflow Enhancements through Open Journal System Integration”. Department of Computing and Informatics. Lusaka, Zambia: The University of Zambia. |
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Chibesa, Mubanga. 2025. “Strengthening Scholarly Publishing at the University of Zambia: Custom OJS Plugins for Metadata Accuracy, DOI Management, and Repository Integration”. Department of Computing and Informatics. Lusaka, Zambia: The University of Zambia. |
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