This keynote presentation, co-hosted by the three Iowa Regent universities, will discuss how the proliferation of open access journals, led by scholars and published out of universities from around the world, is challenging publishing models, reshaping access to knowledge, and redefining the global landscape of scholarly communication.

About the speaker

Juan Pablo Alperin is the Scientific Director of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), and Associate Professor in the Publishing Program, and the Co-Director of the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab) at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Alperin is an established researcher of scholarly communications, known for bringing evidence-based perspectives to pragmatic solutions in support of open access and open science. He serves on the boards and steering committees of various organizations, including the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and OpenAlex. 

• Registration link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/register/FTdY4Hb2SXu65m9vZZ7MZA

• Date/time: October 20th at noon-1pm CST

Location: Online via Zoom