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Pathways to your first publication – celebrating the diversity and impact of UCC’s Open Access Journals In-Person
Join us for an in-person seminar dedicated to showcasing and celebrating the diversity and impact of UCC’s Open Access journals on Tuesday 21 October 2025, during International Open Access Week. This event will provide attendees with a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and peers across disciplines, share insights, and inspire future authors, peer reviewers and editors. Highlighting pathways for UCC staff and students to get involved in publishing and editorial work, this seminar will also identify some of the benefits that stem from involvement with Diamond Open Access journal publishing.
Related LibGuide: Open Access @ UCC by Donna Ó Doibhlin
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 21, 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 - 15:30
- Time Zone:
- UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
- Location:
- Creative Zone
- UCC Library:
- Boole Library
- Audience:
- Library Staff Postgraduates UCC Staff
Pathways to your first publication
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1000 – 1020 |
Coffee and registration |
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1020 - 1030 |
Welcome (Liz Jolly, University Librarian) and housekeeping |
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1030 – 1040 |
Brief overview of Diamond Open Access Publishing, what it is, what we do and why UCC supports it. (Hardy Schwamm) |
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1045 – 1055 |
Library practicalities of hosting journals on OJS – (Paul Davidson) |
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1100 - 1300 |
Brief talks from current/past editors of UCC's Open Access Journals - Researcher, Academic and Student-led journals. Experiences of editors/authors – how they work/why they work/ challenges/ benefits/future? |
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1100 - 1115 |
Student Medical journal - Pádraig Cronin |
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1115 - 1130 |
DoubleSpace – Heather Laird & Venus (Abbie) O’Brien |
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1130 - 1145 |
Aigne - Shruti Rajgopal |
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1145 – 1200 |
The Quarryman - Liam Christopher Mc Donagh |
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1200 – 1215 |
The Boolean: Snapshots of Doctoral Research at University College Cork – Richard Harris |
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1215 – 1230 |
Scenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Research - Manfred Schewe & Fionn Woodhouse |
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1230 – 1245 |
The Pedagogy of Student Publishing: A Case Study of the International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences – Sinéad Hanrahan, MTU |
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1245 – 1300 |
Run-over / Catch-up / Convenience break |
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1300 - 1400 |
Lite lunch (provided) – networking – open discussion and advice |
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1400 - 1500 |
Panel discussion |
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1500 – 1530 |
Wrap up – next steps - takeaways |