This webinar will explore the results of an extensive project mapping the Open Access journal landscape, providing accurate and up-to-date insights into a region often overlooked or misrepresented in global studies. The session will cover the current scale of Open Access journals in the Arab States, including subject, language, financial model, ownership demographics, and indexing. Attendees will gain a critical understanding of the major obstacles to Open Science, the dominant financial and ownership models, and the specific challenges of indexing and bibliodiversity.

What you will learn:

• Gain an improved understanding of the Open Access journal landscape, size, distribution, and language diversity in the Arab region.
• Analyze the key obstacles to Open Science, including bibliodiversity issues and the devaluing of local research.
• Identify the prevalence and success of the community-owned Diamond Open Access model in the region.
• Understand metadata and indexing challenges, and explore next steps to improve journal visibility.
• Learn how to support strategic planning and facilitate more effective regional collaboration in Open Access.