In an era where research integrity is increasingly under pressure, metadata serves as the essential backbone of a transparent publishing ecosystem. This 90-minute seminar explores the critical intersection of editorial workflows and digital metadata, specifically tailored to the challenges and opportunities within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We will discuss how moving beyond traditional records to rich, globally recognized digital schemas can transform regional scholarship from invisible to indispensable.

Agenda:

• The Global Context: Addressing research and editorial integrity challenges in the MENA region.
• Digital Transformation: Bridging the gap between paper-based records and global digital metadata schemas.
• The Role of Crossref: Best practices for registering articles and improving metadata completeness.
• Metadata as a Trust Signal: How transparent editorial tracking prevents questionable publishing practices.
• Strengthening the Record: Collaborative strategies for enhancing research assessment and evaluation.

What you will learn:

• The Value of Metadata: Understand how rich metadata drives discoverability, reproducibility, and the global visibility of high-quality regional scholarship.
• Editorial Integrity: How to utilize metadata as verifiable “trust signals” to safeguard the scholarly record against questionable publishing.
• Workflow Optimization: Strategies for editorial teams to better interact with metadata throughout their internal processes.
• Practical Implementation: How to improve the completeness of metadata registered with Crossref to meet international standards.
• Enhanced Assessment: The impact of high-quality data on the better evaluation of regional research output.

Experts:

To be announced