We are hugely excited to welcome the American University of Sharjah (AUS) Library as a new Member of FORM, and our first library member. The university library is the heart of an institution’s research processes and practises, providing the policies, the infrastructure, and the support needed to produce and publish high impact research. Therefore, libraries have the power to be the single greatest driver of

The movement for Open Access (OA) continues to grow, making scholarly research more accessible to academics and the public alike. Open Science initiatives, like those led by OAPEN and the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB), are paving the way for a more inclusive and sustainable academic publishing landscape. As part of our commitment to fostering open scholarly communication, we interviewed Niels Stern, Managing Director

Although we might be running a little bit later than usual, we are now ready to announce our Call for Papers for the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research! This year’s Annual Forum will take place in the UAE, in partnership with the American University of Sharjah, in the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE, from 20th-23rd of October. (Learn more about our Host Partner here) We are really

Regional cooperation lies at the heart of what we do at FORM – bringing together diverse communities, supporting the exchange of ideas, and encouraging the development of new partnerships. That is why we are particularly thrilled to welcome the Arab Council for the Social Sciences into our community as our newest member. The Arab Council for the Social Sciences (ACSS) is a regional, independent, non-profit

We are thrilled and honoured to officially announce that our Host Partner for the 4th Annual Forum for Open Research will be the American University of Sharjah (AUS), of the UAE. The event will take place from the 20th-23rd of October in Sharjah, at the gorgeous conference facilities at AUS. About our Host Partner American University of Sharjah (AUS) was founded in 1997 by His

Collaboration is an integral part of what we do at FORM; forging ties with new partners and building cross-community relationships is vital to ensuring the successful advancement of open science within the Arab region and across the globe. These connections are increasingly important in an era when misinformation, predatory practices and fake science are pervading and contaminating the scholarly communications ecosystem. That is why we

As FORM is flourishing, we’re starting to grow our team of dedicated supporters – and we thought it would be nice to introduce them all to you. You will have met some of us before, at one of our online Community Development Activities or in person at our Annual Forum – but we have some lovely new team members as well… Dr Emily Choynowski –

FORM is dedicated to the advancement of Open Science within the Arab region, but we know we cannot succeed without the support of the wider Open Science community. We are therefore very excited to announce our newest institutional members, Online Library of the Open Access Books (OAPEN) & Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)! OAPEN promotes and supports the transition to open access for academic

Our mission is to support the advancement of Open Science policies and practises in research communities across the whole Arab region. We are therefore particularly excited to welcome the Arab Institution of Knowledge Management (AIKM) as the newest member of the Forum for Open Research in MENA. Arab Institution of Knowledge Management (AIKM) is an Egyptian institution with Arabian vision and global perspective, and it

December was a hugely busy, and fantastically interesting, month for FORM, with a number of impactful events relating to open science policies and practises taking place across the world. We were thrilled to be able to attend and present at a number of events, represented by our Founder and Director, Dr Emily Choynowski. These events included the Open Science Forum which took place in Morocco,