This is the programme for the 20th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing 2025. 

All presentations will take place in Auditoria 1 and 2 (see information about the conference venue). Registration, poster sessions and coffee breaks will take place in the hall outside of the auditoria. The workshop rooms are above the conference hall, accessible by lift or stairs.

After the conference registration deadline (29 October), all registered participants will be asked to register for workshops.

18 November

Streaming link for Aud 1 on 18 Nov, all day. For Aud 2, go to the session in the programme.

9:15–9:50

Morning coffee and registration
The hall outside of Auditorium 1

9:50–10:00

Conference opening
Auditorium 1

  • Conference chair Mariann Løkse (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
  • Library Director Johanne Raade (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

10:00–11:00

Panel “Strategies for publishers to make scholarly metadata openly available“
Panel chair – Bianca Kramer (Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information)

  • Colleen Campbell (OA2020)
  • Dominic Mitchell (Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • Anne Gentil-Beccot (CERN)
  • Mike Nason (Public Knowledge Project)

11:05–11:35

Poster pitches
Overview of posters

11:35–12:25

Lunch, Teorifagskantina

12:25–13:35

Parallel presentation sessions

Aud 1. Session “Ensuring openness in a closing world”. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT)Aud 2. Session “Developing repositories”. Chair – Huw Haugland-Grange (UiT). Streaming link
12:25–12:50“Protecting University Repositories from Aggressive Web Scraping: Using Database Rights to Retain Control Over Academic Content“, Eugen Stoica (University of Edinburgh)“Accessibility Metadata: Making accessible content in repositories discoverable“, Maria Guseva (University of Vienna)
12:55–13:20“Approaches for data management, co-collaboration and co-ownership in Sámi engineering science“, Per Anton Øverseth Olsen & Vegard Nergård (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)“Ask a robot – adding AI search to a repository“, Steven Eardley (Cottage Labs)
13:25–13:35“Monitoring Open Science: it takes a village! Sharing common Principles with the Open Science Monitoring Initiative (OSMI)“, Vanessa Proudman (SPARC Europe)“URGE – the easiest way to create a great ReadMe file“, Dag-Even Martinsen Torsøe, Ali Abdurhman Kelil & Ahmet Dogan (University of South-Eastern Norway)

13:35–14:20

Coffee and posters (outside of Auditoria 1 & 2)

14:20–16:00

Parallel workshops (take the stairs or lift from the conference hall, Teorifagbygget House 1)

workshop A. Room 1.317, 3rd floor
“Bridging Gaps by Unlocking the Community Potential – Empowerment through Infrastructure and Networking“,
Oliver Krüger (Hamburg State and University Library)

workshop B. Room 1.343, 3rd floor.
“Setting up a Diamond Open Access fund: budgets, policies and practicalities“, Anne van den Maagdenberg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Louise Otting (TU Delft), & Erica Yu (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

workshop C. Room 1.413, 4th floor.
“Collective Action Advancing Open Infrastructure“, Rosalie Lack (SCOSS), Joanna Ball (DOAJ) & Raphaël Tournoy (Episciences)

workshop D. Room 1.241, 2nd floor.
“Current state of open source research data management systems“, Steven Eardley and Richard Jones (Cottage Labs)

workshop E. Room 1.333, 3rd floor.
“Solving the “file drawer problem”: How researchers, institutions, publishers and funders can reduce publication bias“, Agata Morka, Rebecca Kirk (PLOS), Jan-Ole Hesselberg (Foundation Dam)

16:00–16:15

Fruit break (outside of Auditoria 1 & 2)

16:15–17:15

Panel “Beyond Borders, Beyond Control: Building Resilient Open Science Infrastructures“,
Auditorium 1,
Panel chair – Anke Beck (Frontiers)

  • Heli Kautonen (University of Turku)
  • Dana Kristjansson (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
  • Petra Labriga (ZBMed, Institute for Life Sciences)

17:15

Closing of day 1, Auditorium 1

18:30–21:00

Conference reception,
Northern Norwegian Art Museum
Sjøgata 1

19 November

Streaming for Aud 1 on 19 Nov, all day. For Aud 2 go to the sessions in the programme.

8:45–9:15

Coffee

9:15–10:15

Keynote lecture,
Auditorium 1. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT)

“Reproducibility starts with methods: Building a culture of openness and reuse“, Tracey Weissgerber (University of Coimbra)

10:15–10:30

Short break to change rooms

10:30–12:10

Parallel presentation sessions

Aud 1. Session “Reproducibility and transparency”. Chair – Huw Haugland-Grange (UiT)Aud 2. Session “Repairing the gaps in Open Access infrastructure”. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT). Streaming link
10:30–10:55“Reflections on adapting and promoting transparent and reproducible science practices for researchers engaged in secondary data analyses“, Bernt Glaser (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) & Meseret Mamo Bazezew (Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital“Diamond Open Access – DIAMAS and the EDCH: Built by, with, and for the community it serves“, Vanessa Proudman (SPARC Europe) & Anna Hughes (Jisc)
11:00–11:25“A Funder-Driven Registered Report Initiative Compared with Standard Applications: A Study on Research Quality“, Sigrid Hegna Ingvaldsen (Foundation Dam), Jan-Ole Hesselberg (Foundation Dam)“How journal submission and hosting systems influence the level of open metadata in Crossref“, Bianca Kramer (Sesame Open Science / Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information), Kornelia Korzec (Crossref)
11:30–11:55“The positivity trap: is a bias against null results in research literature holding back science?“, Samuel Winthrop (Springer Nature)“Making diamond OA journals visible: How CRAFT-OA empowers open infrastructure“, Martina Dvořáková (Masaryk University Press)
12:00–12:10“Issues of Scientific Transparency in Small-Language Countries“, Milda Baltrimienė (Vilnius University Press)“Moving beyond closed silos: liberating workflows based on open metadata to bring about an interoperable and open not-for-profit ecosystem for open access books and chapters“, Toby Steiner (Thoth Open Metadata) & Zoe Wake Hyde (Public Knowledge Project)

12:10–13:00

Lunch, outside of Auditoria 1 & 2

13:00–14:40

Parallel workshops (take the stairs or lift from the conference hall, Teorifagbygget House 1)

workshop A. Room 1.333, 3rd floor.
“Solving the “file drawer problem”: How researchers, institutions, publishers and funders can reduce publication bias“, Agata Morka, Rebecca Kirk (PLOS), Jan-Ole Hesselberg (Foundation Dam)


workshop B. Room 1.343, 3rd floor.
“Strengthening the Open Agenda by Connecting Opens“, Paul Stacey, Paola Corti & Vanessa Proudman (SPARC Europe)

workshop C. Room 1.307, 3rd floor.
“Strides towards co-creating the research nexus”, Kora Korzec & Dominika Tkaczyk (Crossref)

workshop D. Room 1.317, 3rd floor.
“From Gatekeeping to Guidance: Building Fair and Reflective Editorial Practices“, Christina Lentz, Linda Hamrin Nesby & Ingri Løkholm Ramberg (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

workshop E. Room 1.325, 3rd floor.
“Owning the Means of Publication: Zine Making & The Radical Possibilities of Publishing“, Zoe Wake Hyde (Radish Press)

14:40–15:25

Coffee and posters

15:25–16:20

Parallel presentations

Aud 1. Session “Research & Indigenous rights”. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT)Auditorium 2. Session “News from far away”. Chair – Åsne Høgetveit (UiT). Streaming link
15:25–15:50“Indigenous rights in, over or to research?“, Linda Wiechetek & Trond Trosterud (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)“The current landscape of the Open Science Initiative in the ASEAN region“, Randolf Mariano (University of Inland Norway & UiT), Reysa Alenzuela (Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences) & Joseph Marmol Yap (University of the Philippines Diliman)
15:55–16:20“CARE & FAIR: Opposing or Aligning Concerns?“, Else Grete Broderstad (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)“Opening peer review in Algerian universities: Survey of The Faculty at The Institute of Library Science and Archive – University of Algiers II“, Samir Hachani (University of Algiers II)

16:20–16:40

Fruit break

16:40–17:40

Panel on indigenous rights in research
Auditorium 1,
Panel chair – Torjer Andreas Olsen (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

  • Sheryl Lightfoot (University of Toronto)
  • Susanna Siri (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)
  • Else Grete Broderstad (UiT The Arctic University of Norway)

17:40

Closing of day 2, Auditorium 1

18:00

Conference dinner,
restaurant Adelie, on campus

20 November

Streaming link for Aud 1 on 20 Nov, all day. For Aud 2, go to the session in the programme.

8:45–9:15

Coffee

9:15–10:15

Keynote lecture,
Auditorium 1. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT)

“Open science in a closing world“, Kenneth Ruud (The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment)

10:15–10:30

Short break

10:30–11:55

Parallel presentations

Aud 1. Session “Open Science Communities”. Chair – Huw Haugland-Grange (UiT)Aud 2. Session “Advancing Open Access”. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT). Streaming link
10:30–10:55“Strengthening Open Science Expertise: National RDM Training Network of Finland“, Pauli Assinen (University of Helsinki), Laura Mure (Aalto University), & Päivi Malinen (Tampere University)“Opening books collectively: working together for a fairer future for books“, Joe Deville (Lancaster University)
11:00–11:25“Creating a Community of Diamond Open Access Practitioners: A Case Study from Switzerland“, Daniela Hahn (University of Zurich)“Co-Creating Innovative Approaches to Open Access in the Social Sciences: Insights from Emerald’s Open Lab“, Rebecca Evans (Emerald Publishing)
11:30–11:55“Learning and acting together: how an Open Education network’s collaborative journey gives voice to librarians as agents of change“, Paola Corti (SPARC Europe)“Better Together: How Funding and Quality Certification Empower Public Infrastructures for Diamond Open Access“, Pilar Rico Castro (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology)

11:55–12:50

Lunch, Teorifagskantina

12:50–14:20

Presentations,
Auditorium 1. Chair – Mariann Løkse (UiT)

14:20–14:30

Conference closing