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WikiJournal User Group
nonprofit open-access publisher
nonprofit open-access publisher
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The WikiJournal User Group publishes a set of open-access, peer-reviewed academic journals with no publishing costs to authors. It started formally in 2016, and was renamed to WikiJournal in 2017. It is a registered nonprofit in Sweden and in the US. (US EIN 85-1545401, apparently a 509(a)(2) public charity, able to receive tax-deductible donations like a 501(c)(3) it seems.) For more, see: [1]
| Organization names | WikiJournal, WikiJournal User Group |
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| Keywords | academic journals, Wikimedia |
| Languages | en |
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| Wikidata ID | Q28953974 |
| Description | The WikiJournal User Group publishes a set of open-access, peer-reviewed academic journals with no publishing costs to authors. Its goal is to provide free, quality-assured knowledge. Secondly, it aims to bridge the Academia-Wikipedia gap by enabling expert contributions in the traditional academic publishing format to improve Wikipedia content. |
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| Primary recommendation | 9. Innovate in Free Knowledge |
| Secondary recommendation(s) | 8. Identify Topics for Impact • 1. Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement |
| Regional focus | Global |
| Language focus | Primarily English, but can be multilingual |
| Links | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group |
| Stage | Execution / Implementation • Evaluating (eg., monitoring, evaluation, learning) |
| Seeking collaboration? | Yes |
| Seeking collaboration with | Wiki Education Foundation, GLAM |
| Collaboration needs | Replicate/Adapt another group's activity in our area • Talk about our idea • Partnership to approach a non-Wikimedia entity • Partner to apply for a grant together |
| Contact person | OhanaUnited |
| Wikimedia affiliation | Affiliate (user group, thematic org, chapter) |
| Affiliate | WikiJournal User Group |