Org:WikiJournal User Group

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
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.
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