The International PUBMET Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science focuses on various aspects of open access and open science, with special emphasis on scientific publishing, modalities of scientific communication, open access publishing models, research integrity and assessment. The Central Medical Library of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine participates in the organizational and programme committees.
The 13th PUBMET2026 Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science will be held this year at the University of Zadar from 9 to 11 September 2026.
The main Conference topic is Communities in Open Scholarly Communication: Governance, Responsibility, and Shared Infrastructures.
Open scholarly communication is shaped not only by policies, standards, and infrastructures, but also by the communities that create, evaluate, share, and use research. For PUBMET2026, we propose community as a lens for reflecting on how Open Science works in practice, including questions of responsibility, ownership, governance, inclusion, and sustainability, as well as the gap between Open Science policies and everyday research practices. This framing is intended as a starting point for discussion, rather than a fixed definition.
We invite you to join us in this discussion by participating as a speaker or presenter. Share your research findings with your peers, engage in insightful discussions, and offer your perspective on communities in open access scholarly communication.
The organisers of the PUBMET2026 conference invite you to submit an abstract that describes the main idea of your work, its scholarly or practical relevance, and innovative scientific and/or societal impact on the following topics:
- Community engagement, openness and collaboration
- Presentation of existing communities
- Community ownership and governance
- Shared responsibilities, ethics, and evaluation
- Sharing, reuse, and rights in open scholarly communication
- Inclusion, diversity, and community boundaries
- Sustainability of community-based approaches and infrastructures in open science
Conference dates: 9-11 September 2026.
Venue: Zadar, Croatia.
You can find more information on registration - soon!
Call for submission is available here.
For more information, visit the PUBMET2026 website at: https://pubmet.hr/