This year’s conference topics are focused, but not limited to recent challenges in scholarly communication:

• Assessing the quality of research process, research outputs and publication channels
• Redesigning Open Access – Rights retention strategies and alternatives to paid OA
• Fairness of Open Science
• Potentials of public engagement in science and environmental activism
• Rising efficiency and effectiveness in scholarly communication

All topics will be presented by invited speakers and in shorter presentations by registered speakers. The conference will also include workshops, poster sessions and panel discussions. PUBMET conference is organised by the University of Zadar, Department of Information Sciences, Centre for Scientific Information of the Ruđer Bošković Institute, University of Zagreb, Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication, and University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine.

Abstract submission deadline is 15 May 2022. Accepted abstracts will be published in the PUBMET2022 Book of Abstracts. The authors of the selected abstracts will be invited to publish a full paper in a journal Publications.

PubMetRun virtual race is also part of this year’s conference. The race is virtual, but the running is real. The first prize for the two categories (the fastest PubMetRunner, the funniest photo or video) is free participation at PubMet2023.

COVID-19 situation is closely monitored and all recommendations of the authorities are followed.
You are welcomed to take part in the PUBMET2022 conference!

More information on the conference webpage: https://pubmet2022.unizd.hr/