EASE Ukraine webinar – Development of Scholarly Communication in Ukraine: Publication Ethics, Journal Quality, and Integration into the European Research Area

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 3pm Kyiv, 2pm Zagreb, 1pm London, 8am North Carolina, 5am California

Format: webinar (Zoom)

Organiser: European Association of Science Editors, EASE Ukraine

Working Languages: Ukrainian and English, live translated captions available

Програма українською / Programme in English

Target Audience: editors-in-chief, editorial board members, and editorial staff of Ukrainian scholarly journals who are:

• working to enhance the quality, international visibility, and impact of their journals and strengthen their integration into the European Research Area;
• implementing international standards in publication ethics (COPE, EASE), Open Science principles, and other best practices to improve editorial policies, peer review, and publishing practices;
• preparing their journals for inclusion in international indexing and abstracting databases, including DOAJ, Scopus, and Web of Science;
• interested in professional development and participation in new national certification initiatives.

Background and Objectives

As the current phase of the work of the Commission on Publication Ethics of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the development of the National Scholarly Journals’ List draw to a close, there is a need to consolidate the efforts of all stakeholders. The successful implementation of reforms in scholarly communication, the advancement of Open Science principles, and the improvement of the quality of Ukrainian scholarly journals require coordinated action at both the national and international levels.

Against this background, the aim of the event is to discuss ongoing reforms in the field of scholarly journals and to explore mechanisms for safeguarding the Ukrainian research ecosystem against predatory publishing practices.

Objectives:

1. To review the outcomes of the Commission’s work and define a strategy for the further development and revision of the National Scholarly Journals’ List.
2. To align national practices with international standards and criteria for research assessment.
3. To develop joint mechanisms for identifying and preventing predatory publishing practices.

Expected Outcome: To establish a shared rationale for launching a systematic national programme of training and professional development for scholarly journal editors, to support the development of the professional standard “Scholarly Editor”, and to further strengthen and refine the requirements governing the National Scholarly Journals’ List.

Programme

Session 1: National Policy, Research Infrastructure, and Outcomes of the Commission on Publication Ethics of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, 14:00-14:30 CEST (15:00-15:30 EEST)

Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine: Denys Kurbatov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine, and Svitlana Kryshtof, Head of the Department for the Certification of Highly Qualified Personnel of MoES of Ukraine

State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine: Research Communication Infrastructure and Journal Quality Monitoring, Tetiana Yaroshenko, Deputy Director for Research and International Cooperation of SSTL of Ukraine

Ukrainian Research Integrity Office: Academic Integrity Policy for Scholarly Journals, Artem Artiukhov, Chair of UkrRIO

Session 2: International Standards of Quality and Ethics, 14:30-15:30 CEST (15:30-16:30 EEST)

Committee on Publication Ethics: Global Challenges in Publication Ethics, Nancy Chescheir, President of COPE, and Iryna Izarova, COPE Council Member

European Association of Science Editors: How EASE Can Help You Improve Journal Quality, Iva Grabarić Andonovski, Vice-President of EASE, and Nataliia Bazeliuk, Chair of EASE Ukraine

European Diamond Capacity Hub: Ukrainian Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre, Johan Rooryck, Co-coordinator of EDCH, and Taras Kotyk, Head of the Ukrainian Diamond Open Access Capacity Centre

Directory of Open Access Journals: Quality Criteria for Open Access Journals, Iemima Ploscariu, Member of the DOAJ Ethics and Integrity Team, and Yuliia Hartman, DOAJ Managing Editor

The Best Scholarly Journals: Mykhailo Holubiev, Deputy Head of the Department for the Certification of Highly Qualified Personnel of MoES of Ukraine

Discussion: Experiences of Academic Institutions and Professional Associations, 15:30-15:50 CEST (16:30-16:50 EEST)

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Volodymyr Ustymenko, Member of the Presidium, Deputy Chair of the Scientific and Publishing Council of NAS of Ukraine, and Anna Radchenko, Director of the Akademperiodyka Publishing House of NAS of Ukraine

Association of Ukrainian Editors: Professionalisation of the Profession: Challenges in Developing the Professional Standard “Scholarly Editor”, Myroslava Prykhoda, President of the Association of Ukrainian Editors, and Maryna Zhenchenko, Vice-President of the Association of Ukrainian Editors

Conclusions and Resolution, 16:50–17:00 (Kyiv time)

Outcomes of the work of the Commission on Publication Ethics of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the key challenges, and the strategy for the development and revision of the current National Scholarly Journals’ List.

Key recommendations regarding the national training and certification programme/courses for editors-in-chief and editorial board members of Ukrainian scholarly journals.

Preparation of amendments to the Regulations on Ukrainian Scholarly Journals, as well as to the Procedure for the Submission of Applications and the Operation of Journal Accounts within the Ukrainian Research Information System (URIS).

Moderator – Iryna Izarova

Registration is open until July 6, 2026.