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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · 23h

Ubiquity's Natalia Rola Ferencova and Tom Mowlam will be at #FrankfurtBookFair, at our stand with @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social and @degruyterbrill.bsky.social, at 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟰.𝟬, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝟵𝟮. Come and speak to us about our wide range of #OpenAccess solutions! #fbm25 @buchmesse.de

Paradigm Publishing Services @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social · 6d

Heading to Frankfurt Book Fair? Visit Paradigm and @degruyterbrill.bsky.social in Hall 4.0 at Stand D92 from 15–19 October!

Learn more about:
📚 University Press Library
📚 Our new content platform, @reference-global.bsky.social
📚 Open access initiatives, including UPLOpen.com

See you there!

#FBM25

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Reference-global.com @reference-global.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to reference-global.com by Paradigm—a modern, AI-powered space to discover journals, books, and proceedings faster.

👉 Start exploring: reference-global.com

#ReferenceGlobal #Paradigm #AcademicPublishing

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · 3d

We are pleased to announce that Ubiquity is now officially a part of @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social, with Steve Fallon as our Managing Director. Paradigm is made up of the Boston team, the Ubiquity team and what was the Sciendo team (now reference-global.com), now fully integrated into Paradigm.

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · 12d

Last week @sksfinlit.bsky.social published a new book 'Sekularismit' or 'Secularisms', edited by Timo Kallinen and Teuvo Laitila. To find out more about the title, available to read free, #OpenAccess, click here: oa.finlit.fi/books/e/10.2...

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Paradigm Publishing Services @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social · 20d

Meet Natalia — Sales Manager

Natalia brings a passion for publishing and a commitment to supporting open access and infrastructure. Having worked at Sciendo and @ubiquityopen.bsky.social, she offers a broad perspective and firsthand experience with our journals, books, partners, and repositories.

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · 27d

'Shifting regimes: Political disruption and change in early modern Sweden,' a new book published by Kriterium, is now available to read free, #OpenAccess, here: www.kriterium.se/books/m/10.2..., written by Mats Hallenberg, @scherpx.bsky.social @mlinnarsson.bsky.social

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Click below to read a new book published by @sksfinlit.bsky.social, 'Pate Teikan toinen elämä', or 'The Second Life of Pate Teikka', available to read free, #OpenAccess. oa.finlit.fi/books/m/10.2...

Pate Teikan toinen elämä | Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Pentti Haanpään varhaisten novellien ja hänen tunnetuimman romaaninsa Noitaympyrän sivuilla elää kuva pohjoisen vapaasta metsätyömiehestä, jätkästä. Teokset sijoittuvat 1920–1930-lukujen ristiriitaise...

oa.finlit.fi

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Sep 1

New book from @sksfinlit.bsky.social! "Aineeton kulttuuriperintö: Käsite, käytäntö, politiikka," is now available to read for free, #OpenAccess, here: oa.finlit.fi/books/e/10.2...

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 29

A Ubiquity Press journal, the Journal of Open Research Software (JORS) was mentioned yesterday in this @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social article about new challenges for publishing software papers: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/28/g.... A really interesting post we'd encourage you to read!

Guest Post – Code Plagiarism and AI Create New Challenges for Publishing Integrity - The Scholarly Kitchen

This post explores author, reviewer, and publisher ethics and responsibilities related to the use of AI in coding and publishing research software.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 27

The programme for the Journal of Open Humanities Data 10 year anniversary event is now available! View it and other info here:
openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/events/anniv...
The deadline for registration on the 10th of September - sign up using the link above.
@barbaramcgilli.bsky.social

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 26

$100k open access funding available for books on climate change, courtesy of the De Gruyter eBound Foundation! As part of the @degruyterbrill.bsky.social family, this fund is eligible to Ubiquity Press publications. Full details can be found here: static1.squarespace.com/static/66744...

Publishing: Books | Ubiquity Press

Details on the book publishing products and services provided by Ubiquity Press

www.ubiquitypress.com

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European Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · Aug 21

#ESCOP2025
As ESCoP 2025 Conference is approaching, we would like to thank the sponsors: Open Science Tools Ltd, EyeLogic,
@springernature.com, @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social, American Psychological Association, and
@ubiquityopen.bsky.social for their contribution.
www.escop2025.com/sponsors

Sponsors | ESCOP 2025

View the sponsors for the ESCOP 2025 event conference.

www.escop2025.com

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 20

There are two new books from the Finnish Literature Society now available to read for free, #OpenAccess! You can read 'Liikkuvat tekstit, liikkuvat naiset' here: oa.finlit.fi/books/e/10.2... and 'Muinais-DNA' here: oa.finlit.fi/books/e/10.2...
@sksfinlit.bsky.social

Liikkuvat tekstit, liikkuvat naiset | Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Keitä venäjäksi kirjoittaneita naiskirjailijoita tunnet? Keitä heistä on suomennettu, ja miten heidän teoksensa on otettu vastaan Suomessa? Entä mitä Sofi Oksasen kipeää ja monisyistä neuvostohistoria...

oa.finlit.fi

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Helsinki University Press @helsinkiupress.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎉'Forced Migrants in Nordic History' is the winner of the Nordic History Book Award 2025!

The book, described by the award committee as "a pioneering work," is available in #openaccess at doi.org/10.33134/HUP.... Congratulations to the editors and contributors!

#refugees #history #migration

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 11

A new book from Stockholm University Press, 'Indo-European Ecologies', is now available to read and download for free, completely #OpenAccess, here: www.stockholmuniversitypress.se/books/e/10.1...
@sproghistorie.dk olander.bsky.social

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is your last chance to share your thoughts on the new @pkp.sfu.ca and @sfupublishing.bsky.social open publishing courses!

Public Knowledge Project @pkp.sfu.ca · Jul 31

🔊 We want your feedback on new PKP + @sfupublishing.bsky.social #OpenPublishing courses!

Courses:

* Making Knowledge Public
* #JournalManagement and Editing
* Technologies and Infrastructure for #AcademicPublishing

Survey open 'till Aug 8 - please share!

pkp.sfu.ca/2025/07/07/w...

#OpenAccess

We Want Your Feedback! New PKP + SFU Open Publishing Courses Coming Soon - Public Knowledge Project

PKP is pleased to announce collaborations with SFU and Lifelong Learning for new open publishing courses, and seeks community feedback.

pkp.sfu.ca

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 6

'The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary' by emiliapalonen.bsky.social and published by helsinkiupress.bsky.social is now available - an interesting and pertinent read, which you can read and download for free, #OpenAccess here: hup.fi/books/m/10.3...

ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Aug 5

uplopen.com is a platform created by Ubiquity with thousands of eBooks to read and download for free!

ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 29

Ubiquity Press is sponsoring #ESCOP2025 this year! As the publishers of the @jcgntn.bsky.social, @escop.bsky.social's journal, we believe in supporting our publications as much as possible. @vmloaiza1.bsky.social @cvonbastian.bsky.social

journalofcognition.org

Journal of Cognition

journalofcognition.org

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 24

Yesterday, @helsinkiupress.bsky.social published 'Sacred Callings' by Brian Conway, a study of global trends in the Catholic priesthood, and what shaped them.

You can read 'Sacred Callings' for free, #OpenAccess, here:

hup.fi/books/m/10.3...

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Paradigm Publishing Services @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social · Jul 22

Managed by eBound, a nonprofit founded by @degruyterbrill.bsky.social, UPLOpen hosts 10k+ OA titles from 50+ leading academic publishers.

With an innovative platform by @ubiquityopen.bsky.social, UPLOpen reflects a community-based vision for equitable OA publishing.

Start reading at uplopen.com!

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today, the University of Winchester Press have converted two of their previously 'closed' Dreiser titles, into #OpenAccess for everyone to read and enjoy for free! You can read The Titan here: winchesteruniversitypress.org/books/e/10.2... and Plays here: winchesteruniversitypress.org/books/e/10.2...

The Titan | Winchester University Press

This 1914 novel is a masterpiece of financial fiction that dramatically and meticulously captures the business practices of the Gilded Age. Here it is presented in a scholarly edition which draws deep...

winchesteruniversitypress.org

ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 17

Ubiquity is attending the American Association of Law Libraries Conference 2025! We are at Table 604 with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Please reach out to our Sales Manager Anne to arrange a meeting or chat! [email protected] #AALL2025
@paradigmpubserv.bsky.social

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ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 17

We are pleased to announce that a Ubiquity Press journal, the Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, is now open for submissions! Read more here to find the submission specifications: jcms-journal.com/about/submis...

Submission Guidelines | Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

jcms-journal.com

ubiquityopen.bsky.social @ubiquityopen.bsky.social · Jul 16

'Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management', a new book by Dr Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper, published by @lsepress.bsky.social, is available to read free here: press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3...! Ubiquity is proud to host LSE Press.

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