Responsible and open science trainings

Monday 29th September 2025 at 9:30-11:00, Teams link available on the Intranet (log in with TUNI account) 

The training is targeted at members of the higher education community who, in their work or studies, need information and skills related to open access publishing.

After the training:  

• You will recognise the different paths to open access
• You will know the key factors in choosing a publication channel, such as the reliability of the channel, funder’s requirements, etc.
• You will know more about copyright and licenses
• You are familiar with the different ways of using the article versions created during the publication process
• You will know where to find additional instructions and know where to ask for help if needed

Training is provided by open access specialists at Tampere University Library. This is an online training session in Teams. The training will not be recorded.

Monday 20th October 2025 at 9:15-10:00. Teams link available on the Intranet (log in with TUNI account)

The training is targeted at members of the higher education community who work in Research Council of Finland's (formerly known as Academy of Finland) funded projects.

After the training: 

• You understand Research Council of Finland's policy on open publishing and its impact on the choice of publication channel​
• You know how to identify Plan S-compatible publication channels
• You know how to choose the form of open publishing according to the guidelines of the Research Council of Finland
• You know why and how self-archiving is done
• You will find additional instructions and know where to ask for help if necessary

Trainers work as open access specialists at Tampere University Library. Training is an online training session in Teams. Training will not be recorded. 

Monday 17th November 2025 at 9:15-10:00. Teams link available on the Intranet (log in with TUNI account)

The training is targeted at members of the higher education community who, in their work or studies, need information about the open access article processing charges. 

After the training:

• You understand the different ways of open publishing and differences between them
• You know how to use the agreements concluded by the Library on open access publishing and act according to the instructions
• You know about other possible sources of funding for open access costs
• You understand the benefit and importance of self-archiving as part of open science
• You will find additional instructions and know where to ask for help if necessary

Trainers work as open access specialists at Tampere University Library. Training is an online training session in Teams. Training will not be recorded. 

Wednesday 3rd December 2025 at 10:15-10:45. Teams link available on the Intranet (log in with TUNI account)

Are you wondering in which journal to publish your article?

Finding a suitable journal for your article can be challenging sometimes, but Journal Guide will help you choose. With the Journal Guide you can check possible journals for publications, and you can browse journals by topic and publisher, among other things. The library does not recommend any specific journals, the decision where to publish always belongs to the researcher.

After training:

• You will know what the Journal Guide is
• You will know how to use the Journal Guide tool when choosing a publication channel
• You can find further information and know where to turn for help if you need it

Come and join the training on Wednesday 3rd December at 10:15-10:45, and get tips for searching in the Journal Guide.

The training is provided by open access specialists at Tampere University Library. The training takes place in Teams and is not recorded.