Ongoing Projects
- ALMASI strengthens free and non-profit science publishing
- OSCAIL promotes multilingual science communication through AI
- REALISE builds the evidence base for research assessment reform
ALMASI strengthens free and non-profit science publishing
ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) develops non-profit open publishing services and collaboration in Africa, Europe and Latin America.
The project strengthens Diamond Open Access publishing, in which scientific publications are free of charge for both authors and readers. The aim is to build a coherent, high-quality and sustainable scientific publication ecosystem that supports the research community on three continents.
ALMASI promotes the distribution of information and expertise related to publishing and the coordination of services and solutions. The project will be implemented as part of the global Diamond Open Access framework coordinated by UNESCO.
TSV in the project
The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) is responsible for two topics in the project. TSV finds non-profit publishing ecosystems in Africa, Europe and Latin America. It examines, for example, the publication types, organisational and administrative models, funding mechanisms and publication services and solutions.
TSV also compiles models, monitoring tools and impact indicators that support the sustainability of publishing. The aim is to build a self-assessment tool, guidelines and funding criteria to support decision-making and management.
Basic project information
The project operates in Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Funded by: European Union Horizon Europe programme
Project duration: 2025–2027
Read more about the ALMASI project on the CORDIS research information service
Partners
African Journals Online, CNRS, DOAB, EIFL, European Science Foundation, FECYT, DOAJ, OASPA, OPERAS, Public Knowledge Project, Redalyc, SPARC Europe, University of Göttingen, Université de Lorraine
TSV experts in the project
- Mikael Laakso
- Janne Pölönen
- Anni Rytioja
- Zehra Taskin
OSCAIL promotes multilingual science communication through AI
OSCAIL (Open Science Communication through AI in EU Languages) develops AI-based translation solutions for writing, peer reviewing and reading research articles in several European languages.
Scientific communication is largely in English, which reduces the opportunities different language communities have in participating and making research data more accessible. The OSCAIL project answers to this problem by promoting linguistic diversity. The translation solutions developed in the project will be integrated into the Open Journal Systems (OJS) publication system. The aim is to enable the writing, peer evaluation and reading of research articles in several languages.
The project will also develop the possibility of producing non-technical summaries of research articles in different languages using artificial intelligence. This would make it easier to understand research data outside the scientific community. OSCAIL supports the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and strengthens the accessibility, inclusion and multilingualism of science in all languages.
TSV in the project
The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV) participates in developing AI-based translation solutions and their ethical uses. In particular, TSV is responsible for integrating solutions into the OJS.
Basic project information
- The project is coordinated by Dublin City University
- The project partners include the Idiap research institute, the University of Tartu, Pleias AI Lab, the OPERAS infrastructure and the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
- Funded by: project funding comes from the European CHIST-ERA consortium, and the Research Council of Finland is the project’s Finnish co-funder
Partner
- Dublin City University
- Idiap Research Institute
- OPERAS
- Pleias
- University of Tartu
- Ghent University
- Université Laval
TSV experts in the project
- Sami Syrjämäki
- Antti-Jussi Nygård
- Janne Pölönen
- Elina Late
- Lynne Bowker
- Mikael Laakso
REALISE builds the evidence base for research assessment reform
There is broad agreement on the goals of research assessment reform, but putting the principles into practice remains difficult. Research organisations, funders and policymakers lack sufficient systematic evidence about which reforms work, under what conditions, and what unintended effects they may have.
The REALISE project brings together existing research on assessment reform, identifies gaps in knowledge and generates new evidence on assessment tools and methods. Its research covers topics such as the use of publication metrics, research impact assessment and the development of peer review. REALISE also investigates why reforms progress differently across countries, disciplines and organisations. The project examines how legal, cultural and institutional factors affect change. It works closely with research organisations, funders, researchers and reform initiatives such as DORA and CoARA.
The project will produce new evidence, practical tools and recommendations. Its findings will be made available on an online platform. The findings will support evidence-based reforms to research assessment in organisations and national systems, taking local contexts into account.
TSV’s role in the Project
TSV leads investigation into why venue information and the Journal Impact Factor (JIF) continues to be used as a measure of research quality. It also examines national publication venue registers as possible alternatives to the JIF and the role of publication venue data in university rankings.
TSV also conducts mapping of how contextual factors, such as discipline or organisational mission, and biases in assessment affect the adoption of responsible assessment practices. To do this, TSV reviews existing research and examines organisations that have committed to CoARA.
Basic project information
The REALISE project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Duration: 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2029
Partners
- Know Center Research GMBH
- Universiteit Leiden
- Stichting Radboud Universiteit
- The University of Edingburgh
- Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
- Universidade de Coimbra
- Federation of Finnish Learned Societies
- Uniwersytet SWPS
- Pensoft Publishers
TSV experts in the project
- Mikael Laakso
- Ginevra Peruginelli
- Janne Pölönen
- Karen Stroobants
- Mira Söderman
- Anni Rytioja
- Leena Wahlfors
More information: janne.polonen [at] tsv.fi (janne[dot]polonen[at]tsv[dot]fi)