The 13th PUBMET2026 Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science will be held this year at the University of Zadar from 9 to 11 September 2026.

The main Conference topic is Communities in Open Scholarly Communication: Governance, Responsibility, and Shared Infrastructures. 

Open scholarly communication is shaped not only by policies, standards, and infrastructures, but also by the communities that create, evaluate, share, and use research. This year’s theme invites reflection on responsibility, governance, inclusion, sustainability, and the gap between Open Science policies and everyday research practices.

We invite you to participate as a speaker or presenter. Share your research, engage in discussions, and contribute your perspective on communities in open scholarly communication.

SUBMISSIONS

The organisers invite you to submit an abstract that describes the main idea of your work, its scholarly or practical relevance, and innovative scientific and/or societal impact on the following topics:

• Community engagement, openness and collaboration
• Presentation of existing communities
• Community ownership and governance
• Shared responsibilities, ethics, and evaluation
• Sharing, reuse, and rights in open scholarly communication
• Inclusion, diversity, and community boundaries
• Sustainability of community-based approaches and infrastructures in open science

Other topics related to the main Conference theme are also welcome as posters.

Full submission details are available at:https://pubmet.hr/call-for-submission/

REGISTRATION

Registration for PUBMET2026 is now open. Take advantage of the early bird rate available until 10 June 2026 by registering at:https://pubmet.hr/register/

PRESENTATIONS

Accepted submissions should be presented at the conference venue, either as:

• a short talk of up to 10 minutes, presented live or
• a poster presentation (printed poster in size B1 (707 mm×1000 mm)) accompanied by up to 3-minute talk.

All types of presentations should be in English.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Abstract submission deadline : 10 April 2 May (acceptance notification: 10 May 15 May 2026)
• Registration deadline for author(s) of accepted submissions: 15 July 2026
• Presentation and/or poster upload deadline: 1 September 2026

Learn more & register here!