The DOAJ Ambassador Programme: An Example Project for Promoting Cognitive Justice in the Global South

"For this reason the DOAJ started the Ambassador programme in 2016. A team of scholars from the developing world (the Ambassadors) were trained to evaluate open access journals from their regions and to assist local publishers in meeting the requirements of good publishing practice. Other successful ambassador programs for the promotion of education and teaching had already been established by EIFL and COS (Center for Open Science). Additional organizations are seeking to set up their own programmes. To the best of our knowledge, the DOAJ initiative to employ ambassadors in the Global South for the promotion of open access publishing and the evaluation of local journals is unique."