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SDG tag: Freedom to Publish

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  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Aligning Education Research with SDGs in the Journal of Research in Educational Sciences

The Journal of Research in Educational Sciences is an editorial project by ASERS Publishing, established in 2010, which highlights the results and impact of using technology and innovation in education research. This initiative maps the alignment of the Journal with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 4, and 5, showcasing the journal’s contribution to research addressing key global challenges. The exercise was a collaborative effort between our researchers and the publishing team.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality Education

  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism – ASERS Publishing and its commitment with SDGs for a sustainable development through the times of climate changes

The Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, a collaborative editorial project of ASERS Publishing, aims to publish scientific articles of high academic quality that contribute to understanding sustainability and assessing broader societal impact through the lens of the SDGs for readers, collaborators, and editors alike. It is designed to share research findings and to stimulate new ideas and valuable insights regarding current best practices and future directions of SDGs 11 and 13.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Research, Statistics
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Research that innovatively link ideas from various branches of Economics to foster SGD’s – Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields

Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields, an initiative of ASERS Publishing, aims to challenge economists to address issues relevant to the current global situation and to publish articles that innovatively connect ideas from various branches of Economics. It serves as a forum for the dissemination of a variety of international issues, scientific research, and other matters of interest to academics from diverse fields related to economic sciences, and to promote SDG’s 8 and 9.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 8 – Decent work and Economic GrowthIPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Type of initiative: Event
  • SECTOR: Trade

Banned on the Run

Voluntary 5k for employee participation, to respond to book bans and benefiting the Freedom To Read Foundation, a nonprofit legal and educational organization devised to protect and defend the First Amendment to the US Constitution and to support the rights of both libraries and citizens to access information. Within 12 hours of registration opening Monday (March 24, 2025), Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks employees had raised more than $10,000 for the Freedom To Read Foundation.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • Type of initiative: Event, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

Mine Sosyal Seminars on Literature, Publishing and Reading Culture

Seminars prepared and given by Mine Soysal, founding manager of Günışığı Kitaplığı, and the author of Eyvah Kitap! (Oh No Books!), a long-best seller which has reached hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. The content can be customized according to target audience being mainly educators and/or parents. Besides theoretical background, seminar covers case discussions on interesting topics with the purpose of giving insight to adults for understanding the needs of child readers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Publishing Research That Supports the SDGs

The articles published in “English Studies at NBU” often address themes such as colonial oppression, memory, trauma, and the immigrant experience, critiques of corruption and poor leadership in Africa, marginalized histories and fostering cross-cultural understanding highlighting the narratives of underrepresented groups – central to the SDGs. These works contribute to understanding and solving global challenges.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • Type of initiative: Best practice
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Global Representation and Inclusivity

At “English Studies at NBU” we are dedicated to supporting authors from all backgrounds. About 19.1% of our authors come from the Global South, ensuring that voices from underrepresented regions are heard. Additionally, 20% of our authors are doctoral students or early-career researchers. We mentor these scholars to help them refine their work and contribute valuable perspectives to the academic community, therefore supporting inclusivity.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Advancing Gender Equality in Publishing

At “English Studies at NBU” our focus on gender equality extends to the authors we publish. Over half (56.7%) of our published authors are women, demonstrating our dedication to breaking down barriers in academia. By creating opportunities for underrepresented groups, we aim to promote fairness and balance in the academic world.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Trade

Publishing current issues

UQP actively acquires and publishes titles that explore current social and environmental issues to help educate readers and spark important conversations, including Royce Kurmelovs’s SLICK, which provides an on-the-ground examination of how the fossil fuel industry captured Australia, and outlines what’s at stake for the survival of the planet, and King and Sparrow’s OUT OF THE BOX, which brings together expert advice, interviews and up-to-date resources to help ND children thrive.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
  • Type of initiative: Report, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Trade

“KEÇİ” OPEN ACCESS E-JOURNAL

KEÇİ is a digital platform prepared by Günışığı Kitaplığı, covering the contents of all the annual publishing conferences and teacher seminars which are being organized on a regular basis since 2010, with the purpose of making this valuable content available for open access in the form of a written digital archive. A wide variety of SDG related topics presented in annual seminars and conferences are also available on this platform.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Event
  • SECTOR: Trade

Annual Publishing Conference

The sectoral conference, organized by Günışığı Kitaplığı as a social responsibility project since 2011 is supported also by the Turkish Publishers Association. Bringing together all the stakeholders of the publishing industry with new agendas every year, this conference plays an important role in the development of our publishing sector to international standards. The program of the 2022 conference was designed to focus on “Climate Crisis and Publishing Sector” and supported by UNDP Türkiye as well.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Event
  • SECTOR: Trade

“Literature in Education” Teacher Training Seminars

Annual, free of charge, teacher training seminars organised by Günışığı Kitaplığı since 2010 hosted authors, academicians and experts from related fields as speakers. Discussing the use of literature books in classrooms through “creative reading practices”, every year four such practices are also being presented by teachers. A climate action related topic is also included in each seminar program to furnish the educators with necessary and correct discussion tools with their students.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education, Other, Trade

Adding Thema subject codes to identify books on any SDG Goal

The global book trade needs to be able to identify books that are about or advance all or specific SDG Goals and it is important that these can be discovered by potential readers.. EDItEUR has now added specific qualifier codes for each of the SDG Goals to the global book subject classification Thema and these can be used by publishers to increase the visibility of titles around the globe, in any language and for any audience.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

Top Action Tips for Academic Publishers

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic publishers to support and promote sustainable development. The tips provide actionable and easy-to-use ideas and best practices for integrating sustainability into journals and publishing processes, and outreach to practitioners and policy makers.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Report, Research
  • SECTOR: Education

Joint Task Force on Outcomes and Impact – Report

Beginning in September 2022, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) convened meetings of members of a Joint Task Force on Outcomes and Impacts (JTFOI). The membership of the JTFOI is drawn from two HESI Action Groups: Ratings, Rankings and Assessment (RRA) and SDG Publishers Compact Fellows (SDGPCF).

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Academic

Emerald’s innovative zero embargo green OA strategy is 10 years old

Emerald Publishing’s green open access route offers all Emerald’s journal authors or book chapter authors the option to make their research immediately and openly available upon official publication, free from payment.

First introduced in 2014, we are one of only a handful of publishers that doesn’t impose an embargo period.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Trade

HarperCollins Fights Against Censorship and Stands for Freedom of Expression

HarperCollins believes in fostering a marketplace where consumers choose what to read. In response to rising censorship and book banning, we joined challenges to unconstitutional legislation that restricts access to books, including a lawsuit against Iowa’s book-banning provisions of SF 496. Additionally, HarperCollins donated to Unite Against Book Bans, the National Coalition Against Censorship, PEN America, and Little Free Library, and published resources on its website.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender Equality
  • Cat// Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities
  • Type of initiative: Industry standard, Other, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic, Other

The Green Communication and Publishing Manifesto: Elevating Voices for a Sustainable Future

The Green Communication and Publishing Manifesto, launched by Green Transformation and Sustainability Network, urges publishers, other sectors and individuals to align their publishing and communication activities with the SDGs, particularly in climate action, biodiversity, and clean energy. It seeks to inspire the Vietnamese and global publishing sector to drive meaningful environmental action, promote truth, and collaborate for a sustainable future. The Manifesto will be updated as necessary.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
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