Recording of an EIFL webinar (1hour 32 minutes) on optimizing journal processes and workflows. Panellists Jenni Lauwrens from the Image & Text journal, Thierry Luescher from the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa and Tom Kwanya from the Regional Journal of Information and Knowledge Management share their experiences of developing workflows for processing journal articles and improving publication workflows; reducing manuscript turnaround times, and moving journal workflows (from submission to publication) to Open Journal Systems (OJS). They also discuss developing operational manuals for journals; revising journal policies and mentorship programmes for journal staff.

See the webinar slides and resources 

• Jenni Lauwrens: Optimizing Journal Processes and Workflows
• Thierry Luescher: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa Operational Manual
• Tom Kwanya: Optimizing Journal Workflows: Speed, Quality, and Influence

See also 'Editorial Workflows in Diamond Open Access Journals: A Guide' by Iryna Kuchma, EIFL; Ina Smith, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), and Milica Ševkušić, EIFL (June 2026).

This is one of a series of EIFL webinars based on knowledge and experience gained from implementing projects to strengthen no-fee (Diamond) open access journal publishing. The presenters are grantees of the ‘Collaboration for sustainable open access publishing in Africa’ project, implemented by EIFL, AJOL (African Journals Online) and WACREN (the West and Central African Research and Education Network), with funding from Wellcome.

See the recordings and slides of other webinars in the series

• Building editorial capacity through mentorship
• Training programmes for journal editorial teams, reviewers and authors

See also 'Editorial Workflows in Diamond Open Access Journals: A Guide' by Iryna Kuchma, EIFL; Ina Smith, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), and Milica Ševkušić, EIFL (June 2026).