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. For PUBMET2026, we propose community as a lens for reflecting on how Open Science works in practice, including questions of responsibility, ownership, governance, inclusion, and sustainability, as well as the gap between Open Science policies and everyday research practices. This framing is intended as a starting point for discussion, rather than a fixed definition.

We invite you to join us in this discussion by participating as a speaker or presenter. Share your research findings with your peers, engage in insightful discussions, and offer your perspective on communities in open access scholarly communication.