Open Journal Matcher - Open Journal Discovery for Everyone

Explore the development and impact of the Open Journal Matcher in this conference talk from linux.conf.au 2021. Learn about the challenges of building an open-source journal recommendation tool, including data gathering from the Directory of Open Access Journals, implementing natural language processing for text similarity, and handling large-scale data processing. Discover insights into the ethical considerations of algorithmic decision-making in academic publishing and the importance of community feedback in shaping such tools. Gain valuable knowledge for authors seeking publication venues, technologists interested in open-source community tools, librarians promoting scholarly communications, and those curious about applying open digital technologies to support scholarship.