We're excited to announce the addition of Kezzy Besa and Elijah Chileshe, who officially joined the Diamond Open Access Publishing in Africa (DOA) project team as Editorial Support Assistants on June 23, 2025. Their arrival significantly enhances our capacity to manage and streamline publishing operations.

Kezzy Besa and Elijah Chileshe will serve as General Editorial Assistant and Technical Editorial Assistant, respectively.

They will work under the guidance of project leads including Dr. Lighton Phiri, Prof. Chisoni Mumba, Dr. Christine Kanyengo, and Dr. Eness Chitumbo.

Their responsibilities will contribute to advancing the project’s mission of strengthening open access publishing infrastructure in Africa.

We warmly welcome Kezzy and Elijah to the team and look forward to their contributions!