Critical Thinking and Evolving Open Scholarship in the Era of AI

Featuring virtual courses taught online

We are pleased to announce the FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) of 2026, which will be held:

Monday, July 27th through Friday, July 31st, 2026

Courses are currently being selected. Registration will open in April or May of 2026.

Critical Thinking and Evolving Open Scholarship in the Era of AI is the FSCI 2026 theme. FSCI organizers seek course submissions contributing to and exploring this theme, though all ideas in scholarly communication are welcome for consideration. The theme will also shape the Institute’s plenary events.

Scholarly communication professionals continue to examine and explore the relationships across research workflows, scholarly communities, and academic output in an information ecosystem impacted by artificial intelligence (AI). FSCI is a platform for professionals in the field to educate your colleagues about aspects of this important work. FSCI courses often focus on one particular aspect of this work and provide practical training, while paying attention to the broader issues at play. Other FSCI courses look more squarely at theoretical problems and explore new solutions. We hope to focus on these components as we present courses on topics within the scholarly communication ecosphere.

Please help us get the word out to your colleagues in research and scholarly communication by sharing this information with your network. As always, thanks for your assistance in helping FSCI to develop and grow.

Virtual courses will be conducted during the week of Monday July 27th through Friday, July 31st. 

• Courses will meet 3-5 times (typically 3 times) over these 5 days, with sessions usually between 1 and 3 hours long – for a total of 3-15 hours of course time. 
• Each course will meet via Zoom as in prior years, with instructor-directed scheduling flexibility during this week. 
• Courses can continue collaborative, asynchronous work between and after course sessions, as needed.
• We shall offer courses that leverage the online learning environment to engage our global community of researchers and professionals in scholarly communication and open research practices. 

For examples of previous FSCI courses, see the FSCI 2025 course list.

We will also feature several Plenary sessions in service of this year’s theme. These will be free to all to access, whether enrolled in the courses or not.

If you have questions, please contact FSCI-Info@force11.org.