Adama Science & Technology University Library - ASTUL

08/06/2026

📍Turnitin Anti-Plagiarism Software Service Resumed!!!!

We are pleased to inform you that the Turnitin Anti-Plagiarism Software Service has resumed operation effective today.

All academic staff members can now access and utilize the system for plagiarism checking, similarity analysis, and academic integrity verification of research papers, theses, dissertations, assignments, and other academic documents.

We appreciate your patience during the service interruption and thank you for your continued commitment to maintaining high standards of academic excellence and research quality.

12/03/2026

Dear ASTU Academicians, ASTU_Official

There will be a training workshop organized by the Elsevier Team, on the 26th of March at 3:00 pm Ethiopia time.

Training session: Author Publishing Workshop. This session is for early-career researchers and mid-career researchers. This is a highly valuable session, especially for PhD students. Please share with the wider student community through your network.

The session will cover the following topics:
- Elsevier as a publisher
- Manuscript preparation
- Publication process
- Editor’s view
- Research integrity & publishing ethics
- Researcher academy

Here is the Zoom webinar Registration link:

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02/02/2026

📍ASTU Library Services Announces 2026 Open Access Publishing Opportunities!

Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) Library Services is pleased to inform the university community that the updated list of Open Access journals for 2026 is now available for download. The list covers journals that offer waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) for corresponding authors from Ethiopia, under agreements facilitated by EIFL.

The 2026 journal list can be accessed here:
👉 https://www.eifl.net/ethiopia_apcs

In addition, detailed information on each of the 15 Open Access publishing agreements—including eligibility and publisher-specific benefits—is available at:
👉 https://www.eifl.net/apcs

ASTU Library Services encourages all academic staff, researchers, and postgraduate students to make use of these opportunities and to share this information widely within their departments and research networks.

28/01/2026

🚀 ASTU Launches the New ETD Platform!

Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) is pleased to roll out the new version of its Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) platform—enhancing access for the ASTU community and expanding global visibility of our scholarly work.

🔗 Explore the ETD: http://etd.astu.edu.et/home

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