In the evolving landscape of scholarly communication, digital publishing infrastructure plays a critical role in making research visible, accessible, and interoperable. Elpub (elpub.ru) is a publishing platform designed to support and manage scientific journals, particularly within the Russian research environment. It provides journals with the technical foundation needed to operate online, supporting open-access models that make scientific articles freely available to the public, and organizes content in accordance with international academic standards.

Beyond basic hosting, Elpub enables structured metadata management, long-term archiving, and alignment with the technical requirements of major indexing systems such as Scopus and Web of Science. For example, an agricultural journal hosted on the platform can manage peer review workflows, assign standardized metadata, and prepare content for integration into global discovery systems—thereby enhancing its international visibility.

For FAO AGRIS, platforms like Elpub are strategically important. FAO AGRIS relies on consistent, well-structured metadata and standardized descriptions to aggregate and disseminate agricultural research worldwide. When journals adopt systems that promote interoperable metadata practices, their content becomes easier to index, integrate across repositories and databases.

In this way, Elpub functions as a knowledge bridge: it not only supports journal operations at the national level but also strengthens the global exchange of agricultural research by facilitating compatibility with international systems such as FAO AGRIS.

Contributing Institutions to FAO AGRIS via Elpub

Belarus 

• Belarusian National Technical University
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus

Kazakhstan 

• Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction of the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
• Kazakh Research Institute of Agroindustrial Complex Economy and Rural Development
• Research Institute of Biological Safety Problems LLP
• Shakarim University

Russian Federation

Federal Research Institutes:

• All-Russian Dairy Research Institute
• Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
• Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry named after Academy Member L.K. Ernst
• Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
• Federal Scientific Center for Food Systems named after V.M. Gorbatov of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Federal State Budgetary Institution All-Russian Centre for Plant Quarantine
• Federal State Budgetary Institution Federal Center for Animal Health
• Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science "A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences"
• Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Agrarian Scientific Center "Donskoy"
• Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Federal Scientific Selection and Technological Center for Horticulture and Nursery"
• Federal State Funded Institution of Science "The Labor Red Banner Order Nikita Botanical Gardens – National Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences" 

Universities:

• Bryansk State University of Engineering and Technology
• Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development of Dagestan State University 
• Irkutsk National Research Technical University
• Kazan Federal University
• National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
• National University of Science and Technology MISIS
• North-Caucasus Federal University
• Russian Biotechnological University
• Saratov State University 
• South-West State University
• The State University of Education 
• Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies

Research Academies and Centers:

• Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha
• Dagestan Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Kalvis
• Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences
• Russian Geographical Society
• Yakut Scientific Centre of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

One of FAO AGRIS's defining features is its multilinguality: the platform provides access to records in more than 250 languages, enabling the discovery of research produced across diverse linguistic and regional contexts.This is central to FAO's mandate to strengthen global knowledge sharing. This inclusivity directly supports the mandate of the Food and Agriculture Organization to strengthen global knowledge sharing and ensure equitable access to agricultural information.

When scientific content is indexed in FAO AGRIS — such as the Russian-language records contributed by Elpub — it reaches audiences far beyond its original linguistic community. Research that might otherwise remain locally circulated becomes part of a shared global knowledge base, accessible to scientists, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide.

The Elpub experience demonstrates that open access initiatives can significantly extend their reach and impact by connecting with multilingual, globally recognized platforms such as FAO AGRIS.  Increased visibility does more than enhance discoverability; it can also catalyze collaboration. . Researchers in different countries who encounter relevant studies may identify opportunities for joint projects, fostering the exchange of knowledge, methodologies, and resources that is essential to addressing the shared challenges facing food systems and agriculture worldwide.