Engage in (Co-)Designing Policymaker Guidelines & Recommendations with DIAMAS
The discussion on open science and the future of scholarly communication increasingly focuses on community-driven models that are equitable by nature and design. Political support for and public sector engagement in such models have gained more ground in recent years. One such model is Diamond Open Access, a scholarly communication model in which research outputs […]
Diamond OA by & for research performing organisations: towards co-designed recommendations
The DIAMAS project is developing a set of actionable Diamond OA policy recommendations and guidelines for institutional leaders. These will be published in March 2025 and will be accompanied by recommendations for funders, sponsors and donors (FSDs) and regional, national and international policymakers. Together, the recommendations represent a key project deliverable, aimed at raising awareness […]
DIAMAS Conversation series for libraries: Advancing diamond OA in Europe
Libraries are vital pillars of the Diamond Open Access (OA) ecosystem, providing infrastructure, services, and expert support to institutional publishers. Many libraries are also publishers in their own right. To engage libraries in advancing Diamond OA in Europe, the DIAMAS project is launching a Conversation Series for libraries. The first discussion will be held on […]
Webinar with CRAFT-OA: Shaping Diamond Open Access
DIAMAS and CRAFT-OA invite you to join a webinar on 16.05.24 on Shaping Diamond OA: Criteria for Jorunals. Sign up for free here. What criteria make a journal a Diamond Open Access (OA) journal? This 90-minute webinar, jointly hosted by CRAFT-OA, will shed light on the requirements that define Diamond OA journals by engaging with […]
Workshop: The road towards Diamond Open Access
Friday 12 April 2024, 13.45-16.15 GMT, Swansea University, Swansea, UK In the context of the EU-funded DIAMAS project, the European University Association will organise an in-person workshop on “The road towards Diamond Open Access” on Friday 12 April 2024 from 13.45 to 16.15 BST at Swansea University, United Kingdom. In the ever-evolving landscape of scholarly […]
WEBINAR: Community-driven Publishing with PALOMERA & CRAFT-OA
On Tuesday 27th February, 3PM CET, DIAMAS will again work with sibling projects CRAFT-OA and PALOMERA to bring you a webinar. Register by visiting this page. Each project is working towards an equitable future for scholarly communication and the webinar will be an opportunity for each to share the most recent developments in their work. […]
DIAMAS survey results webinar series
The DIAMAS project is hosting a series of activities to engage with the results of the Institutional Publishing in the ERA: Results from the DIAMAS survey. Results of the DIAMAS project’s Diamond OA and Institutional Publishing landscape survey have just been published. The survey aimed to collect information that would enable better understanding of Institutional […]
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Focus group “Co-designing Diamond OA”
The DIAMAS project seeks participants for a focus group on “Co-designing Diamond OA recommendations and guidelines for institutional leaders”, which will organised by the European University Association (EUA) on Wednesday 13 March 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00 CET. The focus group will bring together institutional practitioners from universities, research performing organisations and learned societies to […]
WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Navigating Europe’s Institutional Publishing Landscape
We invite you to an insightful event which looks at the European Landscape of Institutional Publishing. Join us for a thought-provoking, 90-minute webinar where we will unveil the findings of our Institutional Publishing Landscape survey on Wednesday 7th February at 10:00 (CET). Our research delves deep into the intricacies that define the organisation, structure, and […]
Improving the Efficiency & Quality of Institutional Publishing: Reflections from the OS Fair
On 27 September 2023 DIAMAS hosted the Open Science Fair 2023 Workshop: Improving the Efficiency and Quality of Institutional OA Publishing. The workshop addressed a range of challenges faced by institutional Open Access publishers, paying special attention to ‘diamond’ publishing models that are scholar-led and do not charge fees to readers or authors. In this […]
