@eifl.bsky.socialEIFL #OpenAccess Programme advances OA by strengthening quality & sustainability of No-fee #DiamondOA journals: Supported 279 No-fee #DiamondOA journals in 13 African countries through @EIFL project with funding from Wellcome zurl.co/laIzO #EIFLGA2026 @Wellcome Trust
@evomri.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyRE: https://mastodon.social/@leibnizopenscience/117358935127560323
This #openaccess report documents loads of problems with the prevailing fee-based systems in academic publishing. Lots of food for thought around #diamondoa #sedoa
@openaccessmaven.bsky.socialIt was a true joy to join this conversation! @garryaslanyan.bsky.social knows how to be a fun host. Give it a listen and a share #openaccess #diamondOA #preprints
@thoth-metadata.eurosky.socialWorkshop materials from #OAT26 are now openly available! The fabulous @heroicendeavour.eurosky.social ( @openbookcollective.bsky.social ) put together a handout and bilingual (EN/DE) discussion cards on sustaining #DiamondOA through collective funding #OER 🎉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
@eudch.bsky.social💎What role should libraries play in shaping the future of European #DiamondOA infrastructure?
In early 2027, the EDCH Libraries Pilot Programme will bring together a select group of libraries to help co-design EDCH’s next phase!
Learn more and apply to join: tinyurl.com/5634ymd4
@eifl.bsky.social👉 EIFL's practical support to strengthen #DiamondOA publishing 2024 - 2026 included 17 training courses, plus 15 resources on journal quality, editorial workflows, sustainability, indexing, DOIs & advocacy. See @EIFL resources zurl.co/8XMth #DiamondOA #EIFLGA2026
@oapenbooks.bsky.socialDo you work with Diamond #OABooks?
The AEGIS-OA project is gathering community input on the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) adaptation to OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity & needs of the community 👉 buff.ly/MtB6Nr6
Deadline: 18 Oct 2026, 23:59 CET
@huber-digital.bsky.socialDelighted to announce a major update to the #PRISMS digital scholarly editions platform: strengthened security and privacy, 24 #SPARQL examples with charts, maps, and networks, and search filters by holding and digitising institutions:
#DSE #SemanticWeb #RDF #DiamondOA #TEI/XML
@eudch.bsky.social🌍 We’re in Linz for OA Tage 2026!
We will present the #AEGIS-OA project on 29 Sept during the poster session and co-host an interactive #DiamondOA workshop with SeDOA on 30 Sept, 09:00–10:30 CEST.
💎Come say hi!
🔗Programme: tinyurl.com/48v5k36d
@operaseu.bsky.socialWithin the AEGIS-OA project, the community is invited to contribute to the adaptation of the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) to the specific context of OA books.
📝 Share your input by 18 October 2026
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OABooks #ScholarlyPublishing #OpenScience #AEGISOA
@nanetterissler.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy#oat26 #openaccess in #Linz Here we go.... Zum Auftakt der OA-Tage 2026 versammelt sich die Community, um drei Tage die offene wissenschaftliche Publikation zu fördern und neue Wege zu diskutieren. Das kann viele Wege haben von Gold, Green zu #DiamondOA @sedoa - […]
@systems-ecology.bsky.socialMany people have asked us how to start an independent Diamond open-access journal.
So we have written "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Starting an Independent Diamond OA Journal". We hope it helps many more community-led journals follow.
@eifl.bsky.socialNew from EIFL: Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for #DiamondOA Journals, a set of three resources to help editors, publishers & journal managers to strengthen quality, transparency & visibility of journals and by institutions to assess journals that they publish or support - zurl.co/PFRML
@eudch.bsky.social⌛ Last chance to join the EDCH Advocates!
Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort close 30 September.
Help connect EDCH with your local community, share resources and training, and bring your community’s perspectives into the development of #DiamondOA!
@eudch.bsky.social💎 French universities and research organisations are strengthening their support for the EDCH!
Through Couperin, seven French institutions are contributing to sustainable, inclusive and community-led #DiamondOA!
🔷Read more: tinyurl.com/bdzxhsf4
🔷Support the EDCH: tinyurl.com/3zwnd5jp
@almasiproject.bsky.socialThe Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe on funding is in two weeks!
🗣️ Discover all the speakers below.
💬 The meeting will be held in English.
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../q....
@infodocket.bsky.socialThe preprint discussed in the article is available here:
Diamond Fractures: Tracing Journal Transitions Away from Diamond Open Access
arxiv.org/abs/2606.31302
@infodocket.bsky.socialReport: Hundreds of ‘Free’ Academic #Journals Have Started Charging Fees (via @nature.com)
@sparc-eu.bsky.social🇪🇺 Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe – in 2 weeks! Join the discussion with Maja Peharc, Louise Otting-Geevers, Jean-François Lutz, Zoé Ancion, Rosalie Lack & Fabian Hennig on funding Diamond OA.
🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #DOAPolicyForum
@wherearethebooks.bsky.socialLooking forward to the start of #OASPA26!!
Do grab me if you want to discuss #DiamondOA publishing (for @knowledgeeglobal.bsky.social) or #OpenScience policies and practices (for @forumforopen.bsky.social) in the Arab region...