Looking 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...

📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books?

AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing.
Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community.

📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs
📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET

🌍The @almasiproject.bsky.social Diamond OA Policy Forum series begins today with Africa! Sept–Nov 2026, policymakers, funders & OA practitioners explore funding for #DiamondOA. Learn more and choose your region to join here: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-... #DOAPolicyForum

💎 A timely EDCH Forum discussion for #PeerReview Week this year focused on reviewer capacity.

The Diamond Reviewer Pledge invites researchers to commit to reviewing at least one article for a #DiamondOA journal in the next 12 months.

🔷 Take the pledge & join the discussion: tinyurl.com/56pwmkwm

Openness in the age of AI is the topic of this #UNESCO policy brief zurl.co/SKQJV The briefs support efforts to advance universal access to information through open, inclusive, rights-based approaches. EIFL’s Iryna Kuchma contributed to the first brief on #DiamondOA publishing - zurl.co/0PAwU

🌍 The EDCH is heading to #OASPA2026!

We’ll showcase how the EDCH, its NCCs and the #AEGISOA project are advancing a more coordinated and sustainable #DiamondOA landscape in Europe, including through the expansion to OA books.

Looking forward to connecting with colleagues!

@oaspa.bsky.social

💎 #DiamondOA is about more than removing fees. It’s also about who owns, governs and sustains #ScholarlyInfrastructure.

@markhusk.bsky.social & @johanrooryck.bsky.social
also explore how #DiamondOA can help build a more sovereign, resilient knowledge commons.

🔗 Full article: tinyurl.com/5fu8hua2

Thanks for curating this starter pack and adding us! We connected with several journals using #OpenJournalSystems (OJS) and got to know the Earth and Planetary #DiamondOA community better.

Congratulations on this and the continued success of your journal! We're so pleased that #OpenJournalSystems is a part of your #DiamondOA journey and we hope our features and functionality will aid in greater reach and discoverability of your journal.

We are at #PUBMET 2026 – The 13th Conference on Scholarly Communication in the Context of Open Science!

Our colleague Elena Di Rosa presented yesterday:

Delisted: Verfassungsblog and the Politics of Inclusion in Open Access Infrastructures -> pubmet.hr/04-s-1274

#openaccess #diamondoa

💎 How can we strengthen funding for #DiamondOA in Europe?

Join the second @almasiproject.bsky.social Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe meeting to explore funding approaches, models and opportunities for community-led scholarly publishing.

🔗Register: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

🎓 Want to become a #DiamondOA trainer?

Applications are open for the EDCH Train-the-Trainer course on #DiamondOA publishing, developed under AEGIS-OA. Turn your expertise into training you can deliver at your institution and in your community.

📅 Apply by 21 September
➡️ tinyurl.com/ymcvwby7

🌐 Science Policy and Communication in the Era of Global Challenges: Boundaries to Breakthroughs
@joannaball.bsky.social will present - Democratising the path from evidence to action through institutional & #DiamondOA publishing @sciencesummit.bsky.social
event.sciencesummitnyc.org/list-of-sess...

The OJS Network of the @dfg.de funded project #SeDOA invites you to the OJS Workshop 2026 on September 17 and 18!

PKP's Urooj Nizami is set to deliver an opening remark. Check the program at diamond-open-access.de/ojs-workshop/

#OpenJournalSystems #DiamondOA @openaccessnetwork.bsky.social @eve.gd

Catch up with the other blogs in the series featuring

@abertayuni.bsky.social @jisc.bsky.social @openbookpublish.bsky.social

And look out for more coming soon 👀

👉 research.jiscinvolve.org/wp/category/...

#OpenAccess #DiamondOA #ResearchInfrastructure #OpenInfrastructure #ScholComm

How can Africa build sustainable funding for Diamond OA?

Join the Regional Diamond OA Policy Forum – Africa to explore funding approaches from research funders and universities.

🗓️ 17 Sept | 13:00–15:00 GMT
👉 Register: bit.ly/DOAPolicyFor...
💬 English & French

#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Africa

📊 New INSPIRING ERA Factsheet: #OpenAccess in #ERA

Our latest factsheet shows how Europe can move from OA commitments to sustainable practice — through stronger policies, #DiamondOA, practical support and AI-risk awareness across the #EUResearchArea.

📄 www.inspiring-era.eu/resource/ins...

🌍 Help shape the future of #DiamondOA in Europe!

EDCH is looking for new Advocates to connect with local communities, share resources, contribute to the EDCH Forum, and help shape services to meet community needs.

Join our 2026–2027 cohort!

📅 Apply by 30 September 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4

Are we funding the publishing system we actually want?

From Sept–Nov 2026, the Diamond OA Policy Fora will explore sustainable funding approaches for community-led Open Access across Africa, Europe & Latin America.

→ almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing

We spy a few #CopimCommunity resources in that list 🕵️‍♀️

#CopimCompass
@thoth-metadata.eurosky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social

Are there any tools that you use to support #DiamondOA publishing? Let the community know about them!