Events

This workshop will explore various options for importing data into OJS, provide an online demonstration, and highlight best practices and strategies for a seamless migration process. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss their specific challenges, and share insights from the perspectives of their individual journals.

Date: September 5, 2025

Time: 10:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here

Co-delivered by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, OpenFest is their flagship celebration and exploration of open research. The theme for 2025’s event is Open Research and Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (OR+EEDI). 

Date: September 2-5, 2025

Location: online

Registration: here

Practical webinar designed for systems administrators/journal managers responsible for managing Open Journal Systems (OJS). This session will guide participants step-by-step through the process of upgrading from OJS 3.x to the latest 3.5 release.

Date: August 29, 2025

Time: 14:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here

Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal talks presents an argument for increasing competition in academic publishing as an alternative to regulatory interventions.

Date: August 27, 2025

Time: 17:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here

Join us for the next session in the DIAMAS Conversation Series, where we spotlight the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Training Platform, which offers structured training modules and curricula tailored to key areas of Diamond Open Access.  We will explore how these training materials can be integrated into national and institutional efforts to support Diamond OA publishing.

Date: August 27, 2025

Time: 11:00 CEST

Location: Online

Registration: here

The fourth session of the Open Divide lecture series featuring Michael Laakso addresses the long-term preservation of open access publications, discussing current challenges and best practices. 

Date: 23 July 2025  

Time: 17:00–18:00 CET  

Location: Online 

Registration: here 

This session offers a valuable opportunity to engage with the European Diamond Open Access (OA) community, explore current developments, and learn how the Capacity Hub supports the Diamond OA ecosystem. 

 
Date: 9 July 2025 

Time: 11:00–12:00 CET 

Location: Online (Zoom link will be provided prior to the event) 

Registration: here

Join this session to hear about the initial findings from UNESCO’s Global Consultation on Diamond Open Access. The consultation, launched in July 2024, builds on the values of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science (2021) and seeks to identify priorities, challenges, and opportunities in the Diamond OA landscape. This session will provide an overview of the consultation process, present early results from the multilingual global survey, and invite input on possible next steps. 

Date: 3 July 2025  

Time: 04:00 PM Amsterdam 

Location: online  

Registration: here 

The theme of this year’s Conference is ‘Engage, collaborate, innovate: libraries working to address global challenges‘.

Date: 2-4 July 2025

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Registration: closed

SciPost is a not-for-profit open publishing initiative run by professional scientists. In this talk organized by the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF), Jean-Sébastien will share the experiences gained, highlight ongoing challenges, and provide perspectives for future developments in the much-needed reform of scientific publishing.

Date: 27 June 2025

Time: 14:00 CEST

Location: Online