Events

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

Join us for a collaborative, hands-on session to strengthen the PALOMERA Knowledge Base, an open resource containing hundreds of funder and institutional policy documents from 39 countries across the European Research Area. 

During the OA Book Policy-a-thon, participants will review the Knowledge Base, identify gaps and contribute by uploading new or updated OA book policy documents. Whether you represent a research institution, funder, or library, or you're simply interested in Open Access policy, you’re invited to take part. 

Date: 24 June 2025 

Time: 10:00 AM (CET) 

Location: Online 

Registration: here 

Are you an academic journal editor looking to enhance your skills, explore the latest development in Open Journal Systems (OJS), or connect with like-minded professionals in Diamond Open Access publishing? The 2nd CRAFT-OA Summer School for Journal Editors is the perfect opportunity for you! More information here.

Date: 23-27^th June 2025

Location: Coimbra, Portugal

Registration: closed.

This coffee lecture will cover some of the development work done as part of the CRAFT-OA project to support the Diamond OA publishing community: Dulip Withanage (TIB) and Ipula Ranasinghe (TIB) will discuss everything new regarding GDPR support at the Public Knowledge Project’s publishing systems (Open Journal System/Open Monograph Press/Open Preprint Server). After the lecture, the speakers will also be available to answer your questions on data protection and PKP applications.

Date: June 12, 2025

Time: 14:00

Place: Online

Registration: here