The national project ‘Infrastructures for Diamond Open Access in the Netherlands’ is a collaboration between the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), Netherlands University Presses (NUPs), Openjournals and SURF to integrate existing diamond open access publication platforms for articles, journals and academic (text)books into a single high-quality, flexible national infrastructure.

• Duration: June 2026 – June 2030
• Project coordination: Erasmus University Rotterdam Library
• Contact: [email protected]

In addition to setting up a single integrated technical publication platform, we will be working on the development of a joint catalogue of editorial services, such as typesetting, metadata management and archiving. A harmonised publication policy, joint ownership and a funding model for journals are also part of the project. 

The initiative represents a significant step towards strengthening Diamond Open Access in the Netherlands and expanding the opportunities for academic community-led, non-profit publications. 

We are making the national infrastructure available to university presses, research institutes and other research organisations that wish to manage and publish their own academic output. 

• An easy access platform for academic publishing services 
• Catalogue of high quality editorial services  
• Publication policies 
• Sustainable financing model for infrastructure and journals 
• Shared governance model 

This project is funded by Open Science NL through the 2024 ‘Infrastructures’ call for proposals. The aim of this call is to enable the Dutch research community to invest in the development and/or improvement of digital infrastructure that facilitates open science.