Related Projects
The DIAMAS (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) project aims to create a Common Access Point as a knowledge-exchange hub for Diamond Publishers and Publishing Service Providers by providing resources addressing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) and a virtual space supporting user interaction.
The Common Access Point lays the foundation for the European Diamond Capacity Hub, which integrates it into a virtual network of resources and regional/national Capacity Centres. Key outputs of DIAMAS, such as the online Toolsuite, the Registry, and the Forum, now form core features of the current European Diamond Capacity Hub.
The European Commission funded the DIAMAS project under HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01 (grant agreement n. 101058007).
From 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2025.
The CRAFT-OA (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access) project aims to consolidate the Diamond OA publishing landscape in close collaboration with the DIAMAS project. CRAFT-OA focuses on improving the technical and organisation infrastructure of Diamond OA through four threads of activities:
- Provide technical improvements for journal platforms and journal software.
- Build communities of practice to foster overall infrastructure improvement.
- Increase visibility, discoverability and recognition for Diamond OA publishing.
- Integrate Diamond OA publishing with EOSC and other large-scale data aggregators.
CRAFT-OA works to deliver technical and community tools, training events, training materials, information, and services for the Diamond OA institutional publishing environment. It aims to foster communities of practice that can sustain the project improvements over time.
CRAFT-OA is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101094397.
From 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025
The ALMASI (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally) project is a three-year EU-funded project uniting 15 partners to strengthen non-profit Open Access publishing across Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The project aims to build an aligned, high-quality, and sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem, supporting Diamond Open Access—free for both authors and readers. ALMASI will address regional needs, linguistic diversity, and disciplinary differences, while developing quality standards, training resources, and policy frameworks. By empowering scholarly communities, it seeks to enhance innovation, reliability, and accessibility in academic publishing.
ALMASI is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101188192.
From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027.