European Diamond Capacity Hub

The EDCH Community A forum where people involved in Diamond Open Access connect, collaborate, and innovate.

What’s buzzing in the #EDCHForum?

🔸 Print on Demand as a revenue model
🔸 Library-hosted initiatives & lessons learned
🔸 #AI-powered translations making the Forum multilingual

👉 Dive in: buff.ly/KDvtFA1

#DiamondOA #OpenAccess #ScholarlyPublishing

Chuffed to see mine and @cathdishman.bsky.social's new article has been published!

The team at UKSG Insights have been a dream to work with on this & we are so pleased to share our experiences of managing library-based hosting & publishing services.

The article is completely #OpenAccess so enjoy!

📣CHAOS IS COMING FOR SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 📣

Watch out, there are radical publishing models about!

@theblochian.bsky.social's latest article on "working together to move to a non-profit, community-governed publishing system" is a vital read, especially in these uncertain times.

🤞 Presenting tomorrow the @craft-oa.bsky.social & @eudch.bsky.social & the emerging Czech National Capacity Center for #DiamondOA during #OpenScienceWeek2025: www.akvs.cz/akce/akce-20...

The EDCH Community A forum where people involved in Diamond Open Access connect, collaborate, and innovate.

#OpenAccess #Europe
Le Forum EDCH @eudch.bsky.social devient multilingue : 5 langues (anglais, espagnol, français, portugais et croate), celles de la DIAMAS Toolsuite, afin de garantir une cohérence et une compréhension partagées au sein de la communauté.
forum.diamas.org

The Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH) is being adopted!

EZB, ISIDORE & MIRABEL now highlight #DiamondOA journals, boosting visibility for #community-driven, no-fee open access.

👉 Explore the DDH: https://ddh.diamas.org/en

🔸 Share your pledge so others can see and join the movement.

Every commitment brings us closer to a sustainable, equitable, and community-led scholarly communication system.
#DIAMASProject #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Equity #Sustainability #Bibliodiversity

Ready to make it real?

The DIAMAS Policy Brief offers clear, actionable measures across 7 themes to strengthen Diamond Open Access.

Today, we’re asking YOU — whether you’re a funder, policymaker, or institution — to pledge action:
👉 buff.ly/ZV9jF6i

#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject

Danny Smith

Dr. Ramazan Turgut

Diamond Open Access Expertise Centre

Continuing with EDCH Advocates!

These champions of #DiamondOA connect communities, support journals, and strengthen scholarly publishing across Europe: Danny Smith, Ramazan Turgut and the Diamond Open Access Expertise Centre.

Learn more & see their insights: diamas.org/edch-advocates

Welcome to the community! We’re thrilled to have Anna joining us 💎👀

These aren’t isolated fixes. They form a roadmap for equity, resilience, and community-led publishing.
Explore what DIAMAS enables → buff.ly/ZV9jF6i

Themes covered:
🔸 National Capacity Centres
🔸 Stable Financial Support
🔸 Open Access Books
🔸 Scholarly Societies
🔸 Open Research Europe
🔸 EOSC alignment
🔸 Security & Sovereignty

Over 9 weeks, we shared 7 policy actions to advance Diamond Open Access.
They’re not just ideas — they’re actionable, interlinked, and built on real challenges.
👉 buff.ly/ZV9jF6i
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject

We are proud to announce that our Managing Editor, Dr. Barbara Hissa @barbarahissa.bsky.social has been appointed as an advocate for the European Diamond Capacity Hub (#EDCH).
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3brdc2e5
@eudch.bsky.social #DiamondOA #OpenScience #Communitybuilding #ScholarlyPublishing #BJNANO 💎🔓

Thrilled to join the @eudch.bsky.social as one of its first advocates! Grateful for the chance to promote Diamond Open Access and connect with amazing, like-minded people. 💎📚 #EDCH #DOA

TUP is happy to contribute to the #EDCH, our publication specialist Anna as one of the EDCH Advocates 💎

Meet our EDCH Advocates!

They connect local communities to the #EDCH, support #DiamondOA, raise awareness, and promote collaboration: Barbara Hissa, Maria Remedios Pérez Garcia, Remedios Melero and Anna-Sofia Ruth.

Discover all advocates & their insights: https://diamas.org/edch-advocates

«Pourquoi l'économie de l'édition scientifique a besoin d'une réforme urgente»

📚Ce texte de @stefhaustein.scholcommlab.ca souligne les travers du modèle économique de la publication savante et propose 13 mesures pour y remédier.

📌 shorturl.at/g5Zel

#ScholCommLab #ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing

📣 Join authors, publishers, librarians, and infrastructure developers to explore the future of community-led open access books

Get your ticket now! 🎟️

🗓️ 26–27 February 2026
📍 Loughborough University | London and online
🔗 buff.ly/DhtaOAJ

#CopimConference

AI auto-translation on our Forum – Try it out! Hi everyone, We have some exciting news! The forum is evolving to better meet your needs, and one of the biggest challenges we’ve heard from the community is language barriers. To help, we’re testing a brand new AI-powered translation feature. Right now, this feature supports 5 languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Croatian. Why these languages? They match the Toolsuite languages, so it’s easier to keep everything consistent and understandable for the community. Think of this a...

Breaking language barriers!

The #EDCHForum is testing an AI-powered translation feature in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & Croatian.
This is a test, your feedback will decide the next steps!

👉 Try it out: https://forum.diamas.org/t/ai-auto-translation-on-our-forum-try-it-out/613

The way forward?
🔸 Invest in open tools
🔸 Prioritise EU governance
🔸 Build publishing systems we control

DIAMAS warns: without action, academic publishing risks dependency on commercial systems misaligned with open values.

Security and sovereignty in publishing isn’t optional — it’s strategic.
Institutions must choose: external control or shared ownership.
👉 buff.ly/0ddSppD
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject

Implementing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) In this recent study Barbaro, Annarita, Maria Cristina Barbaro, and Federica Napolitani. 2025. “No Fees, No Barriers—But What Standards? Considerations on the DIAMAS Diamond OA Standard Applied to a…

💬 #EDCHVoices – Implementing DOAS: They tried. And you?

The team of Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità used the #DOAS self-assessment to review their #DiamondOA practices — sharing lessons learned on challenges & opportunities.

👉 Now it’s your turn. Add your voice: buff.ly/PkChicw

DIAMAS calls for:
🔸 Open, EU-based infrastructure
🔸 Community-led systems
🔸 Resilient, sovereign publishing tools

The risks:
🔸 Data insecurity
🔸 Vendor lock-in
🔸 External governance
🔸 Weak institutional autonomy

Security and sovereignty matter in scholarly publishing.
Too much critical infrastructure is owned by commercial vendors outside the EU.
👉 buff.ly/0ddSppD
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject

📢💎 La Boîte à outils (« Toolsuite ») du projet DIAMAS traduite en français !

La communauté scientifique francophone peut désormais accéder facilement aux ressources pour adopter les meilleures pratiques de libre accès diamant.

👉 toolsuite.diamas.org/fr

@eudch.bsky.social @operaseu.bsky.social

YouTube video by OPERAS Research Infrastructure Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH): a short introduction

Discover the Diamond Discovery Hub - #DDH 💎
The DDH brings Europe’s Diamond OA journals together — verified, trusted, visible — part of the @eudch.bsky.social services. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty84... @doaj.bsky.social
Visit the #DDH: ddh.diamas.org/en
#OpenAccess #DiamondOA

💎 The Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH), which aims to list all European #DiamondOA journals, was officially launched at the @craft-oa.bsky.social Conference #CRAFT_OA2025 #DDH
In this 3-minute introductory video to the DDH, the basics of the Hub are explained @eudch.bsky.social
📽️ www.craft-oa.eu/ddh/