DIAMAS: Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models

EIFL and partners in the DIAMAS project enhance open access publishing models to advance scholarly communication in the European Research Area

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EIFL is one of 23 partners in the ‘Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication’ (DIAMAS) project, which was launched in September 2022 to enhance open access publishing in the European Research Area (ERA). 

In the transition towards open access (OA), institutional publishing is challenged by fragmentation and varying service quality, visibility, and sustainability. The three-year DIAMAS project, which is funded by the European Union, aims to address these challenges and to deliver an aligned, high-quality, and sustainable institutional OA scholarly publication ecosystem for the ERA, setting a new standard for OA publishing, shared and co-designed with all stakeholders.

The project will specifically seek to enhance Diamond OA publishing in the ERA. Diamond OA refers to a scholarly publication model in which journals and platforms do not charge fees to either authors or readers. The project will also interact closely with the global community of the ‘Action Plan for Diamond OA’ signatories. 

The DIAMAS project partnership comprises 23 organizations from 12 European countries with expertise in OA academic publishing and scholarly communication: Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) (Coordinator), OPERAS, CNRS, EIFL, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies (TSV), JISC, the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER), University of Barcelona, University of Zadar, University of Zagreb, Science Europe, the European University Association (EUA), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), Arctic University of Norway, the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), University of Göttingen, SPARC Europe, Utrecht University, the National Documentation Centre (EKT), IBL-PAN, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the European Science Foundation (ESF) (acting for cOAlition S).

Timeline

2022 - 2025

Activities

  • Map the current landscape of Institutional Publishing Service Providers (IPSPs) in 25 countries of the ERA with special attention for IPSPs that do not charge fees for publishing or reading. This will yield a taxonomy of IPSPs and an IPSP landscape report, to inform project implementation. 
  • Coordinate and improve the efficiency and quality of IPSPs by developing a Diamond OA Standard (DOAS) to promote quality in Diamond OA publishing. 
  • Formulate community-led, actionable recommendations and Diamond OA publishing strategies for institutional leaders, funders/sponsors/donors and policymakers in the ERA. Workshops and targeted networking actions will reach and engage institutional decision-makers. 

Achievements