ALMASI Project

🌍💎The 1st Diamond OA Policy Forum was a success! We brought together 370+ policymakers & funders from across Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss #DiamondOA in their regions. Thank you to all speakers and participants! Recordings will be shared soon. See the slides: https://u2l.fr/215d5s

We look forward to our first Diamond OA Policy Forum, bringing together policymakers, funders and experts from Africa, Europe and Latin America to shape the future of #DiamondOA publishing! Discover the agenda 📍 ALMASI and sustaining Diamond OA: - Vanessa Proudman, Director, SPARC Europe - Victoria Tsoukala, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Research & Innovation, European Commission 📍 The Diamond OA nonprofit publishing landscape: - Arianna Becerril García, Executive Director of Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas, Chair of AmeliCA, and Professor at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico - Susan Murray, Executive Director, AFRICAN JOURNALS ONLINE (RF) - Johan Rooryck, Co-coordinator, the European Diamond Capacity Hub at OPERAS Research Infrastructure  📍 Diamond policy and funding successes in Africa, Europe, and Latin  America: - Bianca Amaro, Data Governance Coordinator, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, Brazil - Michelle Doran, National Open Research Coordinator, National Open Research Forum, Ireland - Steven Sebbale, Head of Science Policy, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology - Francisco Alarcon, Director of the Academic Area and Deputy Secretary-General, Consejo Superior Centro americano- CSUCA, Guatemala - Nicolas Fressengeas, Vice President in charge of digital policy, research data and Open Science, Universite de Lorraine, France - Dr Birgit Schreiber, Strategic Lead: Leadership and Professional Development, SARUA - Southern African Regional Universities Association, South Africa 🔗 Join us tomorrow 29 October and be part of this global conversation: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

💎 We look forward to the first #DiamondOA Policy Forum next week! Join us to discuss the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing with experts from Africa, Europe, and Latin America: - Vanessa Proudman, SPARC Europe - Victoria Tsoukala, Directorate General for Research & Innovation, European Commission - Arianna Becerril García, Redalyc, AmeliCA, and the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico - Susan Murray, African Journals Online Johan Rooryck, European Diamond Capacity Hub at OPERAS  - Bianca Amaro, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil - Michelle Doran, National Open Research Forum, Ireland - Steven Sebbale, National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda - Francisco Alarcon, Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano, Guatemala - Nicolas Fressengeas, Université de Lorraine, France - Dr Birgit Schreiber, Southern African Regional Universities Association, South Africa ℹ️ Info & registration: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

Calling all UK publishers and library services hosting Diamond Open Access research! The ALMASI Project are gathering case studies on Diamond OA publishing and we are helping collate information from the UK. These case studies will be released at the end of the year and will feed into the work of Policy and Funders Forum for supporting Diamond OA publishing in Africa, Europe and Latin America. Be a part of this important research and fill out this survey to tell us about your press/service: https://lnkd.in/e5eg4HCy #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OA #OAWeek #OpenAccessWeek

Join us next week for the first #DiamondOA Policy Forum 💎 Be part of a discussion bringing together policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to shape the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing! 📅 29 October 2025, 16:00-17:30 CET 🔗 Find out more & register: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

📣 There's still time to register! 📅 29 October 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET Join the Diamond OA Policy Forum and explore the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing with policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America! 👉 Find out more and register for free: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

💎 Join the first Diamond #OA Policy Forum! 📅 29 October 2025 🕓 16:00 - 17:30 CET ℹ️ This new international event series will provide a collaborative space for policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss how to make Diamond #OpenAccess more sustainable, equitable, and community-led. 👉 Register for free and be part of the conversation shaping the future of #nonprofit scholarly publishing: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

🌍 We are thrilled to launch the Diamond OA Policy Forum, a new international event series bringing together policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to shape the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing! The Forum will be a space to share insights and develop #policy recommendations and #funding mechanisms that support more equitable, diverse and community-led scholarly publishing worldwide. 📅 First Diamond OA Policy Forum: 29 October 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET The session will include: - a global overview of nonprofit publishing across the three regions. - a panel of policymakers highlighting successful funding and policy practices. - an open discussion on how the Forum can best serve regional and international needs. 👉 Join us in building a sustainable future for nonprofit scholarly publishing! Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

📝 The ALMASI Project’s Communication Strategy is now available! 🔎 Find out more about how the project will address the Diamond #OA landscape across Africa, Europe, and Latin America, with a focus on balanced #multilingualism (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish) and regional engagement: https://lnkd.in/dAQ59YBh

🌍 Tomorrow, UNESCO will present the results of its Global Consultation Survey on Diamond Open Access: 🕓 Thursday 3 July, 16:00 - 17:30 CEST 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e9Ga2VHz This session will share early insights into the key priorities, challenges and opportunities in the Diamond OA ecosystem, and open the floor for discussion on the next steps. The UNESCO's Global Consultation is directly aligned with ALMASI’s goal to strengthen a sustainable, nonprofit OA publishing ecosystem across Africa, Latin America, and Europe. #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OpenScience #UNESCO