Events

The CRAFT-OA project will host its final event on 6-8 October 2025 in Göttingen, Germany!

The overall theme will be “How data and publishing flourish together,” and it will present the major accomplishments of CRAFT-OA and how these can be utilised by the Diamond OA community. To foster community participation in the event we will issue a Call for Submissions (coming soon) around crucial Diamond OA topics and a Call for Posters, open for journals, initiatives or networks. Furthermore, the event will include a dedicated slot on Diamond OA as part of the EOSC and hands-on sessions on technical topics. More information here.

Date: 6-8^th October 2025

Location: Göttingen, Germany

Registration: not available yet.

Are you an academic journal editor looking to enhance your skills, explore the latest development in Open Journal Systems (OJS), or connect with like-minded professionals in Diamond Open Access publishing? The 2nd CRAFT-OA Summer School for Journal Editors is the perfect opportunity for you! More information here.

Date: 23-27^th June 2025

Location: Coimbra, Portugal

Registration: not available yet.

The one-day event will review the main achievements of the DIAMAS project, cover the state of Diamond OA, and look ahead to how the European Diamond Capacity Hub will support and promote Diamond publishing. The conference will also showcase how DIAMAS outputs have been used in practice – for this we want to hear back from the community and feature your work!More information here.

Date: 03 June 2025

Time: not available yet.

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Registration: not available yet.

In this symposium, we will explore how Open Science can help to fight injustice, by centering decolonial and anticolonial Open Science initiatives. Together, we aim to raise awareness about the neglect justice in mainstream Open Science practices and explore actionable pathways to embed justice and equity as fundamental values of Open Science.

Date: Thu, 13 March 2025

Time: 09.30-16:30 CEST

Location: Hybrid

Registration: here

If you are new to Open Journals Systems (OJS) or struggling with the basics of using it for your open access journal, join this short lecture by Oliver Krüger from SUB Hamburg. The “Technical Standards of Journal Hosting. An Overview for Beginners” session will focus on Public Knowledge Project’s (PKP) Open Journals System (OJS) and there will be an opportunity for questions after the presentation. More information here.

Date: 05 March 2025

Time: 11:00 -12:00 (CET).

Location: online

Registration: here 

NWO / Open Science NL is organising an online Q&A session for the NWO call for proposals ‘Diamond Open Access’. This event will offer participants an opportunity to get information about the Call for proposals ‘Diamond Open Access’ and to learn from good practices.

During the first part of the event, detailed information will be provided about the call, followed by a brief presentation from Johan Rooryck, who will share his experiences gained when flipping the journal Lingua to the diamond open access journal Glossa. In the last part participants will have an opportunity to ask clarifying questions.

Date: 21 January 2025 
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CET 
Location: Online  
Registration: here