From Preprints to Publication: Community-Governed Publishing Across Three Continents The second session of the ALMASI discussion series brought together speakers from Africa, Europe and Latin America to examine how community-governed approaches to scholarly publishing are taking shape in very different research ecosystems. Over ninety minutes, the discussion moved from… Read More

The second Cross-Regional Diamond OA Policy Forum meeting took place on Monday, 30 March 2026, bringing together 83 participants from Africa, Europe, and Latin America. The event gathered representatives from governments, research funding organisations, academic institutions, libraries, and other stakeholders interested in advancing Diamond Open Access (OA) publishing. Read More

From Preprints to Publication:  How Community-Driven Models Are Reshaping Scholarly Communication 11th June 2026 at 16:30-18:00 CEST (Paris) The second webinar in the Discussion Series explores aspects of the emerging Publish-Review-Curate (PRC) model as a community-governed pathway for scholarly publishing and its potential to operate within Diamond Open… Read More

The ALMASI project (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit OA Publishing Services) Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum convenes international, national, and local policymakers and funders in Africa, Europe, and Latin America to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy and funding needs, progress, and challenges. The first European meeting took place… Read More

First regional meetings of the Diamond OA Policy Forum! These are the forum where we share, discuss and develop policy recommendations and funding mechanisms that work in various contexts to support more equitable, diverse, and community-led scholarly publishing internationally.  The first regional meetings of the Diamond Open Access… Read More

ALMASI begins 2026 with three completed deliverables and a wealth of new research and resources to advance and strengthen Diamond OA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We hope that these resources will be useful to the global community. The Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems establishes… Read More

On 29 October 2025, the ALMASI project launched the Diamond Open Access Policy Forum with over 370 participants attending from across the world.  This unique new Forum convenes international, national, and local policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy, and… Read More

Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. This first webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing will take place on 11th December at 16:00 (CET). Read More

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 Open Access publishing!The Forum will be a space to share insights and develop policy recommendations and funding… Read More

The European Diamond Capacity Hub & the ALMASI EU funded Project held a joint event on the 14th and 15th January 2025 in Madrid, Spain, to mark the announcement of their launch. The ALMASI project ALMASI has the ambition to provide the research community across Africa, Europe and… Read More