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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.edch.eu/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2024 13:04 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/welcome-to-the-edch-forum/5 "2024-10-23T13:04:21Z")
\# What is the EDCH Forum? The EDCH Forum is a dynamic, global community space for people involved in Diamond OA Publishing. Everyone involved in the European Diamond OA landscape is welcome to join. Simply create an a… --- ## [Swiss Diamond OA in a European Context: online launch of DOACH and CoDOA](https://forum.edch.eu/t/swiss-diamond-oa-in-a-european-context-online-launch-of-doach-and-codoa/1144)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2026 08:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/swiss-diamond-oa-in-a-european-context-online-launch-of-doach-and-codoa/1144 "2026-09-29T08:23:23Z")
Oct 20 2026 | 3 - 4:30pm DOACH and CoDOA are two new initiatives that support Diamond Open Access in Switzerland. DOACH is the Swiss National Capacity Center offering information and resources for a variety of DOA pract… --- ## [Diamond OA books – shining new perspectives](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-oa-books-shining-new-perspectives/1094)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 09:38 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-oa-books-shining-new-perspectives/1094 "2026-09-14T09:38:09Z")
The Danish Open Access Network is inviting everyone to its Danish Open Access Week 2026. Oct 20 | 13:00-14:00 (CEST): Diamond OA books – shining new perspectives This presentation will give an overview of recent develop… --- ## [Traffic management and bot protection](https://forum.edch.eu/t/traffic-management-and-bot-protection/945)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2026 12:01 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/traffic-management-and-bot-protection/945 "2026-10-16T12:01:05Z")
Hi everyone, we recently had an internal discussion about how to handle automated traffic, especially regarding the balance between “good bots” and “bad bots.” During that meeting, we talked about Anubis, so I am very gl… --- ## [TRACE Project Launches to Advance AI interoperability](https://forum.edch.eu/t/trace-project-launches-to-advance-ai-interoperability/1198)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2026 07:55 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/trace-project-launches-to-advance-ai-interoperability/1198 "2026-10-16T07:55:55Z")
Hi all, I’m sharing an article on the launch of a project on AI interoperability, a topic that came up repeatedly at the Frankfurt Book Fair, especially in the panel about "How to trust science in the age of AI”. --- ## [Open Licensing and the Knowledge Commons in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-licensing-and-the-knowledge-commons-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/1197)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2026 14:05 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-licensing-and-the-knowledge-commons-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/1197 "2026-10-15T14:05:44Z")
SAVE THE DATE: 20 October 2026 at 16:00 CET AI is changing how knowledge is created, shared and reused. The choices we make about open licensing now will shape who benefits. Will AI help the knowledge commons grow, or w… --- ## [A founder-run diamond OA journal hands its governance to an independent board: the Lectio Socialis Charter](https://forum.edch.eu/t/a-founder-run-diamond-oa-journal-hands-its-governance-to-an-independent-board-the-lectio-socialis-charter/1175)
**Author:** [@emrah\_konuralp](https://forum.edch.eu/u/emrah_konuralp)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 12:59 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/a-founder-run-diamond-oa-journal-hands-its-governance-to-an-independent-board-the-lectio-socialis-charter/1175 "2026-10-14T12:59:27Z")
Hello all, I am the founding editor of Lectio Socialis, a diamond open access journal of political science published since 2017 on DergiPark and indexed in DOAJ and TR Dizin. Like many diamond journals, it was founded a… --- ## [Help shape the Diamond Open Access Standard for books! (Deadline: 1 November 2026)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/help-shape-the-diamond-open-access-standard-for-books-deadline-1-november-2026/1127)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 08:51 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/help-shape-the-diamond-open-access-standard-for-books-deadline-1-november-2026/1127 "2026-10-14T08:51:36Z")
Do you work with Open Access books? AEGIS-OA (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing) is inviting university, library, research institute and other types of community-based publi… --- ## [Open Access Week: The Cost of Knowledge](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-access-week-the-cost-of-knowledge/1111)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2026 17:11 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-access-week-the-cost-of-knowledge/1111 "2026-10-13T17:11:12Z")
Open Access Week is almost here! This year’s theme is “The Cost of Knowledge” (October 19-25 202§). Summary: We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that … --- ## [Diamond fever! Visible and invisible costs in diamond open access](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-fever-visible-and-invisible-costs-in-diamond-open-access/1194)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 07:40 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-fever-visible-and-invisible-costs-in-diamond-open-access/1194 "2026-10-14T07:40:20Z")
The National Library of Sweden is marking International Open Access Week (2026 theme: the Cost of Knowledge) with a webinar on the costs and funding of diamond open access, on 22 October, 3:00-4:00 pm. Programme: Sofi… --- ## [XML in practice: Tools and workflows for journal editors](https://forum.edch.eu/t/xml-in-practice-tools-and-workflows-for-journal-editors/1193)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2026 07:32 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/xml-in-practice-tools-and-workflows-for-journal-editors/1193 "2026-10-14T07:32:23Z")
Webinar alert! How can journal editors start working with XML, and which tools can help? The EDCH Community Task Force, as part of the EU-funded AEGIS-OA project, is hosting an online webinar on practical ways to intro… --- ## [How can we make digital tools, services, and documentation more accessible? Introduction to WCAG (recording available)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-can-we-make-digital-tools-services-and-documentation-more-accessible-introduction-to-wcag-recording-available/1069)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2026 14:32 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-can-we-make-digital-tools-services-and-documentation-more-accessible-introduction-to-wcag-recording-available/1069 "2026-10-13T14:32:20Z")
Organised by the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force, this webinar will introduce and explore web accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), looking at: Why web accessibility matters The key pr… --- ## [Oct 28 SSPC-Meetup: Open Publishing XML Framework Potsdam](https://forum.edch.eu/t/oct-28-sspc-meetup-open-publishing-xml-framework-potsdam/1176)
**Author:** [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 October 2026 09:05 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/oct-28-sspc-meetup-open-publishing-xml-framework-potsdam/1176 "2026-10-13T09:05:28Z")
Dear Single-Source Publishing Enthusiasts, We are happy to invite you to the next meetup of the revived Single-Source Publishing Community on Wednesday, October 28 at 15:00 Europe/Berlin (UTC+2). Jan Hagedoorn and Marc… --- ## [Ghost authors: When AI writes, submits, and even signs its own papers](https://forum.edch.eu/t/ghost-authors-when-ai-writes-submits-and-even-signs-its-own-papers/1174)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 October 2026 07:33 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/ghost-authors-when-ai-writes-submits-and-even-signs-its-own-papers/1174 "2026-10-12T07:33:56Z")
Hey everyone, I just got back from the Frankfurt Book Fair, and I had a really interesting chat with people from the Association for Computing Machinery about AI. They told me that one of their journals had received an a… --- ## [Tool Spotlight: How Equitable Is It? framework](https://forum.edch.eu/t/tool-spotlight-how-equitable-is-it-framework/1172)
**Author:** [@anna.hughes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/anna.hughes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2026 11:44 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/tool-spotlight-how-equitable-is-it-framework/1172 "2026-10-09T11:44:19Z")
What is it? The “How Equitable Is It?” tool (HEII) is an online framework developed by a multi-stakeholder working group convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS. The framework enables institutions, libraries, consortia, f… --- ## [Shaping the Future of Diamond Open Access for Books: Have Your Say](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163)
**Author:** [@Lucy\_Barnes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/Lucy_Barnes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2026 16:33 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/shaping-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-for-books-have-your-say/1163 "2026-10-06T16:33:14Z")
Webinar Monday October 12, 2026 10–11AM BST / 11AM–12PM CEST Register for free: Meeting Registration - Zoom The Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) has become a benchmark for quality for Diamond OA journal publishing… --- ## [DataToolsHub: a catalogue of tools for research data management](https://forum.edch.eu/t/datatoolshub-a-catalogue-of-tools-for-research-data-management/1154)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2026 09:17 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/datatoolshub-a-catalogue-of-tools-for-research-data-management/1154 "2026-10-05T09:17:31Z")
The “Outils Applicatifs Communs” working group of the Recherche Data Gouv network of capacity centres has launched DataToolsHub, a catalogue of tools dedicated to research data management. It is intended for researchers… --- ## [Webinar on the EIFL Toolkit for Diamond OA Journals](https://forum.edch.eu/t/webinar-on-the-eifl-toolkit-for-diamond-oa-journals/1152)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 October 2026 06:59 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/webinar-on-the-eifl-toolkit-for-diamond-oa-journals/1152 "2026-10-05T06:59:42Z")
Join the webinar with Milica Ševkušić of the EIFL Open Access Programme introducing the Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for Diamond OA Journals, a set of three complementary resources designed to help journal editors,… --- ## [New resource: Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for Diamond OA Journals](https://forum.edch.eu/t/new-resource-good-practice-in-action-a-toolkit-for-diamond-oa-journals/1151)
**Author:** [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 October 2026 23:56 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/new-resource-good-practice-in-action-a-toolkit-for-diamond-oa-journals/1151 "2026-10-04T23:56:04Z")
EIFL has recently published Good Practice in Action: A Toolkit for Diamond OA Journals, a set of three complementary resources designed to help editors, publishers, journal managers to strengthen the quality, transparenc… --- ## [Tool Spotlight: PKP Preservation Network](https://forum.edch.eu/t/tool-spotlight-pkp-preservation-network/1150)
**Author:** [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 October 2026 23:41 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/tool-spotlight-pkp-preservation-network/1150 "2026-10-04T23:41:24Z")
What is it? The PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) allows publishers of OJS journals to digitally preserve their content. This means that in the event a journal stops publishing or goes offline, there will be a way for re… --- ## [We're going to Frankfurt! Come meet us at the Book Fair](https://forum.edch.eu/t/were-going-to-frankfurt-come-meet-us-at-the-book-fair/1135)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 14:10 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/were-going-to-frankfurt-come-meet-us-at-the-book-fair/1135 "2026-09-28T14:10:25Z")
We’re going to Frankfurt! It’s a first for the EDCH: we will be at the Frankfurt Book Fair! We’ll be carving out our little space in this big fair, wandering between the booths, chatting with publishers and services pr… --- ## [Supporting Diamond OA from the Library (WGOA Coffee Meeting)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/supporting-diamond-oa-from-the-library-wgoa-coffee-meeting/1098)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 13:39 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/supporting-diamond-oa-from-the-library-wgoa-coffee-meeting/1098 "2026-09-15T13:39:02Z")
Join @NL\_Diamond on October 6, 15:00-16:00 for a coffee meeting where Chiara Livio will evaluate how the Diamond OA Recommendations for Libraries and Research Support Institutions are currently being implemented by unive… --- ## [Born Open: Rethinking Prestige in Scholarly Book Publishing](https://forum.edch.eu/t/born-open-rethinking-prestige-in-scholarly-book-publishing/943)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2026 14:16 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/born-open-rethinking-prestige-in-scholarly-book-publishing/943 "2026-09-29T14:16:06Z")
Hi all, in case you haven’t seen or read it yet, I want to share the new blog series currently running over at the Open Access Book Network (OABN). It is called Born Open, and it asks some very important questions about … --- ## [Low-cost and no-cost, community-developed services: A showcase and discussion from the institutional publishing perspective](https://forum.edch.eu/t/low-cost-and-no-cost-community-developed-services-a-showcase-and-discussion-from-the-institutional-publishing-perspective/1143)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2026 08:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/low-cost-and-no-cost-community-developed-services-a-showcase-and-discussion-from-the-institutional-publishing-perspective/1143 "2026-09-29T08:00:51Z")
The panel discussion is one among different events organised by KIT Library during the International Open Access Week (19–25 October 2026). Considering that this year’s theme is “The Cost of Knowledge,” the planned even… --- ## [EDCH Advocates Round 2! (Deadline extended: October 9th)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/edch-advocates-round-2-deadline-extended-october-9th/1067)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 15:22 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/edch-advocates-round-2-deadline-extended-october-9th/1067 "2026-09-28T15:22:52Z")
Help us shape the future of Diamond Open Access in Europe! The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) is looking for new EDCH Advocates to promote our activities and tools among librarians, editors, researchers, policy adv… --- ## [The ethical, social, and human questions behind digital preservation](https://forum.edch.eu/t/the-ethical-social-and-human-questions-behind-digital-preservation/1136)
**Author:** [@Gali\_H](https://forum.edch.eu/u/Gali_H)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2026 15:19 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/the-ethical-social-and-human-questions-behind-digital-preservation/1136 "2026-09-28T15:19:16Z")
I had the pleasure of conversing with Prof. David Zeitlyn where we explored the ethical, social, and human questions behind digital preservation, including what we choose to preserve, what we protect, and what future res… --- ## [This Is Ho We Do It: Croatian Centre for Diamond Open Access (CroDOA): the Origin Story](https://forum.edch.eu/t/this-is-ho-we-do-it-croatian-centre-for-diamond-open-access-crodoa-the-origin-story/1128)
**Author:** [@martin.wiegand](https://forum.edch.eu/u/martin.wiegand)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2026 16:15 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/this-is-ho-we-do-it-croatian-centre-for-diamond-open-access-crodoa-the-origin-story/1128 "2026-09-22T16:15:59Z")
On 05 October 2026, 12:00–13:00 (CEST) our guests are: Drahomira Cupa (University of Zadar/OPERAS-HR) and Iva Grabarić Andonovski (Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology /The Croatian Association for Scholarly Comm… --- ## [Open Access Tage 2026](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-access-tage-2026/850)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2026 08:43 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-access-tage-2026/850 "2026-04-17T08:43:43Z")
The Open Access Days 2026 will take place from September 28th to September 30th in Linz. As the central annual conference for Open Access in German-speaking countries, it is designed for everyone involved in the evolving… --- ## [EDCH Train-the Trainer course on Diamond OA publishing (deadline for application: 21st September)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/edch-train-the-trainer-course-on-diamond-oa-publishing-deadline-for-application-21st-september/1071)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2026 13:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/edch-train-the-trainer-course-on-diamond-oa-publishing-deadline-for-application-21st-september/1071 "2026-09-23T13:23:29Z")
The EDCH is offering a Train the Trainer course that will help you turn your Diamond OA expertise into training you can deliver in your own institution, country or community, while joining a growing EDCH community of pra… --- ## [Flipping to Diamond Open Access: past, present and future plans](https://forum.edch.eu/t/flipping-to-diamond-open-access-past-present-and-future-plans/1092)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2026 15:20 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/flipping-to-diamond-open-access-past-present-and-future-plans/1092 "2026-09-22T15:20:02Z")
In this session on September 24th, organized by the Expertise Centre Diamond Open Access, you will hear from two editors who received funding through the NWO call to flip their journals to Diamond OA, alongside two jour… [Next page](https://forum.edch.eu/latest.md?page=1)