# Beyond Paywalls: Rethinking How We Publish Research **URL:** \ **Category:** Event\ **Tags:** transition, diamond-oa\ **Created:** [21 August 2026 09:26 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-paywalls-rethinking-how-we-publish-research/1033 "2026-08-21T09:26:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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How can we publish differently, and what is already possible today? Diamond Open Access journals (free to read and publish & scholar-led) are an emerging solution across more and more disciplines. This session brings together editors, researchers, librarians and policy people to take a closer look: what is Diamond OA really, how does it work in practice, and what would it take to make the shift? Join the **Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)** in this working session to discuss where you are at, including the doubts, the career pressures and the structural constraints. The goal is to leave with a clearer picture and at least one small experiment to try in your own practice. ### Program We start by mapping the room: where does everyone stand, and what brings them here? From there, a few journals share what they’re actually doing in plain terms, including what surprised them. A sceptics’ corner gives space to the harder questions around career, peer review and workload, and those doubts feed directly into the mini-labs that follow. In small groups, participants dig into real cases using their own experience as material. We close with one concrete experiment per person to take home, and a first look at the international OA pledge campaign launching during Open Access Week in October. ## **Speakers** [Dr. Roanne van Voorst](https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/v/o/r.s.vanvoorst/r.s.van-voorst.html)is a futures anthropologist and Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam. She is Chair of the Futures Reframed Foundation, a scholar-led foundation that aims to explore alternative pathways for the future of science. [Dr. Tessa Cramer](https://www.tessacramer.com/)is professor of Designing the Future at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Her research explores how awe, uncertainty and imagination may influence collective decision-making. She is co-founder and board member of Futures Reframed, where she works on reimagining scientific and institutional practices. ## Informations: - Beyond Paywalls: Rethinking How We Publish Research - **Date:** 23 September, 13:00-15:30 - **Location:** University Library, Surgical Theatre, Netherlands - **Register:** [Beyond Paywalls: Rethinking How We Publish Research - Institute for Advanced Study IAS - University of Amsterdam](https://ias.uva.nl/content/events/2026/09/beyond-paywalls-rethinking-how-we-publish-research.html?cb) _This gathering is part of a series of meetups developed by UvA Institute for Advanced Study and Futures Reframed Foundation_. > **Event** > > **Starts:** 23 September 2026 13:00 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Ends:** 23 September 2026 15:30 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands ---
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