# Implementing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) **URL:** \ **Category:** Open science practices\ **Tags:** recommendations, doas\ **Created:** [6 January 2025 12:53 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47 "2025-01-06T12:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![milica.sevkusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Post date:** [6 January 2025 12:53 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/1 "2025-01-06T12:53:03Z")
Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) is a set of requirements and recommendations that help scholarly publishers ensure quality and transparency in journal publishing processes. DOAS is published as a document: Consortium of the DIAMAS project. (2024). The Diamond OA Standard (DOAS) (1.2). Zenodo. [The Diamond OA Standard (DOAS)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13820036). It is also integrated in a self-assessment tool: [https://diamas.fecyt.es/](https://diamas.fecyt.es/) available to all Diamond OA publishers and service providers. To promote DOAS, the DIAMAS team has organized in-person and online demo sessions, DOAS-A-THONS, webinars. We will soon publish a simplified version and adjust it for use in individual journals. Do you plan to integrate DOAS into your activities (e.g. align your publishing activities with it, translate and/or adapt it, include it in funding requirements, etc.)? Please share with us your ideas, plans and use cases? ---
**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [3 April 2025 08:59 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/2 "2025-04-03T08:59:50Z")
Hi all, just a quick update since the last message: the short version of the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) has now been published, so feel free to take a look and let us know your thoughts: > **[Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS)](https://zenodo.org/records/14892097)** > > DOAS sets out standards for Diamond Open Access publishing that help scholarly publishersensure quality and transparency in journal publishing processes. It addresses the seven corecomponents of scholarly publishing: 1. Funding 2. Legal ownership,... ---
**Author:** ![milica.sevkusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Post date:** [3 April 2025 11:49 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/3 "2025-04-03T11:49:44Z")
And we have just published a version of DOAS tailored for journals - DOAS Guide for Journals. Journals can use the guide to analyse their current practices against DOAS requirements. This guide can also be helpful to those seeking to get indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). That’s why we marked DOAS requirements that align with DOAJ’s Guide for Applying. To learn more and download the guide: > **[Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) Guide for Journals - DIAMAS](https://diamasproject.eu/diamond-open-access-standard-guide/)** > > After publishing the Diamond Open Access Standard framework and a shorter version in brochure format, the DIAMAS Project has released the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) Guide for Journals. Why the DOAS Guide for Journals? The original DOAS is... ---
**Author:** ![milica.sevkusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Post date:** [15 May 2025 17:47 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/4 "2025-05-15T17:47:05Z")
The fourth edition of the DIAMAS Conversation Series (24 April 2025) explored how the [Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13820036) can be applied in real-world contexts. We presented three early adopters: University of Milan, Diamond OA Capacity Centre in Serbia and the Diamond Open Access Expertise Centre in the Netherlands. Those who missed the webinar can now watch the recording (presentations are also available): [https://diamasproject.eu/diamas-conversation-series-applying-doas/](https://diamasproject.eu/diamas-conversation-series-applying-doas/) ---
**Author:** ![milica.sevkusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Post date:** [29 October 2025 21:22 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/5 "2025-10-29T21:22:19Z")
In this recent study Barbaro, Annarita, Maria Cristina Barbaro, and Federica Napolitani. 2025. “No Fees, No Barriers—But What Standards? Considerations on the DIAMAS Diamond OA Standard Applied to a Public Health Journal” _Publications_ 13, no. 4: 53. [https://doi.org/10.3390/publications13040053](https://doi.org/10.3390/publications13040053), the editorial team of _Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità_ - a Diamond OA public health journal - applied the DOAS self-assessment tool to assess their compliance and identify opportunities for improvement. The paper reports on this process and shares lessons learned. ---
**Author:** ![manfredjeusfeld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@manfredjeusfeld](https://forum.edch.eu/u/manfredjeusfeld)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2025 12:09 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/6 "2025-11-03T12:09:18Z")
While I appreciate the initiative, the sheer number of mandatory conditions is overwhelming. We at [CEUR-WS.org](http://CEUR-WS.org) do not fulfill all mandatory conditions. We are a grassroots diamond OA publisher. For example we cannot afford at this point of time to assign persistent identifiers to all papers. Only whole volumes have a URN. [CEUR-WS.org](http://CEUR-WS.org) is not publishinh journals but workshop proceedings. The review process is rigorous but different from what DOAS describes. It seems that DOAS is written with journals in mind. ---
**Author:** ![marc](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/marc/32/104_2.png) [@marc](https://forum.edch.eu/u/marc)\ **Post date:** [4 November 2025 11:55 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/7 "2025-11-04T11:55:05Z")
I understand what you’re saying, and that was one of many internal debates during its creation. However, if I recall correctly, it was settled by remembering that DOAS is not mandatory compliance but rather a goal that editorial services can aspire to. We ourselves, as a service, still do not meet all the mandatory criteria, but labelling them as such highlights their importance and helps organise our growth priorities. If it’s helpful, what’s working very well for us is using the self-assessment tool once or twice a year. Regarding your second question, you’re absolutely right: although initially the scope was broader, DOAS was written with journals in mind—though that doesn’t prevent you from using it as a reference or inspiration to adapt it to your own context. Best regards, m. ---
**Author:** ![martamorgado](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/martamorgado/32/258_2.png) [@martamorgado](https://forum.edch.eu/u/martamorgado)\ **Post date:** [19 November 2025 16:34 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/8 "2025-11-19T16:34:12Z")
In Portugal, at @pubin , we are translating the DOAS in order to help editors and editorial assistants to make this implementation in their journals. ---
**Author:** ![susanacosta](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/susanacosta/32/250_2.png) [@susanacosta](https://forum.edch.eu/u/susanacosta)\ **Post date:** [10 December 2025 11:42 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/9 "2025-12-10T11:42:15Z")
Also at @pubin we will run a pilot with Portuguese journals on DOAS compatibility, and then we can provide feedback 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [15 December 2025 16:26 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/10 "2025-12-15T16:26:19Z")
It’s great to hear! Can’t wait to hear how the Portuguese journals pilot goes, looking forward to your DOAS wisdom 🧐 ---
**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [25 June 2026 07:17 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/implementing-the-diamond-open-access-standard-doas/47/11 "2026-06-25T07:17:35Z")
Hi everyone, just looping back here to share the latest news from @SCvanRijn for those looking for DOAS feedback: > [@Overview of Netherlands University Presses and their compliance with the Diamond Open Access Standard](https://forum.edch.eu/t/overview-of-netherlands-university-presses-and-their-compliance-with-the-diamond-open-access-standard/954): > > [Overview of Netherlands University Presses and their compliance with the Diamond Open Access Standard | Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/20813944) The expertise center enouraged that Netherlands University Presses (NUPs) take the DOAS self-assessment developed by DIAMAS, and now part of the EDCH. The diamond open access standard (DOAS) is a benchmarking resource for institutional publishers and service providers (IPSPs) of diamond open access, providing 1) comprehensive guidelines to scholarly standards and 2) a self-assessment t…