The German Service Centre for Diamond Open Access (SeDOA) continues its online event series ‘This Is How We Do It: International Best Practices for Diamond Open Access’.
Join SeDOA for our second event “OAPEN and DOAB: Supporting Diamond Open Access and building trust in a global ecosystem“ on 17 April 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (CET).
Our guests Graham Stone, Sebastiano Sali and Jordy Findanis (all OAPEN Foundation) will introduce OAPEN and the Directory of Open Access Books and how these platforms support diamond OA books through quality assurance, sustainability and international visibility. It will reflect on shared challenges for diamond OA initiatives and explore how infrastructures like OAPEN and DOAB can connect with and support community-driven efforts (such as SeDOA).
What to expect from the series:
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First-hand reports from international Diamond OA pioneers
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Strategies for institutional and national integration
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Interactive Q&A sessions with the community
Target audience:
Scholarly authors and editors, stakeholders within the Diamond Open Access ecosystem, academic publishing houses and institutional repositories, strategic decision-makers driving the Open Access transformation.
Event team and moderation: Stefanie Westphal (Max Weber Foundation & Herzog August Library), Katja Wermbter (Technische Universität Braunschweig), Isabella Greiner (Information Centre for Life Sciences), Nanette Rißler-Pipka (Max Weber Foundation)