# \#future **URL:** https://forum.edch.eu/tag/future/189.md [Latest](https://forum.edch.eu/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.edch.eu/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.edch.eu/tags.md) --- ## [Diamond Open Access in the humanities: growth, but a precarious future?](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-open-access-in-the-humanities-growth-but-a-precarious-future/1096)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 09:41 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-open-access-in-the-humanities-growth-but-a-precarious-future/1096 "2026-09-14T09:41:04Z")
The Danish Open Access Network is inviting everyone to its Danish Open Access Week 2026. Oct 22 | 10:00-11:00 (CEST): Diamond Open Access in the humanities: growth, but a precarious future? Anne-Marie Søndergaard Christ… --- ## [Campbell et al. (2026). How Can Nonprofit Presses Advance the Diamond Ecosystem?](https://forum.edch.eu/t/campbell-et-al-2026-how-can-nonprofit-presses-advance-the-diamond-ecosystem/973)
**Author:** [@rebeccawojturska](https://forum.edch.eu/u/rebeccawojturska)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 July 2026 09:17 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/campbell-et-al-2026-how-can-nonprofit-presses-advance-the-diamond-ecosystem/973 "2026-07-02T09:17:13Z")
Earlier this year, three nonprofit presses convened a workshop to explore how established nonprofits might meet existing needs in diamond publishing. Read the published article that outlines some of the tensions and opp… --- ## [Call for Papers: Special Issue of on The Future of Diamond Open Access: Possibilities, Perils, and Pathways (deadline: March 23rd)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/call-for-papers-special-issue-of-on-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-possibilities-perils-and-pathways-deadline-march-23rd/767)
**Author:** [@mdvorakova](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mdvorakova)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 February 2026 09:42 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/call-for-papers-special-issue-of-on-the-future-of-diamond-open-access-possibilities-perils-and-pathways-deadline-march-23rd/767 "2026-02-12T09:42:59Z")
The Journal of Electronic Publishing calls for papers for its special issue on The Future of Diamond Open Access: News - Call for Papers: Special Issue on The Future of Diamond Open Access: Possibilities, Perils, and Pat… --- ## [First insight in German Länder initiatives for Diamond OA - a blogpost](https://forum.edch.eu/t/first-insight-in-german-lander-initiatives-for-diamond-oa-a-blogpost/766)
**Author:** [@Nanette](https://forum.edch.eu/u/Nanette)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 15:03 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/first-insight-in-german-lander-initiatives-for-diamond-oa-a-blogpost/766 "2026-02-11T15:03:53Z")
Here is a blogpost about the SeDOA (German service centre for Diamond-OA) event with representatives of the regional “Länder” initiatives: --- ## [Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today (recording available)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-the-ivory-tower-the-real-world-importance-of-open-access-today-recording-available/702)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 February 2026 10:55 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-the-ivory-tower-the-real-world-importance-of-open-access-today-recording-available/702 "2026-02-11T10:55:14Z")
Join OASPA for this first webinar of 2026, “Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Real-World Importance of Open Access Today”, on Thursday January 29, 2026, 10.30am Pacific Time | 1.30pm Eastern Time | 6.30pm GMT | 7.30pm CET. Op… --- ## [Diamond ERA: Fostering Openness in the European Research Area (blogpost)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-era-fostering-openness-in-the-european-research-area-blogpost/634)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 January 2026 11:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-era-fostering-openness-in-the-european-research-area-blogpost/634 "2026-01-28T11:23:16Z")
Leading Polish and European research institutions invite the community to a full-day conference on the future of Diamond Open Access (OA) in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The event will take place on 4 December 202… --- ## [Beyond Institutional Boundaries: Shadow Libraries as Commons and the Future of Knowledge Preservation](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-institutional-boundaries-shadow-libraries-as-commons-and-the-future-of-knowledge-preservation/477)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 July 2025 14:19 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-institutional-boundaries-shadow-libraries-as-commons-and-the-future-of-knowledge-preservation/477 "2025-07-24T14:19:01Z")
Beyond Institutional Boundaries: Shadow Libraries as Commons and the Future of Knowledge Preservation Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series Registration: for Uni.LU Zakayo Kjellström, Umeå University, Sweden … --- ## [Mainstreaming Diamond - Regional Perspectives, Shared Futures (recording available)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/mainstreaming-diamond-regional-perspectives-shared-futures-recording-available/590)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 October 2025 15:10 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/mainstreaming-diamond-regional-perspectives-shared-futures-recording-available/590 "2025-10-30T15:10:29Z")
In the context of this year’s Open Access Week theme, Who Owns Our Knowledge?, the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) is hosting a webinar to highlight how different organisations are supporting and advancing Diamond Open … --- ## [Diamond Open Access Community Webinar](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-open-access-community-webinar/583)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 October 2025 07:38 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-open-access-community-webinar/583 "2025-10-08T07:38:06Z")
Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR) will host the second Diamond Open Access (OA) Community Webinar of 2025 on 27 October 2025, from 16:00 to 18:00 CEST. This webinar aims … --- ## [Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers (recording available)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/size-matters-why-scale-is-the-key-ingredient-for-oa-publishers-recording-available/474)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 October 2025 14:41 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/size-matters-why-scale-is-the-key-ingredient-for-oa-publishers-recording-available/474 "2025-10-16T14:41:16Z")
Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series Registration: for Uni.LU Arend Küster, Director of CSIRO Publishing, Australia This talk explores how Op… --- ## [Funding Diamond Open Access: the Diamond Funding Navigator](https://forum.edch.eu/t/funding-diamond-open-access-the-diamond-funding-navigator/335)
**Author:** [@anna.hughes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/anna.hughes)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2025 11:09 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/funding-diamond-open-access-the-diamond-funding-navigator/335 "2025-09-08T11:09:25Z")
How to fund Diamond OA? :hand\_with\_index\_finger\_and\_thumb\_crossed: Currently in public beta phase, the Diamond Funding Navigator provides an overview of initiatives for the collective financing of Diamond Open Access jo… --- ## [Diamond OA: Utopian Dream or the Only Fair Future? (ZBW Open Science Retreat)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-oa-utopian-dream-or-the-only-fair-future-zbw-open-science-retreat/484)
**Author:** [@milica.sevkusic](https://forum.edch.eu/u/milica.sevkusic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2025 10:28 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/diamond-oa-utopian-dream-or-the-only-fair-future-zbw-open-science-retreat/484 "2025-07-29T10:28:25Z")
Date: 23 & 24 September 2025, 16:00-18:00 CET Venue: Zoom Apply (free): openscienceretreat.zbw.eu Deadline for application: 2 September 2025 Diamond Open Access has gained increasing attention in recent years as a co… --- ## [How should Diamond Open Access work for books?](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-should-diamond-open-access-work-for-books/443)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [16 July 2025 16:22 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-should-diamond-open-access-work-for-books/443 "2025-07-16T16:22:38Z")
Everyone in the community seems to be asking the same question these days: how can Diamond OA best support books? As infrastructures develop, policies take shape, and funding models evolve, it’s becoming increasingly ur… --- ## [International Open Access Week 2025](https://forum.edch.eu/t/international-open-access-week-2025/414)
**Author:** [@anna.hughes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/anna.hughes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2025 12:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/international-open-access-week-2025/414 "2025-07-03T12:23:31Z")
International Open Access Week is organised by SPARC in partnership with the Open Access Week Advisory Committee. It was founded in 2008 by SPARC and partners in the student community. Open Access Week is an opportunity… --- ## [How can Diamond Open Access be funded? Three different approaches are presented in this podcast!](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-can-diamond-open-access-be-funded-three-different-approaches-are-presented-in-this-podcast/283)
**Author:** [@anna.hughes](https://forum.edch.eu/u/anna.hughes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [24 June 2025 15:57 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/how-can-diamond-open-access-be-funded-three-different-approaches-are-presented-in-this-podcast/283 "2025-06-24T15:57:35Z")
Join Sami Syrjämäki (TSV – Federation of Finnish Learned Societies), Jessica Dallaire-Clark (Érudit), Jeroen Sondervan (NWO – Dutch Research Council) & Per Pippin Aspaas (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) as they disc… --- ## [Please go to the gate, your flight is about to depart](https://forum.edch.eu/t/please-go-to-the-gate-your-flight-is-about-to-depart/320)
**Author:** [@VanessaProudman](https://forum.edch.eu/u/VanessaProudman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 June 2025 08:56 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/please-go-to-the-gate-your-flight-is-about-to-depart/320 "2025-06-13T08:56:17Z")
If you care about Diamond OA publishing and its future, this is an opportunity: Cambridge University Press has a survey running looking at the current state of research publishing, including open access publishing. It’… --- ## [Evidence and making the case for funding Diamond OA. A match made in heaven?](https://forum.edch.eu/t/evidence-and-making-the-case-for-funding-diamond-oa-a-match-made-in-heaven/272)
**Author:** [@VanessaProudman](https://forum.edch.eu/u/VanessaProudman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [2 June 2025 13:00 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/evidence-and-making-the-case-for-funding-diamond-oa-a-match-made-in-heaven/272 "2025-06-02T13:00:32Z")
If you haven’t yet checked out the DIAMAS Sustainability Resources on the EDCH, now is the time to take a peek (we know it’s super busy). Aside from all sorts of tools to help you understand and change your financial pu…