CRAFT-OA and DIAMAS were two complementary Horizon Europe-funded projects that supported the development and sustainability of the Diamond Open Access model across the European Research Area and globally. While DIAMAS focused on best practices, skills, editorial quality, and financial sustainability, CRAFT-OA supported the construction of a federated technical infrastructure to support Diamond Open Access.
Together, the projects laid the foundation for the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), which serves the European Diamond Open Access community. In that context, a joint International Advisory Board (IAB) was appointed to provide support, guidance, and advice on the activities of the two EU-funded research initiatives.
The International Advisory Board was composed of 13 external experts in Open Science from all parts of the world to ensure a fair global representation. The IAB members provided feedback on the projects’ outputs, and helped guide the European Diamocd Capacity Hub (EDCH) in a global context:
- Arianna Becerril (Redalyc-Amelica) Mexico
- Kamel Belhamel (Faculty of Technology, University of Bejaia) Algeria
- Youngim Jung (Korean Institute of Science and Technology Information) South Korea
- Dian Eka Indriani (STKI PGRI Bangkalan) Indonesia
- Tanja Niemann (Érudit, Coalition Publica) Canada
- Ahmed Ogunlaja (Open Access) Nigeria
- Mirat Satoglu (TUBITAK) Turkey
- Gunnar Sivertsen (ERIH) Norway
- Martin Eve (Janeway, Crossref) United Kingdom
- Juan Pablo Alperin (PKP, Coalition Publica) Canada
- Tetiana Vodotyka (National Academy of Sciences) Ukraine
- Sharla Lair (Lyrasis) USA
- Jeroen Sondervan (Dutch Research Council), the Netherlands
CRAFT-OA is funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no. 101094397. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.