In this session, we’ll explore how to make the most of Open Journal Systems (OJS) by using its built-in configuration options and plugins. You’ll learn practical tips and tricks to enhance the appearance and usability of your journal, choose and customize themes to match your preferred style, and make the system truly your own. While […]
26 Sept 2025, 10am CET: Meet the Experts – Configuration options in OJS Read More »
This two-part workshop will cover key considerations and best practices when creating a theme for OJS. The first part will show you how to get started creating a child theme to modify another theme’s HTML and CSS code. In the second part, I will share my tried and tested techniques to build maintainable, performant themes.
17 Oct 2025, 10am CET: Meet the Experts – Theming Read More »
The Forum & Registry of the European Diamond Capacity Hub are two service components dedicated to serving the European Diamond OA community. The Forum is a virtual space designed to foster collaboration, dialogue, and knowledge-sharing between individual members of the European Diamond OA community. The Registry aims to boost the visibility of Diamond OA service
The Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH) aims to be a comprehensive registry of institutionally published and scholar-led Open Access (OA) journals, without author fees, in Europe. It is designed to improve the visibility and discoverability of Diamond OA journals. The goal of cataloguing every Diamond OA journal in Europe is ambitious, especially when starting from scratch.
Behind the Scenes: Verifying journals in DOAJ for the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH) Read More »
Our second coffee lecture in June covers some of the development work done as part of the CRAFT-OA project to support the Diamond OA publishing community: Dulip Withanage (TIB) and Ipula Ranasinghe (TIB) will discuss everything new regarding GDPR support at the Public Knowledge Project’s publishing systems (Open Journal System/Open Monograph Press/Open Preprint Server). After
We are organizing another CRAFT-OA coffee lecture on technical publication standards! The series continues with a lecture by Xenia van Edig (TIB) on “Self-Archiving Policy – Benefits and Implementation at TIB Open Publishing”. Open Access publishers and editors alike will gain insights into the processes at TIB Open Publishing. After the lecture, Xenia van Edig,
Three European Commission-funded projects, GraspOA, CRAFT_OA, and DIAMAS, each focus on a different aspect of building a strong Open-Access Publishing infrastructure. At this webinar, we’ll discuss how the infrastructure supporting Diamond Open Access publishing can also support a more open approach to research assessment. To learn more about the webinar and register, go here.
EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) is a not-for-profit organization that enables access to knowledge through libraries. In 2025, it implemented a series of webinars to help educate the public on implementing Open Journal Systems (OJS), a free and open-source software. Using practical examples from scholarly journals in different countries, the webinars provide helpful information and
28 May 2025, 9am UTC: EIFL Webinar on OJS Best Practices and Use Cases Read More »
Diamond Open Access on the Path Towards Sustainability The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) celebrated its official launch in Madrid on January 15, 2025. The hub will provide practical and sound support in several languages for all European stakeholders involved in Diamond Open Access publishing – institutional publishing services, infrastructure, and technology providers. This blog
The European Diamond Capacity Hub: A Sparkling Future for Diamond Open Access Publishing Read More »
Pilot a technical component developed by CRAFT-OA Do you represent an Institutional Publishing Service that uses or supports the use of Open Journal Systems (OJS) to publish Open Access Journal(s)? If yes, the CRAFT-OA project (funded by the European Union, Grant Agreement no. 101094397) would like to collaborate with you. We are advancing the integration
Calling OJS users: help integrate Open Access journals into EOSC Read More »
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