CRAFT-OA Outputs – CRAFT-OA

Behind the Scenes: Verifying journals in DOAJ for the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH)

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. […]

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The European Diamond Capacity Hub: A Sparkling Future for Diamond Open Access Publishing

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Kelly Achenbach

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

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Community Network for Diamond OA Service Providers and Diamond OA Tools & Technology Providers

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

When the Open Access (OA) Diamond Journals Study was published in 2021, one of the study’s most crucial findings was just how diverse the landscape of Diamond OA journals happens to be (Ancion et al. 2021). While this diversity is responsible for a rich publishing culture, it oftentimes goes hand in hand with challenges to

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CRAFT-OA Report Tech Event and PKP Sprint in Turin

PKP Sprint and CRAFT-OA Tech Event: Advancing Open Access Publishing in Turin

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

Written by Lisa Müller & Maxim Kupreyev. The city of Turin, Italy, recently played host to two CRAFT-OA events dedicated to the future of scholarly publishing: a PKP Sprint (October 8–9, 2024) and the CRAFT-OA Tech Event (October 10-11, 2024). They brought together experts and innovators in the field of Open Access publishing. Here’s a

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CRAFT-OA welcomes the Barcelona Declaration

CRAFT-OA Outputs, News / Sona Arasteh

In today’s academic landscape, the heavy reliance on closed infrastructures impacts the transparency and accessibility of scientific information. Despite efforts to monitor and incentivise open science, much of this work uses closed data systems that typically have low levels of data sovereignty and carry the risk of path dependencies. This practice often leads to biased

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The CRAFT-OA Training Curriculum

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

Strengthening Scholar-Led Publishing in Europe Written by Lisa Müller The CRAFT-OA project is dedicated to strengthening and evolving scholar-led institutional publishing across Europe, with a particular focus on Diamond Open Access (OA) journal publishing. This ambitious three-year initiative aims to develop and implement a range of services and tools, alongside comprehensive training programs and materials

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Report on the first CRAFT-OA Summer School for Journal Editors

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

Written by Martina Dvořáková The first CRAFT-OA Summer School for Journal Editors, organised by Masaryk University Press as part of the European project CRAFT-OA (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access), took place in the last week of May at the University Centre in Telč, Czech Republic. The CRAFT-OA project aims to improve

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Operational Diamond OA Criteria for Journals

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12721407 The DIAMAS and CRAFT-OA projects are happy to present their operational criteria for selecting Diamond OA journals to the community. This set of criteria has been issued to facilitate the identification of Diamond OA journals within the projects’ framework and services. What are the operational criteria for Diamond OA journals? The Diamond OA

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Overcoming Gaps and Building Bridges

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

The Technological Landscape of Open Access Diamond Journals This blog is a synopsis of CRAFT-OA Deliverable 3.2 Report on challenges and help measures faced by OA journals and platforms. The synopsis was written by Kristina Posavec, Maxim Kupreyev & Sona Arasteh. Open Access Diamond Journals (OADJs) are pivotal stakeholders in Open Science, serving as conduits

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Expanding the potential of Diamond Open Access Journals

CRAFT-OA Outputs / Sona Arasteh

Standards for best publishing practices and technical requirements in light of the FAIR principles This blog post is a synopsis of CRAFT-OA Deliverable 3.1: Standards for best publishing practices and technical requirements in light of the FAIR principles. The synopsis was written by Kristina Posavec, Maxim Kupreyev & Sona Arasteh. In the vast landscape of

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