CRAFT-OA Conference – “Crafting the Future of Diamond Open Access: Technical, Social & Political Perspectives of Scholarly Publishing”

Submission deadline extended to June 15, 2025!

About the Conference

Open Access (OA) publishing practices provide unrestricted access to research and are vital to scholarly communication today. In the Diamond Open Access (Diamond OA) publishing model, not only do readers have free access, but authors publish without fees, supported instead by universities, libraries, or research institutions that provide the technological infrastructure.

The CRAFT-OA project is developing federated technologies and communities of practice to support Diamond OA journals in becoming more findable and accessible. Many existing publishing services fall short of the best practices for Diamond OA. CRAFT-OA addresses this by standardising solutions and building expertise among the community for a stronger, more collaborative institutional publishing landscape.  These solutions and the Diamond OA community will continue to grow and be strengthened through the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), officially launched in January 2025.

The CRAFT-OA conference, “Crafting the Future of Diamond Open Access: Technical, Social, and Political Perspectives of Scholarly Publishing,” will mark the project’s final phase. It will bring together project partners and the broader Diamond OA community to exchange ideas, reflect on achievements, and explore how to shape the future of federated Diamond OA publishing practices. 

What are you building or advocating for within the Diamond OA community? See our Call for Proposals to learn how you can share your work at the conference.

Program

Days 1 & 2 will feature presentations from and networking opportunities for the Diamond Open Access community. Day 3 will focus on CRAFT-OA accomplishments; the public is invited to attend the first morning session to gain a deeper understanding of the project’s results.

A full program will be provided here in September.

Registration and Costs

The event is free, but registration is mandatory. Registration for the event will open in July. We have limited space for 100 participants and will close registration once the capacity is reached.

Location

Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, Germany

Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen

Room: Alfred Hessel Hall

Call for Proposals

CRAFT-OA’s activities and outcomes span technical, social, and policy dimensions. From data management to inclusive community practices and training, from infrastructure design to forward-thinking policies, we are connecting the grassroots work that sets the foundation for successful Diamond OA publishing.  

We invite contributions for 20-minute Talks and 5 to 7-minute “Poster Lightning Talks” related to challenges, best practices, and projects on one or more of the following three themes: Technical Frameworks, Community Empowerment, and Policy Concepts. For details on each of these themes and submission instructions, please visit our Call for Proposals page.

Planning your trip

Göttingen is a small university town in the heart of Germany, with train connections from several major airports. The downloadable documents below provide advice on the best way to travel to the conference and recommendations for hotels and restaurants.