The CRAFT-OA project entered its last phase with our final conference in Göttingen (6–8 October 2025), featuring three days of lively discussions, inspiring talks, and poster sessions. More than just a conference, it marked the culmination of three years of collaboration, innovation, and community. The work completed in CRAFT-OA will evolve and live on through various project partners and the European Diamond Capacity Hub.
Key Facts
- 👥 Participants: 145 Open Access enthusiasts
- 🌍 Countries represented: 17
- 🎤 Talks & Sessions: 52
- 🖼 Posters Presented: 28
- ⏱ Minutes of Livestreams: 628
- 💬 Expert Panel Discussion: “Diamonds, Dreams & Data Streams – Shaping Sustainable OA” (watch the recording)
- 🧱 CRAFT-OA Results: presented, discussed, and ready to shine beyond the project (explore CRAFT-OA results here)
- ☕ Coffees consumed: immeasurable
- 📸 Photos taken: more than our storage allows
- ☁️ Zenodo community: zenodo.org/communities/craft-oa_conference/
Event summary video (3 minutes)
Photo Gallery
Here’s a glimpse of how we crafted the future of Diamond Open Access together. Photos by Martin Liebetruth
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth 
CRAFT-OA Conference 2025 |University of Göttingen | © Martin Liebetruth
Voices from the Final Conference
We asked conference participants to share their thoughts about Diamond Open Access and the conference. Here’s what some had to say:
Livestreams and Recordings
Presentations took place simultaneously in two rooms (for details, please refer to the conference program and the abstract book). The plenary sessions and 20-minute presentations took place in the Alfred Hessel Hall, while the Lighting Talks took place in the Pauliner Church. The recordings for both are available below, and you can find the corresponding slides (for those we were given permission to publish) in the conference Zenodo community.
Day 1: Monday, 6 October 2025
Day 2: Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Day 3: 8 October 2025
What’s next?
CRAFT-OA results are integrated into the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), a collective that provides services for Diamond Open Access publishers, service providers, and tools & technology providers. To stay informed about Diamond Open Access publishing, join the EDCH Forum, already a lively space for networking and sharing information! You can also take part by registering your organisation in the EDCH Registry and listing your Diamond OA journals in the Diamond Discovery Hub. Also make sure to follow the EDCH on BlueSky and LinkedIn.
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.