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 […]
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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Good news for everyone interested in the activities and results of the PKP Turin 2024 Sprint: PKP has published the report on the Sprint. Find the report here.
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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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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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The CRAFT-OA team is delighted to announce a PKP Sprint, hosted by the CRAFT-OA project, which will take place on 08-09 October 2024, in Turin, Italy. The PKP Sprint is a unique opportunity for the PKP community to come together and directly contribute to the advancement of PKPs’s open-source publishing software, including Open Journal Systems (OJS), Open
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From 10-11 October 2024, CRAFT-OA organises the CRAFT-OA Tech Event in Turin, Italy. The gathering aims to bring together various stakeholders, including members of the Diamond Open Access (OA) community, institutional publishing service and technology providers, journal editors, and technical professionals working with publishing systems like OJS, Lodel, and Janeway. Learn more here.
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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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Designed for editors proficient in Open Journal Systems (OJS), this program offers basic as well as advanced training to refine editorial skills and elevate the standards of Diamond Open Access publishing. Participants will delve into diverse aspects of OJS, gain insights into alternative journal management systems, and engage in meaningful discussions regarding the broader landscape
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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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