European Diamond Capacity Hub

📢 Reminder: Join us this Thursday for a practical introduction to #XML in journal publishing! Explore the JATS XML Converter, docxConverter and Texture, and discover more about the EDCH XML training course. 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/9ntvjybb 🔷 Learn more: tinyurl.com/bdz8kntd #DiamondOA #OpenAccess

📢 One week left to share your views on #DiamondOA books! Help shape the adaptation of the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) to OA book publishing as part of the EU-funded #AEGISOA project. 🗓️ Deadline: 1 November, 23:59 CET 📝 Take the anonymous survey: tinyurl.com/343raz5m

💎 Could your organisation be the 300th to join the EDCH Registry? This #OAWeek, we’re celebrating the growing #DiamondOA community. Help us reach this milestone and make the organisations behind community-led #ScholarlyPublishing more visible! 👇 Register: registry.edch.eu/register

⚠️ Security notice: Some EDCH websites may be temporarily offline as a precaution following the identification of critical vulnerabilities in PHP. We’re assessing the situation and applying the necessary security measures. More information: cert.europa.eu/publications...

The European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social invites you to "XML in practice - Tools and workflows for journal editors" webinar Thursday 29 October 2026, 13:00 - 14:00 CET If you're working with #OpenJournalSystems (OJS), don't miss out! #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DiamondOA #OAWeek

💡 We’re thrilled to see this article by @adavidsonwrites.bsky.social & Mateusz Franczak featured among the 8 community-recommended resources for #OAWeek! #DiamondOA relies on people whose work often goes unrecognised. Supporting them is key to its long-term sustainability. 📖 resources.edch.eu

💎🔓 As we celebrate #OAWeek, save the date for the first online #DiamondOA Festival! Organised by the #AEGISOA consortium, the festival will bring together the #DiamondOA community for 3 days of exchange, networking, hands-on demonstrations and collaboration. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3pf8t38s

📢 Our EDCH training course on #DigitalPreservation has been updated! Explore key approaches and practical steps to help #DiamondOA journals keep their content accessible over the long term. ➡️ Access the course: lnkd.in/dDUD2SYY 🔗Browse all courses: training.edch.eu @openedition.bsky.social

📬 The latest OPERAS Newsletter is out! The 3rd edition of 2026 brings updates from across the OPERAS community, events, projects, services and National Nodes. 👉 Discover what's happening: https://mailchi.mp/operas-eu.org/operas-newsletter-03 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess

It’s time for the National Open Science Festival at TU Delft! This afternoon, we’ll be presenting posters on the #DiamondOA lanndscape in the Netherlands and #AEGIS-OA. Stay tuned for more photos! #NOSF26

📢 Webinar: XML in practice – tools and workflows for journal editors Join us for a practical introduction to XML, the JATS XML Converter, and tools for working with XML in OJS. 📅 29 October 2026, 13:00 CET 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/bd9vt42s #AEGISOA #DiamondOA

📢 Deadline extended to 1 November! Do you work with #DiamondOA books? Share your views and help adapt the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) for #OAbook publishing as part of the EU-funded AEGIS-OA project. 📝 Take the anonymous survey: tinyurl.com/343raz5m 📅 New deadline: 1 November 2026

📢 How can the #DiamondOA Standard reflect the needs of OA book publishing? Join the Open Access Books Network online workshop on 12 October to discuss the draft standard and help shape its future. 🔗Register: tinyurl.com/2w6vd2ex 📝 Survey open until 18 October: tinyurl.com/343raz5m #AEGISOA

💎In this post from the German Service Centre Diamond Open Access (SeDOA), Marcel Wrzesinski, @joannaball.bsky.social and Margo Bargheer summarise a recent workshop held at LIBER 2026 #DiamondOA #SeDOA @eudch.bsky.social 🔗 diamond-open-access.de/equitable-pu...

🔎 What if you could do more with #DiamondOA journal metadata? The Diamond Discovery Hub now offers three new features: metadata export, journal record history, and improved handling of deleted journals. Explore the updates: tinyurl.com/yc6ezuvy #AEGISOA

📚 Heading to the Frankfurt Book Fair? Marion Paulhac will be joining discussions on #DiamondOA and scholarly publishing, sharing info about the EDCH services and the AEGIS-OA survey on extending the Diamond Open Access Standard to books. Come talk to us! 🔗 tinyurl.com/5dvx7w6j @buchmesse.de

💎 Tool Spotlight: PKP Preservation Network The PKP PN helps #OJS journals preserve published content for long-term access through a decentralised LOCKSS network. ➡️ Explore the tool and join the discussion: tinyurl.com/54spydeb @pkp.sfu.ca

💎 What do resilient #DiamondOA communities need? Last month, we joined #PUBMET2026 and explored how local communities, National Capacity Centres, governance, and shared infrastructure strengthen Diamond OA across Europe. Read our highlights from Zadar 👇 tinyurl.com/5y5pzj6h

📢There’s still time to join the EDCH Advocates 2026–2027 cohort! We’re looking for librarians, editors, researchers with an interest in #DiamondOA! Curious what Advocates have been doing? Read about our first year: tinyurl.com/4h345sbw 📅 New deadline: 9 October 🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4

💎What role should libraries play in shaping the future of European #DiamondOA infrastructure? In early 2027, the EDCH Libraries Pilot Programme will bring together a select group of libraries to help co-design EDCH’s next phase! Learn more and apply to join: tinyurl.com/5634ymd4

🌍 We’re in Linz for OA Tage 2026! We will present the #AEGIS-OA project on 29 Sept during the poster session and co-host an interactive #DiamondOA workshop with SeDOA on 30 Sept, 09:00–10:30 CEST. 💎Come say hi! 🔗Programme: tinyurl.com/48v5k36d

🔔 Happening next week: Introduction to WCAG Webinar You still have time to register and join the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force for a practical introduction to #WCAG, with lessons from ICM University of Warsaw’s experience. 📅 1 Oct, 11:30 CEST 🔗 tinyurl.com/yrv7w7uz

⌛ Last chance to join the EDCH Advocates! Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort close 30 September. Help connect EDCH with your local community, share resources and training, and bring your community’s perspectives into the development of #DiamondOA! 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4

💎 French universities and research organisations are strengthening their support for the EDCH! Through Couperin, seven French institutions are contributing to sustainable, inclusive and community-led #DiamondOA! 🔷Read more: tinyurl.com/bdzxhsf4 🔷Support the EDCH: tinyurl.com/3zwnd5jp

📚 Do you work with #DiamondOA books? AEGIS-OA is gathering community input on adapting the #DiamondOA Standard (DOAS) for OA book publishing. Your experience can help shape DOAS to reflect the diversity and needs of the OA books community. 📝 tinyurl.com/y9t7xsjs 📅 Deadline: 18/10/2026, 23:59 CET

Wrote in @timeshighered.bsky.social Campus about Diamond Open Access in the UK. Give it a read and check out these incredibly vital OA initiatives: @oipassoc.bsky.social, @ojcollective.bsky.social, @openbookcollective.bsky.social, @eudch.bsky.social. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diamo...

💎 A timely EDCH Forum discussion for #PeerReview Week this year focused on reviewer capacity. The Diamond Reviewer Pledge invites researchers to commit to reviewing at least one article for a #DiamondOA journal in the next 12 months. 🔷 Take the pledge & join the discussion: tinyurl.com/56pwmkwm

🌍 The EDCH is heading to #OASPA2026! We’ll showcase how the EDCH, its NCCs and the #AEGISOA project are advancing a more coordinated and sustainable #DiamondOA landscape in Europe, including through the expansion to OA books. Looking forward to connecting with colleagues! @oaspa.bsky.social

💎 #DiamondOA is about more than removing fees. It’s also about who owns, governs and sustains #ScholarlyInfrastructure. @markhusk.bsky.social & @johanrooryck.bsky.social also explore how #DiamondOA can help build a more sovereign, resilient knowledge commons. 🔗 Full article: tinyurl.com/5fu8hua2

We've joined LinkedIn! 🎉 Connect with us for news, insights, and developments from across the #OABooks landscape, including #PRISM, new partnerships, events, and platform updates. Follow us here 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/dire...

💎 How can we strengthen funding for #DiamondOA in Europe? Join the second @almasiproject.bsky.social Diamond OA Policy Forum Europe meeting to explore funding approaches, models and opportunities for community-led scholarly publishing. 🔗Register: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

🎓 Want to become a #DiamondOA trainer? Applications are open for the EDCH Train-the-Trainer course on #DiamondOA publishing, developed under AEGIS-OA. Turn your expertise into training you can deliver at your institution and in your community. 📅 Apply by 21 September ➡️ tinyurl.com/ymcvwby7

📢 Webinar: Introduction to WCAG How can we make digital tools, services and documentation more #accessible? Join the EDCH Tools & Technologies Task Force for a practical introduction to #WCAG, with lessons from ICM University of Warsaw’s experience. 📅 1 Oct, 11:30 CEST 🔗 tinyurl.com/yrv7w7uz

🌍 Help shape the future of #DiamondOA in Europe! EDCH is looking for new Advocates to connect with local communities, share resources, contribute to the EDCH Forum, and help shape services to meet community needs. Join our 2026–2027 cohort! 📅 Apply by 30 September 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7d7tp4

💎 Welcome, Diamond Ireland! Diamond Ireland is the Irish National Capacity Centre to support non-profit and community-led #DiamondOA publishing across Ireland and connect the Irish Diamond OA community with colleagues across Europe. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/2zmchv9d

🛠️ What’s in your #DiamondOA toolkit? We’re looking for community recommendations of tools that make publishing #DiamondOA journals and books easier. Share your favourites in the EDCH Forum! ➡️ Join the discussion: tinyurl.com/34j3akhr

🌍 Next week, the EDCH is heading to #PUBMET2026 in Zadar! We’ll be contributing to discussions on #DiamondOA, journal ownership, communities, and sustainable scholarly publishing through a presentation, a poster, and a workshop! Full programme: pubmet.hr/programme/ @johanrooryck.bsky.social

✨ Thoth Oasis in the spotlight! The European Diamond Capacity Hub (@eudch.bsky.social) has featured Oasis in its latest Tool Spotlight, exploring how open metadata can support better discoverability, interoperability & reuse for OA books and chapters 💎 forum.edch.eu/t/tool-spotl...

🌍 New #DiamondOA projects in France! EDCH is contributing to two new initiatives: MOSAR, developing support models for Diamond journals, and Diamant’AIR, building local Diamond OA capacity. Together, they show how local approaches can scale across Europe. ➡️ Learn more: tinyurl.com/48srtjm6

💎 How do research evaluation systems shape #DiamondOA? The @almasiproject.bsky.social is inviting the #DiamondOA community to review its report on #ScholarlyPublishing evaluation systems. 📅 Consultation open until 4 September 2026 ➡️ Read the report & share your insights: tinyurl.com/vpes6rpn

🛠️ Tool Spotlight: THOTH Oasis A free, open-source platform, part of the @thoth-metadata.eurosky.social infrastructure, that helps #OpenAccess book publishers create, manage and export rich metadata for books and chapters in multiple standards. ➡️Explore the tool: tinyurl.com/78zhmwnk

💎FCT renews its support for the EDCH! The renewed investment will help strengthen community engagement, capacity building and services supporting #DiamondOA publishing across Europe. ➡️Read the full announcement: tinyurl.com/7zj8x5nu @pubinpt.bsky.social

🛠️ Tool Spotlight: BChemXtract BChemXtract is an open-source toolkit that makes chemical content more FAIR, reusable, and interoperable across #DiamondOA publishing workflows. ➡️ Explore the tool and join the discussion: tinyurl.com/2cbj734a @beilstein-institut.bsky.social

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📂 How do you approach #DigitalPreservation? A new discussion on the EDCH Forum highlights digital preservation resources from @clockssarchive.bsky.social, including practical guidance and presentations for libraries, publishers, and researchers. ➡️Join the conversation: tinyurl.com/y28k737w

💎 Open Research Europe expands! New governance and eligibility criteria will offer more researchers the opportunity to publish #OpenAccess without author-facing fees and engage with the Publish, Review, Curate workflow. ➡️Explore what this means for the #DiamondOA community: tinyurl.com/2ebnh8dn