Diamond ERA: Fostering Openness in the European Research Area – open event!

Join leading Polish & European research institutions for a live, in-person conference in Brussels on Diamond Open Access, shaping the future of fair and innovative publishing in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Registration is required.

The “Diamond ERA: Fostering Openness in the European Research Area” conference is a one-day policy-focused event that brings together key stakeholders to advance the conversation on Diamond Open Access (OA) in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) across the European Research Area (ERA). Taking place on 4 December 2025 in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of Poland to the European Union, this open event aims to highlight and promote Diamond OA as a sustainable, equitable, and
mission-driven model of scholarly publishing. It provides a platform for engagement between policymakers, researchers, publishers, research funders, and infrastructure providers to collaboratively identify pathways toward stronger support and integration of Diamond OA practices in the European science policy landscape.

Why now?

The timing of the conference is particularly relevant. With the ongoing negotiations of the next framework programme Horizon Europe 2028-2034 as well as preparations for the new ERA Act, there is a unique opportunity to ensure that Diamond OA is reflected within the next phase of European research policy. At the same time, the Diamond model is gaining the recognition it deserves as a credible, community-led alternative to commercial publishing platforms. This growing momentum underscores the need for coordinated action to strengthen Europe’s capacity for open, independent, and sustainable scholarly communication. The conference seeks to contribute to this effort by positioning the Diamond model as a cornerstone of a more open and resilient European research ecosystem.

What you can expect?

• Opening Session: The Policy Horizon for Diamond OA in Europe

• Showcase Session: Institutional and community-driven Diamond OA initiatives

• Keynote presentation: The European Diamond Capacity Hub

• Panel Discussion: How to support Diamond OA in ERA – discussion with the community

• Panel Discussion: Indexing Diamond OA Content

• Networking and refreshments

Event summary HERE

The conference is co-organised by the Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN, Warsaw), a leading centre for digital humanities and a key facilitator of open scholarly communication in Poland and the Polish Science Contact Agency of the Polish Academy of Science (PolSCA PAS, Brussels) with the support of OPERAS Research Infrastructure.
The event is sponsored by the Polish Academy of Sciences.

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