ALMASI Project

📣 There's still time to register! 📅 29 October 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET Join the Diamond OA Policy Forum and explore the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing with policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America! 👉 Find out more and register for free: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

💎 Join the first Diamond #OA Policy Forum! 📅 29 October 2025 🕓 16:00 - 17:30 CET ℹ️ This new international event series will provide a collaborative space for policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss how to make Diamond #OpenAccess more sustainable, equitable, and community-led. 👉 Register for free and be part of the conversation shaping the future of #nonprofit scholarly publishing: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

🌍 We are thrilled to launch the Diamond OA Policy Forum, a new international event series bringing together policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe, and Latin America to shape the future of Diamond #OpenAccess publishing! The Forum will be a space to share insights and develop #policy recommendations and #funding mechanisms that support more equitable, diverse and community-led scholarly publishing worldwide. 📅 First Diamond OA Policy Forum: 29 October 2025, 16:00 – 17:30 CET The session will include: - a global overview of nonprofit publishing across the three regions. - a panel of policymakers highlighting successful funding and policy practices. - an open discussion on how the Forum can best serve regional and international needs. 👉 Join us in building a sustainable future for nonprofit scholarly publishing! Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/eZ_GT_B5

📝 The ALMASI Project’s Communication Strategy is now available! 🔎 Find out more about how the project will address the Diamond #OA landscape across Africa, Europe, and Latin America, with a focus on balanced #multilingualism (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish) and regional engagement: https://lnkd.in/dAQ59YBh

🌍 Tomorrow, UNESCO will present the results of its Global Consultation Survey on Diamond Open Access: 🕓 Thursday 3 July, 16:00 - 17:30 CEST 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e9Ga2VHz This session will share early insights into the key priorities, challenges and opportunities in the Diamond OA ecosystem, and open the floor for discussion on the next steps. The UNESCO's Global Consultation is directly aligned with ALMASI’s goal to strengthen a sustainable, nonprofit OA publishing ecosystem across Africa, Latin America, and Europe. #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #OpenScience #UNESCO

📍 Final stop on the ALMASI Partners’ Tour: Universite de Lorraine (UL)! UL promotes research and knowledge sharing across its region through dedicated teams and services supporting #OpenAccess to publications, data and software. In ALMASI, UL contributes to training development, Diamond publishing mapping and communication activities. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eCcDx9KF

➡️ Next on our Partners' Tour: The University of Göttingen! The Göttingen State and University Library is one of the leading libraries in Germany in #digitalisation and #OpenScience. 🔎 In ALMASI, UGOE brings its expertise to contribute to all work packages. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eYnewWZE

🔎 Partner of the day: TSV! The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies supports scholarly publishing and #OpenScience in Finland, operating 140 scholarly journals. In ALMASI, TSV contributes to the development of quality standards and tools for Diamond #OA publishing. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDZP9tG2 

👉 ALMASI Partner of the day: SPARC Europe, one of Europe’s key and long-standing voices for #open research and #education in Europe! In ALMASI, SPARC Europe co-leads the work on exploring and supporting #sustainability through #policy and funding. 🔎 https://lnkd.in/eFnynRpi

Next on our Partners' Tour: Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas , an open infrastructure for #OpenAccess journals and books! In ALMASI, REDALYC co-leads the mapping of nonprofit OA publishing services and solutions and represents the project in Latin America: https://lnkd.in/etS4gxN6