First regional meetings of the Diamond OA Policy Forum! These are the forum where we share, discuss and develop policy recommendations and funding mechanisms that work in various contexts to support more equitable, diverse, and community-led scholarly publishing internationally.  The first regional meetings of the Diamond Open Access Policy Forum… Read More

ALMASI begins 2026 with three completed deliverables and a wealth of new research and resources to advance and strengthen Diamond OA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America. We hope that these resources will be useful to the global community. The Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems establishes common terminology… Read More

On 29 October 2025, the ALMASI project launched the Diamond Open Access Policy Forum with over 370 participants attending from across the world.  This unique new Forum convenes international, national, and local policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss nonprofit scholarly publishing policy, and funding needs,… Read More

Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. This first webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing will take place on 11th December at 16:00 (CET). Read More

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 Open Access publishing!The Forum will be a space to share insights and develop policy recommendations and funding mechanisms… Read More

The European Diamond Capacity Hub & the ALMASI EU funded Project held a joint event on the 14th and 15th January 2025 in Madrid, Spain, to mark the announcement of their launch. The ALMASI project ALMASI has the ambition to provide the research community across Africa, Europe and Latin America… Read More