Published on: 13/02/2026
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 will focus on policymaking for Diamond OA. They will present national and institutional policies, then facilitate discussions in multiple languages by region. Decision-makers from the same region — be that Africa, Latin America or Europe — will be brought together to address shared concerns and insights.
At the end of March, the second cross-regional forum will bring together national, regional and institutional policymakers from the three regions to share the results of the regional forums.
Diamond OA Policy Forum – AFRICA
Diamond OA Policy Forum Africa is an online space where policymakers, funders and OA experts in Africa meet to share, discuss and develop policy and funding mechanisms for Diamond OA to support more equitable, diverse, and community-led scholarly publishing.
>> DOAPF Africa – discussions in English
Tuesday, 3rd March 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30 CAT (Central Africa Time) – Convert to your time
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Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems,Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing, national and institutional approaches to Diamond OA publishing and policymaking processes and challenges.
>> Discussions in English
Speakers:
- Iryna Kuchma, EIFL
- Susan Murray, AJOL, South Africa
- Lighton Phiri, University of Zambia
- Milica Ševkušić, EIFL
- Susan Veldsman, Academy of Science of South Africa
>> DOAPF Africa – discussions in French
Thursday, 5th March 2026 | 13:30 – 15:00 GMT – Convert to your time
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Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems,Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing, national and institutional approaches to Diamond OA publishing and policymaking processes and challenges.
>> Discussions in French
Speakers:
- Hugo Catherine, IRD, France
- Bernard Dione, CNDST/MESRI – Senegal
- Fadoua El Maguiri, CNRST/MESR – Morocco
- Roger Tsafack-Nanfosso, CRUFAOCI, Université de Tschang Cameroun, Cameroon
>> DOAPF Africa – discussions in Portuguese
Wednesday, 11th March 2026 | 13:00 – 14:30 GMT Convert to your time
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Join the first meeting of the Diamond Open Access (OA) Policy Forum Africa and discuss findings from the Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems,Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, advocacy materials for Diamond OA publishing, national and institutional approaches to Diamond OA publishing and policymaking processes and challenges.
>> Discussions in portuguese
Speakers:
- Pascal Aventurier, IRD, France
- Eurico Gungula, Universidade Óscar Ribas, Angola
- João Baptista Machado Sousa, Associação Multidisciplinar de Investigação Científica, Angola
- Horacio Zimba, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
Diamond OA Policy – Europe
The first meeting of the Diamond Open Access Policy Forum Europe will focus on policymaking for Diamond OA in this region, showcasing one national policy and one institutional policy before breaking out into groups for more discussion on policymaking processes and challenges.
DOAPF Europe – discussions in English
Monday, 9th March 2026 | 16:00- 17:30 CET – Convert to your time
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The session will include presentations of key findings from recent reports on non-profit publishing ecosystems and the Diamond OA publishing landscape. It will then provide expert perspectives on national and institutional policy developments, followed by interactive breakout discussions focused on advancing Diamond OA national and institutional policies in practice.
Speakers:
- Marie-Emilia Herbet, Université Jean-Moulin Lyon 3, France
- Mikael Laakso, Tampere University, Finland
- Thomas Liebundgut, swissuniversities, Switzerland
- Pilar Rico Castro, Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), Spain
Diamond OA Policy – Latin America
This bilingual forum (Spanish and Portuguese) brings together key regional experts to discuss the landscape of Open Science and Open Access across Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative stems from the ALMASI Project, which connects national, regional, and institutional policymakers from Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The session will focus specifically on showcasing successful national and institutional models before transitioning into breakout groups for collaborative discussion and the development of a regional proposal. We invite all those committed to advancing sustainable policy and funding frameworks for Diamond OA to join us in developing this regional proposal.
DOAPF Latin America – discussions in Spanish and Portuguese
Friday, 20th March | 10:00- 11:30 CST (Central Standard Time) – Convert to your time
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Speakers:
- Andrea Mora-Campos, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
- Arianna Becerril-García, Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc-Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México / AmeliCA Ciencia Abierta para el Bien Común
- André Luiz-Appel, Instituto Brasileño de Información en Ciencia y Tecnología (IBICT), Brasil
- Laura Inés Rovelli, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) / Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
- Víctor Gómez-Valenzuela, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), República Dominicana
- Alejandro Uribe-Tirado, Universidad de Antioquia / EIB-CICINF, Colombia
