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Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T17:12:15Z

Sufyan:

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* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launch Date: February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launch Date: March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Launch Date: July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launch Date: October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Launch Date: January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launch Date: Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Launch Date: May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Launch Date: December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Launch Date: September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/announcing-global-diamond-open-access-alliance Global Diamond Open Access Alliance.]
** International partnership coordinated by UNESCO.
** In collaboration with Redalyc, AmeliCA, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Launch Date: July 10, 2024.

* [https://globaldiamantoa.org/en/home-2/ (First) Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Held in Toluca, Mexico, October 23-27, 2023.
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240926090115/http://doasummit.uct.ac.za/ (Second) Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Held in Cape Town, South Africa, December 8014, 2024.
** Organized by Redalyc, UNESCO, DKIS, AmeliCA, CLACSO, cOAlition S, SPARC, Science Europe, the French National Research Agency (ANR), the University of Malaysia, and the Association of African Universities.

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ (Third) Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Held in Bengaluru, India, February 2-6, 2026.
** Organized by 28 regional and international organizations.

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Konsortiale Open-Access-Lösungen aufbauen, Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** "The KOALA funding model provides fair and sustainable funding for quality-assured APC-free open access publications ('Diamond Open Access')."
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Statement of Intent on Open Research Europe.]
** Co-founded by 10 major regional and international research funding organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR, to support [https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/ Open Research Europe] as a platform for diamond OA.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca - Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, held in Cape Town, South Africa, December 8-14, 2024.
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: December 2024.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T12:19:20Z

Sufyan: /* B */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launch Date: February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launch Date: March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Launch Date: July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launch Date: October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Launch Date: January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launch Date: Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Launch Date: May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Launch Date: December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Launch Date: September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

* [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/announcing-global-diamond-open-access-alliance Global Diamond Open Access Alliance.]
** International partnership coordinated by UNESCO.
** In collaboration with Redalyc, AmeliCA, clacso, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Launch Date: July 10, 2024.

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca-Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (held in Cape Town, South Africa.)
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: October 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T12:19:01Z

Sufyan: /* A */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launch Date: February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launch Date: March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launch Date: October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Launch Date: January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launch Date: Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Launch Date: May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Launch Date: December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Launch Date: September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

* [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/announcing-global-diamond-open-access-alliance Global Diamond Open Access Alliance.]
** International partnership coordinated by UNESCO.
** In collaboration with Redalyc, AmeliCA, clacso, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Launch Date: July 10, 2024.

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca-Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (held in Cape Town, South Africa.)
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: October 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T12:18:04Z

Sufyan: /* D */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launch Date: October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Launch Date: January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launch Date: Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Launch Date: May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Launch Date: December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Launch Date: September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

* [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/announcing-global-diamond-open-access-alliance Global Diamond Open Access Alliance.]
** International partnership coordinated by UNESCO.
** In collaboration with Redalyc, AmeliCA, clacso, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Launch Date: July 10, 2024.

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca-Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (held in Cape Town, South Africa.)
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: October 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T12:08:22Z

Sufyan: /* G */ Added Global Diamond Open Access Alliance to the G list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

* [https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/announcing-global-diamond-open-access-alliance Global Diamond Open Access Alliance.]
** International partnership coordinated by UNESCO.
** In collaboration with Redalyc, AmeliCA, clacso, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Launch Date: July 10, 2024.

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca-Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (held in Cape Town, South Africa.)
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: October 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:49:24Z

Sufyan: /* T */ Added Toluca-Cape Town Declaration to the list

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

* [https://sparcopen.org/news/2025/toluca-cape-town-declaration-is-a-milestone-for-recognizing-science-as-a-public-good/ Toluca-Cape Town Declaration.]
** Emerges from the 2nd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access (held in Cape Town, South Africa.)
** Builds upon the foundations laid during the 1st summit in Toluca, Mexico.
** Release Date: October 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

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[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

== T ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:46:21Z

Sufyan: /* S */ Added Spotlight on Diamond OA to the S list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

* [https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/new-series-spotlight-on-diamond-oa-scipost-1 Spotlight on Diamond OA] (University of Groningen)
** Curated by the University of Groningen (UG) Library.
** Launch Date: 2024

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:43:07Z

Sufyan: /* S */ Added Service Point Diamond Open Access to the S list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

* [https://diamond-open-access.de/ Service Point Diamond Open Access.] (SeDOA)
** The central national service point for Diamond Open Access in Germany.
** Operated by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, University of Konstanz, and University of Bonn.
** Launch Date: 2025.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:40:52Z

Sufyan: Added Section S to the list

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

== S ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:39:49Z

Sufyan: /* P */ Added Platinum Open Access Funding to the P list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

* [https://www.openscience.uzh.ch/en/scholarly-publishing-and-open-access/publishing-at-uzh/scholar-led-publishing/plato.html Platinum Open Access Funding] (PLATO)
** A collaborative project led by the University of Zurich in partnership with five other Swiss universities (ETH Zurich, University of Basel, University of Bern, University of Geneva, and University of Neuchâtel)
** Aims to develop a sustainable funding and organizational model for "Platinum" (Diamond) Open Access in Switzerland.
** Launch Date: 2022.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:37:51Z

Sufyan: Added Section P to the page.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.

== P ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:36:14Z

Sufyan: /* O */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ Open Journals Collective] (OJC)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.D

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:35:31Z

Sufyan: /* D */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication] (DIAMAS)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ OJC] (Open Journals Collective)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.D

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:34:34Z

Sufyan: /* C */

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland] (CoDOA)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.] (CODRIA)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access] (CRAFT-OA)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ OJC] (Open Journals Collective)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.D

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:31:52Z

Sufyan: /* O */ Added OJC to the O list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

* [https://openjournalscollective.org/ OJC] (Open Journals Collective)
** Aims to provide a collective platform that reduces the technical and administrative burdens on small publishers.
** Launch Date: 2024.D

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:29:18Z

Sufyan: Added Section O to the page,

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

== O ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:28:05Z

Sufyan: /* M */ Added Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals to the M list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/mapping-diamond-open-access-journals/ Mapping U.S. Diamond Open Access Journals.]
** Produced by Lyrasis in collaboration with researchers from the University of Kansas and Indiana University Indianapolis.
** Provides the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of the Diamond Open Access landscape in the United States.
** Release Date: March 2025

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:26:06Z

Sufyan: Added Section M to the page.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

== M ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:24:45Z

Sufyan: /* L */ Added Lyrasis OACIP to the L section.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

* [https://lyrasis.org/oacip/Lyrasis Lyrasis OACIP] (Open Access Community Investment Program)
** Aims to provide a community-driven framework for funding Diamond Open Access journals that do not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs.)
** Launch Date: 2020.

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:22:05Z

Sufyan: Added Section L to the page.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

== L ==

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:20:44Z

Sufyan: /* K */ Added KOALA to the K list.

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

* [https://projects.tib.eu/koala/en/ KOALA] (Establishing Consortial Open Access Solutions)
** Led by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and the University of Konstanz.
** Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
** Launch Date: January 2021

Major initiatives for diamond OA

2026-04-20T11:18:58Z

Sufyan: Added section K to the page

[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

----

== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

== K ==

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[[File:oad2.jpeg|60px]] This list is part of the [http://oad.simmons.edu Open Access Directory].

* '''This list is still under development. Every part of it may change before the official launch, including its title, URL, scope notes, and method of organization.'''

* This is a list of major initiatives for diamond OA. It does not attempt to list individual diamond OA journals, books, or other resources, or to be a comprehensive bibliography of diamond OA itself.

* Related lists in OAD: [[OA journal business models]], [[OA book business models]].

* For real-time updates, some not yet reflected here, follow the [http://tagteam.harvard.edu/hubs/oatp/tag/oa.no-fee ''oa.no-fee''] tag of the [http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/hoap/Open_Access_Tracking_Project Open Access Tracking Project]. (This tag library is crowd-sourced, and you can make it more comprehensive by [https://cyber.harvard.edu/hoap/Get_started_as_a_tagger taking part] in OATP.)

* Alphabetical by name.

[[Category:Lists under development]]

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== A ==

* [https://www.scienceeurope.org/our-resources/action-plan-for-diamond-open-access/ Action Plan for Diamond Open Access]
** Jointly developed by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).
** Aims to align and develop common resources for the Diamond Open Access ecosystem
** Launched on February 3, 2022

* [https://edch.eu/taxonomy/term/aegis-oa AEGIS-OA] (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
** A key initiative of the [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub] (EDCH) and [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], launched in Brussels.
** Launched in March 19, 2026.

* [https://almasiproject.org/ ALMASI] (Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by European-led initiatives in collaboration with international partners.

== B ==
* [https://diamasproject.eu/best-practices-checklist-for-diamond-oa-publishers/ Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.]
** Produced by the [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
** Released on July 2025.

== C ==
* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ cOAlition S: Diamond Open Access Initiative.]
** Managed by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and organizations.
** Launch Years: 2018 (General Mandate) | 2021 (Study) | 2022 (Action Plan)

* [https://www.coalition-s.org/diamond-open-access/ CoDOA] (Creating a Sustainable Funding Scheme for Diamond Open Access Through Institutional Collaboration in Switzerland)
** A collaborative project involving several Swiss higher education institutions, including the University of Zurich, University of Geneva, and [https://www.zhaw.ch/en/university ZHAW.]
** Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
** Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

* [https://fis-portal.uni-bielefeld.de/vivo/display/proj_5285 CODRIA] (Community-Driven Open-Access-Journale zwischen wissenschaftlichen und ressourcenbezogenen Anforderungen.)
** The project is a collaboration between Bielefeld University Library and Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI).
** Investigate the sustainability of "Community-Driven" (Diamond) Open Access journals.
** Project Duration: May 2024 – April 2027.

* [https://www.craft-oa.eu/ CRAFT-OA] (Creating a Robust Accessible Federated Technology for Open Access)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by the University of Göttingen and involves a consortium of 23 partners across 14 European countries.
** Project Duration: January 2023 – December 2025.

== D ==

* [https://diamasproject.eu/ DIAMAS] (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
** Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program.
** Coordinated by Aix-Marseille University (AMU) and involves 23 international organizations, including OPERAS, LIBER, and Science Europe.
** Project Duration: September 2022 – August 2025.

* [https://ddh.edch.eu/en Diamond Discovery Hub.] (DDH)
** Developed as part of the DIAMAS project in collaboration with CRAFT-OA and DOAJ.
** Hosted within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH).
** Launched in October 2025.

* [https://operas.hypotheses.org/9561 Diamond ERA.]
** A strategic briefing published by [https://operas-eu.org/ OPERAS], the European Research Infrastructure.
** Aims to outline the transition from theoretical support for Diamond Open Access to its practical implementation.
** Released on January 22, 2026

* [https://oa.tib.eu/diamondfunding Diamond Funding Navigator.]
** Developed and maintained by the TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library in Germany.
** Launched in Late 2024

* [https://zenodo.org/records/15518745 Diamond Open Access Recommendations and Guidelines.]
** Part of the DIAMAS project.
** Developed by the European University Association (EUA), Science Europe, and OPERAS.
** Released in May 26, 2025.

* [https://blog.doaj.org/2025/12/19/reflecting-on-a-diamond-year-for-doaj/ Diamond Year for DOAJ] (2025 Review)
** An annual strategic summary published by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ.)
** Documents the significant milestones achieved in the Diamond Open Access sector throughout 2025.
** Released on December 19, 2025

* [https://zenodo.org/records/13820036 The Diamond OA Standard] (DOAS)
** Developed by the DIAMAS consortium as a part of the of the Horizon Europe project.
** Aims to To establish a comprehensive Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP).
** Released on September 20, 2024 (Version 1.0)

== E ==

* [https://edch.eu/ European Diamond Capacity Hub.] (EDCH)
** Fiscally hosted by OPERAS and supported by a 3-year grant from the European Commission.
** To serve as the central coordination and support center for Diamond Open Access in the European Research Area (ERA).
** Launch Date: September 2025

* [https://graphite.page/doa-blaupause/ ELADOAH Project]
** Research and development initiative focused on the German-speaking scholarly landscape.
** Aims to develop a "Blueprint for Collaborative and Fair Diamond Open Access" (Blaupause für gemeinschaftliches und faires Diamond Open Access.)

== F ==

* [https://freejournals.org/ Free Journals Network.] (FJN)
** Aims to promote and support journals that are free to both authors and readers (Diamond Open Access)
** Launch Date: early 2018.

== G ==

* [https://www.diamondoasummit.org/ Global Summit on Diamond Open Access.]
** Co-organized by Redalyc, AmeliCA, UNESCO, CLACSO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, and ANR.
** Serves as the primary meeting ground for the Global Alliance for Diamond Open Access.
** Launch Date: 2023 (Inaugural Summit)

== J ==

* [https://zenodo.org/records/14624287 Joint Pledge for Open Research Europe.] (ORE)
** Co-founded by major regional and international organizations, including UNESCO, cOAlition S, Science Europe, Redalyc/AmeliCA, CLACSO, and ANR.
** Launch Date: July 2024 (Formalized during the pre-summit proceedings)

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