Major initiatives for diamond OA

This list is part of the 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.

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• Alphabetical by name.

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A

• 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

• AEGIS-OA (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing)
  • A key initiative of the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) and OPERAS, launched in Brussels.
  • Launched in March 19, 2026.

• 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

• Best Practices Checklist for Diamond OA Publishers.
  • Produced by the DIAMAS (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication) consortium.
  • Released on July 2025.

C

• 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)

• 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 ZHAW.
  • Aims to develop and implement a national, sustainable funding model for Diamond Open Access in Switzerland.
  • Project Duration: 2024 – 2026

• 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.