ALMASI project
The ALMASI project is funded by Horizon Europe to provide the research community with an aligned, nonprofit, high-quality, and sustainable scholarly communication ecosystem across three world regions: Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
- New resources to advance #DiamondOA in Africa, Europe, and Latin America! ✅Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems ✅Landscape Report on Diamond OA Publishing ✅Advocacy Materials: talking points, videoclips and organisation guide for online events. Find resources: u2l.fr/9qt8bo
- 🌍 Webinar Replay: Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters 👉 u2l.fr/qd96dt ✅ Key topics: Why APC-based systems limit participation and shape research assessment Legal principles for public-good publishing How community-owned models reduce financial barriers and empower researchers
- On the eve of the holiday season, we revisit the 1st Diamond OA Policy Forum. 🎬Find recordings in EN, FR, PR and ES: u2l.fr/hin3oo 📒Read the summary of the main talking points: u2l.fr/q0yoma Stay tuned, the next meetings of the Diamond OA Policy Forum are in preparation for the next 6 months.
- 🎉The inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing was today and it was perfect! 🙏Thank you to the 3 speakers and participants. 👀To see an overview of the presentations, expand the thread.
- Dr. Philip Mwachaka opens the event by showing how the commercial model dominates scientific publishing, completely obscurring low- and middle-income countries.
- Ginevra Peruginelli then presents #legal tensions surrounding open publication and 2 paradoxes authors are facing to. Who owns the #rights? Who controls them? What are the rights and responsabilities of an author?
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View full threadTo conclude the event, we conducted a quick survey among the participants. Have you published in a Diamond Open Access Journal ? What’s your biggest concern when publishing your research ?
- 📍It's today at 12:00 ART / 16:00 CET / 18:00 EAT.
- Join us for the inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing, co-hosted with @globalyacademy.bsky.social 🕓It will take place on December 11, 2025 at 16:00 CET. It will focus on Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. 👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/vq6tzq
- There is still time to register to our event. Sign up and join us on December 11!
- Join us for the inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing, co-hosted with @globalyacademy.bsky.social 🕓It will take place on December 11, 2025 at 16:00 CET. It will focus on Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. 👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/vq6tzq
- 🕓 Meet Dr. Philip Mwachaka on December 11th at 16:00 CET. He is committed to reducing the structural barriers faced by researchers in low and middle-income settings. Its talk will explore how Diamond #OpenAccess can dismantle structural publishing inequities. 👉Register: u2l.fr/00ky0k
- 🕓 Meet on December 11th at 16:00 CET to listen Luciana Balboa’s intervention. She championnes systemic change in research assesment with @coarassessment.bsky.social. 🇦🇷 She will discuss the current publishing system in Argentina dominated by Gold OA journals. 👉Register: u2l.fr/00ky0k
- 🕓 Meet on December 11th at 16:00 CET to listen G. Peruginelli talk. She participated in DIAMAS and @knowledgerights21.org projects and is a member of the Free Access to Law Movement. ⚖️Her presentation will focus on the legal aspects of scholarly communication. 👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/00ky0k
- On December 11th, our webinar will draw on experiences from 3 regions of the world 🌍: 👤European perspective: Ginevra Peruginelli 👤 Latin American perspective: Luciana Balboa 👤 African perspective: Dr. Philip Mwachaka 🕓 Meet at 16:00 CET 👉 Register to attend: u2l.fr/fndrrc
- Join us for the inaugural webinar of the Discussion Series on Scholar-led Publishing, co-hosted with @globalyacademy.bsky.social 🕓It will take place on December 11, 2025 at 16:00 CET. It will focus on Reclaiming knowledge: why Diamond Open Access matters. 👉Register to attend: u2l.fr/vq6tzq
- ALMASI is launching its ambassadors programme. 👀 We are looking for passionate researchers, librarians and community leaders to disseminate the value of #DiamondOA in 2026-2027. 👉 Learn more about the ambassadors role: urls.fr/VvB-oP ✒️ Apply until 15 January 2026: urls.fr/mNFqLV
- 🌍💎The 1st Diamond OA Policy Forum was a success! We brought together 370+ policymakers & funders from across Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss #DiamondOA in their regions. Thank you to all speakers and participants! Recordings will be shared soon. See the slides: u2l.fr/215d5s
- We look forward to our first Diamond OA Policy Forum, bringing together policymakers, funders and experts from Africa, Europe and Latin America to shape the future of #DiamondOA publishing! 🔗 Join us tomorrow 29 October and be part of this global conversation: almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...
- Reposted by ALMASI projectCalling all UK publishers & library services hosting Diamond Open Access research! The @almasiproject.bsky.social are gathering case studies on Diamond OA publishing & we are helping collate information from the UK. Complete the survey & tell us about your press/service: forms.gle/kK3hs5kkrZ9Z...
