[BLOG] On September 9th, we had the pleasure of hosting Fabian Hennig, who presented the KOALA program – an innovative initiative designed to support and fund #OADiamond journals.
This session provided valuable insights into:

📌 How KOALA fits into the Diamond open access landscape

📌 The selection criteria for thematic journal bundles

📌 Journals eligible for funding from 2026 to 2028
@tibhannover Couldn’t join us live? The replay is now available 👉 https://www.ccsd.cnrs.fr/en/2025/10/how-university-libraries-can-support-diamond-open-access-journals-koalas-consortial-solutions/

🌍💎 #ALMASI is the first project to gather Europe, Africa & Latin America to develop a globally aligned, nonprofit, high-quality & sustainable scholarly communications ecosystem. Find out more here: https://buff.ly/4jWfeDl #DiamondOA

#ALMASI’s first working groups started this week! SPARC Europe looks forward to building on our work with the #OADiamond Journals Study & DIAMAS Project as one of 15 partners from 10 countries in Europe, Africa & Latin America. 🧵1/2

Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access Publishing Services Internationally (ALMASI) | ALMASI Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Commission

The objective of ALMASI is 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. This will enable scholarly communities to take full...

CORDIS | European Commission
#DIAMAS project launches survey on #DiamondOA and the institutional publishing landscape. https://diamasproject.eu/oa-diamond-and-institutional-publishing-landscape-survey/
#OADiamond #OpenAccess #OpenScience (via EUA on the hellscape)
OA Diamond & Institutional Publishing Landscape Survey – DIAMAS