Diamond Open Access

12/05/202612/05/2026

OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS Conference: One Week to Go – Join Us via Live Stream!

The international OPERAS 2026 & SCIROS conference, dedicated to the future of Open Science, is just one week away! On May 20–21, Warsaw will become a central hub for the European Open Science community, bringing together experts, researchers, and infrastructure providers to discuss the evolution of scholarly communication in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

12/03/202612/03/2026

The Hidden Costs of Openness: Mapping the Financial Landscape of Scientific Publishing in Poland

Open Access (OA) is no longer a novelty in the Polish academic landscape – it’s a reality. We know why it matters: it democratises knowledge, accelerates discovery, and increases the visibility of research. However, amidst the discussions on policy and mandates, one fundamental question remains surprisingly elusive: how much does it actually cost?

24/09/202524/09/2025

Re-imagining Research Assessment in SSH: What Open Science Teaches Us from Practice

Marta M. Świetlik, Gabriela Manista

In recent years, the call to reform research evaluation systems in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) has grown louder, driven by the increasing recognition that traditional assessment models are ill-suited to the epistemic practices and societal missions of these fields. The dominance of metrics such as journal impact factors and citation counts, privileges forms of output and circulation which are often foreign to SSH research. As many scholars have observed, these metrics tend to overlook the rich diversity of scholarly communication in SSH – ranging from books and critical editions to exhibitions, policy briefs, and artistic interventions – and that they disadvantage work published in languages other than English.

22/07/202519/08/2025

Towards an Open Future for Science: The Polish Way to Diamond OA

What standards, strategies, and institutions are shaping the future of Diamond Open Access in Europe today? During the final conference for the DIAMAS project, held in Brussels on June 5–6, 2025, one thing became clear: Poland is not only actively engaged in this transformation but also beginning to shape the trajectory of non-commercial scholarly publishing on a systemic level.