Resources and Guidelines

Resources & Guidelines for Diamond Open Access

Supporting the transition to sustainable Diamond Open Access

This platform brings together free, practical resources and guidance to support any actors working with, or moving towards, Diamond Open Access, in line with the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS).

Developed within the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH), it gathers resources created by the EDCH alongside key materials developed by the Diamond OA community.

Navigate the Diamond OA landscape

Guidelines
Tools

What can you find here?

Resources and tools to understand, implement, and strengthen Diamond OA

Get started with Diamond OA

Introductory articles to get started with Diamond OA and the DOAS framework

Understand Diamond OA

A high-level guide to Diamond OA, DOAS and its seven core components

Implement sustainability

Toolkits, templates, and practical guidance to help you move forward

Assess and improve

Self-assessment tools to evaluate DOAS compliance and sustainability

Built for

Diamond OA publishers & editorial teams

Journals moving towards Diamond OA

Service providers

Institutions, funders & policy makers

Libraries

Not sure where to start?

Find everything you need to know about the Resources and Guidelines here.

Still have some questions?

Contact us at resources[at]edch.eu.