Guidelines

This section contains a variety of resources to support publishers who are considering moving towards Diamond OA publishing.

• Diamond OA Essentials

  A series of high-level articles that explain Diamond OA publishing, the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS) and the seven core components of DOAS.
   

• Guidelines for Diamond OA journal publishing

  A series of more in-depth articles that look at specific areas of DOAS.
  
  

• Sustainability Resources

  This section contains a suite of resources for publishers, service providers and funders to support the sustainability of institutional publishing. These resources are a mixture of tools, templates, case studies, and longer reports with suggestions for further reading.
  
  

• Diamond OA recommendations and guidelines for institutions, funders, sponsors, donors, and policymakers

  This report presents a comprehensive and flexible framework to support Diamond Open Access (OA) in scholarly publishing. It offers recommendations and guidelines tailored to institutions, funders, sponsors, donors, and policymakers, and addresses the diverse needs, concerns, and opportunities within the evolving Diamond OA ecosystem.
  
  

• EDIB Getting started guide

  This guide is designed to help journal editors and institutional publishers develop an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) strategy. EDIB ensures fair treatment and full participation for everyone, including those historically underrepresented in research and publishing.
  
  

• JUFO Checklist

  The Publication Forum (Finnish Julkaisufoorumi, in short JUFO) has developed a comprehensive checklist to help both evaluation panels and researchers assess the reliability and rigor of scholarly journals.
  
  

• Publisher's Living Handbook for Diamond Open Access

  The Publication Forum (Finnish Julkaisufoorumi, in short JUFO) has developed a comprehensive checklist to help both evaluation panels and researchers assess the reliability and rigor of scholarly journals.