[IP-OA_Forum] SeDOA’s “This Is How We Do It” #7 - Diamond Open Access in Croatia

["Wermbter, Katja" <k.wermbter@tu-braunschweig.de>]

Dear colleagues, dear Open Access enthusiasts,

SeDOA warmly invites you to the 7th event in its series “This Is How We Do It”. We are delighted to welcome a fellow National Capacity Centre for Diamond Open Access:

On 05 October 2026, Drahomira Cupa (University of Zadar/OPERAS-HR) and Iva Grabarić Andonovski (Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology/The Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication -ZNAK/CROASC) will be bringing us the national Capacity Centre for Diamond Open Access in Croatia: CroDOA.

“This is how we do it” brings together international perspectives on Diamond Open Access. Our guests share practical experiences from their projects, initiatives, and institutions. The sessions also leave room for open questions and discussion. The event is aimed at anyone interested in the design, support, or further development of Diamond Open Access.

“Croatian Centre for Diamond Open Access (CroDOA): The origin story”

Date: 05 September 2026
Time: 12:00–13:30 p.m. (CEST, Berlin time)
Language: English (The event will not be recorded)
Free registration:  https://eveeno.com/313021810

Abstract:
Diamond Open Access in Croatia did not develop from a policy mandate but as a practice sustained for decades by editors, libraries, universities, and information technology experts. Building on this tradition, members of the OPERAS-HR consortium signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2025 to formalize collaboration and strengthen national coordination. The signatories include the University of Zadar (OPERAS National Node for Croatia), the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE), the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Croatian Association for Scholarly Communication (ZNAK / CROASC), and the National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK). We will present the community-driven process behind the establishment of the Croatian Centre for Diamond Open Access, an initiative rooted in Croatia’s long-standing tradition of non-commercial, scholar-led publishing.

Upcoming events in the series:

• 16 November 2026, 2:00–3:00 p.m. (CET)
  Tom Shaw and Caroline Edwards 
  “The Open Journals Collective: Building a sustainable future for diamond open access journals”
• 1 December 2026, 2:00–3:00 p.m. (CET)
  Katarina Perić (National Library of Serbia) and Milica Ševkušić (Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA & EIFL):
  “Community-Led Support for Diamond Open Access in Serbia”
• 27 January 2027, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (CET): 
  Jeanette Hatherill (Coalition Publica): 
  How Coalition Publica advances diamond open access in Canada
• 23 February 2027, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (CET): 
  Monica Roos (Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills - HK-dir): 
  Diamonds in the spotlight – A brief look at publishing via diamond open access in Norway

 

Did you miss one of our events? The presentations from previous sessions are available in the SeDOA Community on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/communities/sedoa/

 

Best regards,

on behalf of the SeDOA team

Isabella Greiner,  Nanette Rißler-Pipka, Katja Wermbter, Stefanie Westphal, Martin Wiegand (event team and moderation)

Visit SeDOA at: https://diamond-open-access.de/

 

 

 

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Dr. phil. Katja Wermbter

Abteilung IT und forschungsnahe Services| IT & Research Support Services

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Universitätsbibliothek| University Library

Universitätsplatz 1

38106 Braunschweig

Germany

 

phone: +49 (0)531-391-5019

k.wermbter@tu-braunschweig.de

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7593-6968

Servicestelle Diamond Open Access (SeDOA)