3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access

Diamond Open Access is a community-led scholarly publishing model without financial barriers for authors or readers, making knowledge available as a global public good. It promotes equity, sustainability, multilingualism, and bibliodiversity, aligning with the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, the Action Plan for Diamond Open Access, and the Global Digital Compact.

The Global Summits on Diamond Open Access are pivotal gatherings that unite stakeholders from across the globe to advance a scholarly communication system that is equitable, sustainable, and community-driven.

The upcoming 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access under the theme: ‘Collaboration for Equitable Digital Infrastructures and Knowledge Commons in Agriculture and Broader Scientific Research Systems’ will build on the outcomes of the previous Summits. It will feature high-level plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment. Posters and case studies will showcase innovations from around the world.

Sessions are designed to foster inclusive dialogue, collaboration, capacity building, and actionable policy outcomes, with careful attention to regional representation and gender balance, ensuring diverse global perspectives in every discussion.

The Summit will culminate in the Bengaluru Roadmap for Diamond OA and the launch of Regional and Global Action Plans, advancing the mission of making research a public good through equitable, sustainable, and community-driven practices.

Key focus areas

Public digital infrastructures
Build and provide sustainable funding for resilient, interoperable, community-owned public infrastructures and platforms that serve the research lifecycle and the public good.
Equity, inclusivity & multilingualism
Develop inclusive publishing models that amplify the linguistic and epistemic diversity of knowledge systems and publication formats and can address technological challenges.
Collaborative & inclusive governance
Adopt transparent and inclusive governance frameworks for institutions and scholarly societies and develop responsible research assessment.
Supportive policies & global leadership
Align worldwide institutional and government policies for Open Access with UNESCO’s Open Science & Digital Public Infrastructure frameworks
Cross-disciplinary bridges
Integrate scholarly perspectives on agriculture, health, environment, social sciences, and humanities.