Putting Publishing Back Into the Hands of the Scientific Community – Diamond Open Access at Helmholtz and Beyond
May 7, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar Putting Publishing Back Into the Hands of the Scientific Community – Diamond Open Access at Helmholtz and Beyond explores how science-led, open access journal publishing is practiced at Helmholtz and beyond: What does it take to publish a diamond open access journal? What are existing and emerging services and infrastructures on an institutional, national and international level?
Accordingly, this event showcases concrete examples and current developments: i.e. the experience of an editor for a community-driven journal who is a Helmholtz researcher and scientific executive director, a scholar-led journal published at KIT, Germany’s national service point for diamond open access (SeDOA) and the expansion of Open Research Europe as a European publishing platform soon to be hosted at CERN.
Programme
| Time | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00–10:05 | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 10:05–12:00 | Talks and Presentations | chair: Paul Schultze-Motel | Helmholtz Open Science Office |
| 10:05 | The need for open access publishing: Perspectives from a Helmholtz Centre, the journal Solid Earth of the European Geosciences Union, and the preprint repository EGUsphere | Prof. Dr. Susanne Buiter | GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences |
| 10:25 | Diamond open access at KIT: The diamond open access journal Hydrogen Safety and KIT Scientific Publishing | Prof. Dr. Thomas Jordan | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Dr. Mamta Dwivedi | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| 10:50 | SeDOA – the German Service Centre for Diamond Open Access | Dr. Katja Wermbter (TU Braunschweig) Katharina Schulz (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) |
| 11:10 | Open Research Europe – a European open access publishing platform | Victoria Tsoukala | European Commission Kamran Naim (CERN Open Science) |
| 11:30 | Q & A | chair: Paul Schultze-Motel | Helmholtz Open Science Office |
| 11:50 | Break | |
| 12:00-12:55 | Discussion | |
| 12:55-13:00 | Closing |
Background
Diamond open access refers to publishing models in which neither reading nor publishing fees are charged. Additionally, diamond open access places the question of the autonomy of science in the spotlight: the aspiration and the goal that publishing and the publication outlets are in the hands of the scientific community.
Participation and Registration
The participation is free of charge and open to everyone. Registration is required.
The event language is English.