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Diamond Open Access Day

24 March 2026
Banjul ICC
Africa/Banjul timezone
Community-Led Diamond Open Access Publishing in Africa: Journals, Books, Infrastructure, and Capacity Building,

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Session

Session 1 - Journals

24 Mar 2026, 09:10
Thematic Room 2 (Banjul ICC)

Thematic Room 2

Banjul ICC

Banjul, The Gambia

Description

From Pilot to Practice: Building Sustainable Diamond OA Journals in West Africa

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  1. 3. Collaboration for Sustainable Open Access Publishing in Africa
    24/03/2026, 09:10

    • State of Diamond OA in Africa
    • Support for Diamond OA journals in Africa
    • WACREN PublishNow pilots
    • Growth of Diamond OA journals in Africa

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  2. 4. Quality & Visibility of African Diamond OA Journals
    24/03/2026, 09:30

    • Representation of African Diamond OA journals in DOAJ
    • DOAJ criteria and standards alignment
    • Multilingual visibility and global discovery
    • Aligning locally rooted journals with international quality and transparency standards

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  3. 5. Interactive Discussion & Practical Pathways Forward
    24/03/2026, 09:50

    • What is working
    • What needs to be strengthened
    • Moving beyond pilots and calls

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  4. 6. Session Wrap-up
    24/03/2026, 10:25

    • Key takeaways and pathways forward

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