The European Diamond Capacity Hub: Empowering the Diamond OA community

The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) is a collective designed to strengthen the Diamond Open Access (OA) community in Europe. It offers open, FAIR-aligned services, tools and best practices through a dedicated online platform, providing targeted support, training, and networking opportunities to Diamond OA community members.

Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH): An authoritative index of Diamond OA journals helping authors, libraries, funders, and research assessment bodies identify trustworthy journals.
Diamond Open Access Standard and self-assessment tools: A quality assurance framework to assess compliance with best practices.
Publishing tools: A set of tools and add-ons to optimise publishing workflows, improve content management, and uphold editorial quality.
Registry and Forum: A registry of Diamond OA publishers, service and tools and technology providers and a forum for collaboration and shared solutions to promote integrity and transparency in scholarly publishing.
Resources & Guidelines: A comprehensive set of materials supporting publishers transitioning to Diamond OA, including best practices and sustainability.
Training Platform: Targeted learning modules that equip editors and publishers with the knowledge to implement best publishing practices and maintain research integrity.