Diamond Open Access Day

Session

Session 1 - Journals

24 Mar 2026, 09:10

Thematic Room 2 (Banjul ICC)

Description

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

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

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

5. Interactive Discussion & Practical Pathways Forward

24/03/2026, 09:50

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

6. Session Wrap-up

24/03/2026, 10:25

• Key takeaways and pathways forward