The National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit
Presented by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland Project and its partners
Join colleagues from across Ireland and beyond for the National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit, hosted by the NORF-funded Diamond Ireland project, at the Trinity Long Room Hub on Wednesday 9th December 2026.
This national summit will bring together researchers, librarians, publishers, policymakers, funders and those involved in scholarly communication to discuss and explore the opportunities and challenges of building a vibrant Diamond Open Access landscape for Ireland.
Throughout the day, speakers and discussions will consider how we can:
- Reposition scholarly publishing as a shared public good and consider stewardship of ‘open’ landscapes.
- Grow engagement with Diamond Ireland Press, a national platform for Diamond journal and monograph publishing.
- Support independent, society-based, university and culturally significant publishers both within and beyond higher education.
- Strengthen bibliodiversity by supporting publishing across different disciplines, languages, communities and publishing models.
- Build collaborative infrastructure that enables high-quality, ethical and sustainable scholarly publishing for the future.
The summit will showcase the new Diamond Ireland Press and Hub, share practical experiences from Ireland and internationally, and provide opportunities for collaboration across the scholarly publishing community.
Register for the National Diamond Open Access Publishing Summit via Eventbrite.
Who should attend?
As Ireland builds its open research ecosystem, this summit invites participants to consider not only how research is made openly available, but how we collectively steward the diverse publishing landscape on which research, education and culture depend. Whether you are already involved in Diamond Open Access publishing or are interested in the future of open, equitable and community-led scholarly communication, this event offers an opportunity to contribute to shaping Ireland’s national approach.
About the Diamond Ireland project
The Diamond Ireland project is funded through the National Open Research Forum (NORF) via the HEA and DFHERIS and is led by Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), Atlantic Technological University (ATU), Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT). The project is working collaboratively with partners across the sector to develop the infrastructure, partnerships and community needed to support a sustainable, inclusive and diverse Diamond Open Access publishing ecosystem in Ireland.
