72nd Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar

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 12:30 p.m.

Background

Diamond open access refers to publishing models in which neither reading nor publishing fees are charged. Diamond open access also 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.

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? This event showcases concrete examples and current developments: 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.

Program

Time	Topic	Speakers
10:00–10:05	Welcome and Introduction	Marc Lange \| Helmholtz Open Science Office
10:05–11:30	Talks and Presentations	chair: Paul Schultze-Motel \| Helmholtz Open Science Office
10:05	Open Access Publishing in the Earth System Sciences	Prof. Susanne Buiter \| GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
10:25	Diamond Open Access at KIT: Journal Hydrogen Safety supported by KIT Scientific Publishing	Prof. Thomas Jordan \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Mamta Dwivedi \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10:50	Servicestelle Diamond Open Access (SeDOA): Supporting Diamond Open Access Publishing Across Germany	Katja Wermbter \| TU Braunschweig Katharina Schulz \| Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
11:10	Open Research Europe – the Relaunch	Victoria Tsoukala \| European Commission Kamran Naim \| CERN Open Science
11:30–12:30	Q&A and Discussion	chair: Johannes Schneider \| Helmholtz Open Science Office
12:30	Closing	Marc Lange \| Helmholtz Open Science Office