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.
The 72nd Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar ’Putting Publishing Back into the Hands of the Scientific Community – Diamond Open Access at Helmholtz and Beyond’, held on 7 May 2026, explored 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? The event showcased concrete examples and current developments: the experience of an editor for a community-driven geoscience journal who is a Helmholtz researcher and scientific executive director, a scholar-led journal published at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany’s national service point for diamond open access (SeDOA), and the expansion of Open Research Europe as a European publishing platform to be hosted at CERN from late 2026 on.
Program
| Time | Program | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Documentation
Lange, M., Schneider, J., Schultze-Motel, P., Buiter, S., Dwivedi, M., Jordan, T., Naim, K., Schulz, K., Tsoukala, V., & Wermbter, K. (2026). Helmholtz Open Science Briefing: 72. Helmholtz Open Science Online Seminar. Helmholtz Open Science Office. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22215042
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