Towards a federated global community of Diamond Open Access – the diamond papers

"This paper proposes to establish a global  research infrastructure for Diamond Open Access (OA). This infrastructure will aim at providing resources and services to diamond open access communities worldwide to strengthen their role in scholarly communication. It will be a global infrastructure serving communities worldwide, while operating as a distributed system that aligns diverse communities to achieve shared goals.,,,

The infrastructure will take the shape of a four-level federation, with  each level having its own responsibilities to achieve the shared goal of strengthening diamond open access as a leading scholarly communication model. These levels and their responsibilities are presented in this paper, initiating  a discussion with diamond OA communities and other stakeholders in the research landscape. We invite you to come forward and join this discussion...."