3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, to be held 2-6 February, 2026, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

About Diamond Open Access

Diamond Open Access is a community-led scholarly publishing model without financial barriers for authors or readers, making knowledge available as a global public good. It promotes equity, sustainability, multilingualism, and bibliodiversity, aligning with the Budapest OA Initiative, UNESCO’s Open Science Recommendation, and the Global Digital Compact.

The Global Summits on Diamond Open Access

The Global Summits on Diamond Open Access are pivotal gatherings that unite stakeholders from across the globe to advance a scholarly communication system that is equitable, sustainable, and community-driven.

Toluca, Mexico (2023)

Theme: Equity, Quality, Usability, Sustainability Held from October 23–27, 2023, in Toluca, Mexico, the inaugural summit emphasized the core principles of Diamond Open Access: equity, quality, usability, and sustainability. The event brought together journal editors, researchers, and policymakers to discuss and promote a non-commercial, community-led approach to scholarly publishing. The summit underscored the importance of these principles in fostering inclusive and accessible academic communication.

Cape Town, South Africa (2024)

Theme: Centering Social Justice in Scholarly Communication to Advance Research as a Public Good The second summit, held from December 8–14, 2024, at the University of Cape Town, South Africa focused on integrating social justice into scholarly communication. It highlighted the necessity of making research a public good by ensuring equitable access and participation across diverse communities. The summit attracted over 1,100 participants from 73 countries and featured discussions on decolonization, inclusivity, and the role of language diversity in academic publishing.

Bengaluru, India 2026

The upcoming 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access will build on the outcomes of the previous Summits. It will feature high-level plenaries, thematic tracks, and interactive workshops on equity, multilingualism, research assessment, and policy alignment. Posters and case studies will showcase innovations from around the world.

Sessions are designed to foster inclusive dialogue, collaboration, capacity building, and actionable policy outcomes, with careful attention to regional representation and gender balance, ensuring diverse global perspectives in every discussion.

The Summit will culminate in the Bengaluru Roadmap for Diamond OA and the launch of Regional and Global Action Plans, advancing the mission of making research a public good through equitable, sustainable, and community-driven practices.

Vision & Strategic Focus

The 3rd Global Summit on Diamond OA seeks to contribute to a resilient, equitable, and multilingual scholarly communication ecosystem underpinned by Diamond OA models and interoperable, public digital infrastructures. The Summit envisions strengthening Diamond OA across all disciplines by catalyzing collaborative governance, public investment, and sustainable infrastructure in a global knowledge commons.

Key Focus Areas

• Digital Public Infrastructures: Interoperable, community-owned platforms across the research lifecycle
• Equity & Multilingualism: Inclusive publishing models amplifying diverse knowledge
• Collaborative Governance: Transparent frameworks across institutions and scholarly societies
• Supportive Policies: Align with UNESCO’s Open Science & Digital Public Infrastructure frameworks
• Cross-Disciplinary Bridges: Integrate agriculture, health, environment, social sciences, and humanities

Aims & Objectives

• Scale Diamond OA across disciplines through supportive policies, infrastructure, and funding
• Foster inclusive collaboration among diverse stakeholders
• Strengthen governance emphasizing transparency and community leadership
• Embed Diamond OA within digital public infrastructure and global policy agendas
• Encourage Responsible Research Assessment and incentives for adoption
• Address inequities in access, authorship, and visibility for underrepresented regions, languages, and disciplines
• Develop national, regional, and global implementation roadmaps

Summit Outcomes

• Global Leadership – Advancing equitable participation and visibility of underrepresented researchers and institutions worldwide in shaping inclusive, multilingual Diamond Open Access.
• Community-Owned Infrastructures: Supporting sustainable, non-commercial, community-led publishing systems.
• Knowledge Diversit