Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Open Journal of Biodiversity and Ecosystems @openbiodiversity.bsky.social! OJBE is an OA journal led by students and alumni of the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health MSc. Read & share! open.journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/oj...

Spot the Edinburgh Diamond team members! (@beckywojturska.bsky.social and @simonxix.com) The Copim community truly are an excellent bunch (and with excellent photoshopping skills, too).

Copim@copim.bsky.social · last wk.

A little treat created by @scholtom.bsky.social and inspired by the Copim report (coming soon!...ish) -- the Copim crew and friends! Tag yourself! (If you're not there though please don't tag Tom as this has already gone through multiple redrafts and it'll make him cry) #OAbooks #OpenAccess

Edinburgh Diamond’s @simonxix.com presenting on the importance of using open source software instead of proprietary systems. #OIPA2026

Proud to be represented at the Open Institutional Publishing Association (OIPA) symposium! We love our open access community 💜 @oipassoc.bsky.social #OIPA2026

#OIPA2026 has officially begun! Our Chair @paulakennedy.bsky.social is up first & the first panel will be ‘HE in crisis: why open institutional publishing is more important than ever’ with @theblochian.bsky.social @janeharvell.bsky.social @rmounce.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy @amsichani.bsky.social

Wonderful to see our upcoming journal, Dïaspora, featured in The Herald! Read and see how this student-led journal of Ukrainian studies is developing and how "Scotland has provided a level of welcome for the Ukrainian community that they never imagined." www.heraldscotland.com/news/educati...

Beyond the war – student journal brings Ukrainian culture to the world

Dïaspora, a student-led journal on Ukrainian studies at the University of Edinburgh, is making a case that Ukraine is more than a battlefield.

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Edinburgh Diamond journals are archived and preserved. Make sure yours are too! We are so pleased to be part of the @clockssarchive.bsky.social Diamond OA journals pilot and to contribute to their latest article! Read and explore the power of preservation. clockss.org/preserving-o...

📣 Researchers of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social! Scottish Universities Press (@scotunipress.bsky.social) are looking for a UoE representative on their Editorial Board. This is an exciting opportunity to help steer SUP & contribute to #OpenAccess books! Full information: www.sup.ac.uk/news/editori...

Editorial Board Vacancy - University of Edinburgh — Scottish Universities Press

A vacancy has arisen on the SUP Editorial Board for a representative from Constituency Group 1 – The University of Edinburgh. Our editorial board is drawn from researchers at participating instit...

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Chuffed to announce we are now the publishing partner for the Edinburgh Student Literary Journal! Founded in conjunction with the UoE Literature Society, ESLJ provides a space for the publication of academic essays and book reviews produced by university students. open.journals.ed.ac.uk/eslj

Proud to see Edinburgh Diamond listed in The Open Access Directory's (OAD) list of major initiatives for diamond OA. Take a look – there are lots of wonderful initiatives in there! oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Majo...

🚨 The programme for the 2026 OIPA Symposium is now live!🚨 Join us on 18th June in Brighton for panels, lightning talks, and workshops exploring open publishing and infrastructure. Register + programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oipa-sympo...

OIPA Symposium 2026

Following on from the success of the 2024 OIPA Symposium, this year's event will feature panels, lightning talks and workshops.

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Welcome to our latest edited collection – 'RECOUNT: ‘Kashfing’ Accounting with Visuals', edited by Wafa Khlif, Afshin Mehrpouya & Eleni Chatzivgeri. Born out of a creative dialogue between academics and artists as part of the Recount Photographic Agora project. books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

Registration is now open for Edinburgh Open Research Conference (@edopenresearch.bsky.social) 2026! 📆 Thursday 18 June, 2026 📍 50 George Square, Edinburgh & Online Register to attend in person: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-... Register to attend online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edinburgh-...

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (in Person)

Good Research is Open Research - so what's stopping us from making research more open? Join the conversation at EORC26 person!

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We are a publisher member of OJC and can attest to how great this collective is! If you’re in need of funding for your Diamond OA journals, consider applying to become a member.

Open Journals Collective@ojcollective.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Calling all nonprofit publishing organisations that want to help build a better future for academic journal publishing! @ojcollective.bsky.social is open for applications for new publishers to join us - see: forms.gle/GeACG7YQo5re...

Welcome to the Toolkit for Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching (TILT)! TILT is a comprehensive and accessible resource designed to support educators, course designers, researchers, and learners engaged in interdisciplinary education. 🧵 books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

We can't believe our friends at @standrewsopenres.bsky.social Journal Hosting Service have turned 15 this month! (The service, not the people...) Congratulations to the team, and long may Diamond OA library hosting reign!

Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to the University of St Andrews Journal Hosting Service (@standrewsopenres.bsky.social) who celebrate fifteen years this very month! We spent five minutes with the team to ask them about their challenges and achievements in library hosting. Read & share: oipauk.org/2026/04/14/5...

Happy publication day to 'In Our Own Words: Documenting the Queer Everyday in Central Asia'! Exceptionally proud to be the publishing partner for this collective work that is at once research, art, and activism. Check it out! #OpenAccess books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

A very special day: In Our Own Words: Documenting the Queer Everyday in Central Asia is now open access via @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di... Funded by AHRC and created through collective effort. My deepest thanks to all contributors.

The latest issue of Scottish Studies celebrates former editor John Shaw (also retired Senior Lecturer in Ethnology in the School of Scottish Studies at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social). 🧵 open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...

📣 Call for papers 📣 Contemporary Challenges Journal is looking for submissions that engage with issues of crime, justice, and security, particularly those with global, international, or transnational dimensions. 📅 Submission Deadline: 2 May, 2026 Find out more: journals.ed.ac.uk/ccj/about/su...

🚨 NEW JOURNAL 🚨 Delighted to announce we are the publishing partner for a brand new journal: Interdisciplinary Accounting Review! Led by Christine Cooper of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, IAR will publish robust research that sheds light on accounting practices, institutions and technologies. 🧵

Very proud to be the publishing partner for ‘A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations’! It’s completely Open Access, so check it out! 👇

The Binks Hub@thebinkshub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Proud to have launched the field guide to artist-research collaborations last night! 🎉 Congrats to author team Jimmy Turner, Rhiannon Bull, Jean McEwan & Susan Morrison. Download & share! edin.ac/4btsf5f @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social @jeanmmcewanartist.bsky.social

In an Edinburgh Diamond triple whammy, @simonxix.com also presented at @uksg.bsky.social on the importance of opting for open source software instead of exploitative proprietary systems 💪 #UKSG2026

Catch Rebecca talking about Edinburgh Diamond at #UKSG2026 today!

Rebecca Wojturska@beckywojturska.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If youre at #UKSG2026 come join me, @cathdishman.bsky.social, @tmorley24.bsky.social & @sarahhlib.bsky.social for ‘Library-led hosting and publishing: How it started and how it’s going.’ 💎 Monday 30th @ 1:30pm 💎 Tuesday 31st @ 11am See you there? @uksg.bsky.social

Wonderful seeing our very own @earthowned.bsky.social at the @uksg.bsky.social plenary this morning, talking about the diversity of publishing models and how Edinburgh Diamond is approaching experimental publishing. Some wonderful shout outs for @oipassoc.bsky.social too! #UKSG2026

Breakout sessions now at #UKSG2026 - and great to see an entire panel of @oipassoc.bsky.social members doing this panel on ‘Library-led hosting and publishing: How it started and how it’s going’

We are proud to be represented on the OIPA stand at #UKSG2026! If you’re interested in Diamond Open Access or Library Publishing, come chat to Rebecca at stand 67 💎

Open Institutional Publishing Association@oipassoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

At #UKSG2026? Swing by stand 67 and chat to us about open institutional publishing! We have swag and books to browse 😎 @uksg.bsky.social

So proud to be a co-editor of this 'Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations' with colleagues from @thebinkshub.bsky.social, a creative, interactive guide to navigating meaningful + ethical collaborative relationships. Freely available to read and download here!

Edinburgh Diamond@edinburghdiamond.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How can you ensure that collaborations involving academic researchers and creative practitioners are as ethical and effective as possible? Navigate this terrain in our latest book: 'A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations'! @thebinkshub.bsky.social books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

We’re delighted to share this collaborative resource designed to support more ethical and effective working relationships between academics and creatives ✨ Whether you're an artist, researcher or student, this guide offers practical insights for more thoughtful ways of working. Please share widely!

Edinburgh Diamond@edinburghdiamond.bsky.social · 5mo ago

How can you ensure that collaborations involving academic researchers and creative practitioners are as ethical and effective as possible? Navigate this terrain in our latest book: 'A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations'! @thebinkshub.bsky.social books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

How can you ensure that collaborations involving academic researchers and creative practitioners are as ethical and effective as possible? Navigate this terrain in our latest book: 'A Field Guide to Artist-Researcher Collaborations'! @thebinkshub.bsky.social books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...