This panel on experimental publishing futures which I co-chaired with @openreflections.bsky.social is now available to view in its entirety on the Internet Archive. #CopimConference archive.org/details/copi...

Our very own @simonxix.com now co-chairing a panel about experimental publishing at the @copim.bsky.social conference, something we’re very keen to do more of at Edinburgh Diamond! Great to hear what other publishers are doing in this area. #CopimConference

Fantastic to see our very first textbook, Fundamentals of Music Theory, highlighted in the Library Publishing Showcase Week, organised by the Library Publishing Coalition. Check us out! 😎 🎶 librarypublishingcreates.org/edinburgh-di... #libpubweek #libpubshowcase

What a brilliant first day at the @copim.bsky.social conference, with topics ranging from librarians as Diamond OA change makers to accessibility. So glad to see Edinburgh Diamond represented alongside our fellow @oipassoc.bsky.social members! #CopimConference

And here are some of our members who are here in person! #CopimConference Thanks @copim.bsky.social for such a great conference (so far!) and for providing a forum for helpful and informative conversations with such an engaged group of people. #OpenAccessAdvocacy

Excited to be at the @copim.bsky.social conference! 👀 If you’re near the digital poster wall, check us out! 👋 Some of the OJC Directors and Exec. Group are also here – come say hi. 💎 Find out more about the Open Journals Collective: www.openjournalscollective.org #CopimConference

Vol. 46 No. 1 of Scottish Studies is out! This issue includes articles about: student singing and song books; sportsmen, the Great War & enlistment symbols; & the policing of land agitation in the Highlands & Islands; and more! Download & share! #OpenAccess open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStud...

Did you know we have a Bluesky starter pack where you can follow all of OJC's publisher members in just one click? Take a look and give a click! go.bsky.app/QvGSACZ

The inaugural Library Publishing Showcase Week, from the Library Publishing Coalition, is off with a bang! Check out Library Publishing Creates, their new website that aims to support library publishers with advocacy. librarypublishingcreates.org

Fantastic to see the OJC team grow, bringing on more diamonds to work on Diamond Open Access! Welcome, Tom 💎🥳

6 days to go on the call for papers for volume 7 of the interdisciplinary Contemporary Challenges, an #OpenAccess journal hosted by @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social

I'm upgrading a bunch of OJS and OMP instances now I'm working as part of @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social and SCURL Open Hosting. Upgrading these applications is fiddly as heck so I've written scripts to make my life easier and maybe anyone else who regularly works on OJS/OMP.

Exciting times for the Open Institutional Publishing Association! We wrote about our activities in 2025 and plans for the future – including our symposiums, new committee members and Advisory Board, and member milestones – for UKSG eNews. Give it a read and share! www.uksg.org/newsletter/u...

The new issue of Leviathan is out! 2025 featured pushing of political boundaries, from authoritarian populists testing the limits of democracy to new generations of protesters demanding accountability. 'Beyond Power' presents new ways of thinking about power and politics. doi.org/10.2218/nr8v...

How caring is Scotland’s approach to energy retrofit? Our new insights paper, 'Towards a Retrofit of Care: Examining energy retrofitting in Scottish households through a care lens' - written by Dr. Iain Cairns et al. - explores just that. #OpenAccess and ready to download! doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...

Come speak at the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2026 (18 Jun)! We are looking for submissions associated with UNESCO’s Open Research recommendations, centred on one of the four quadrants of UNESCO’s Model. Deadline: End of Fri 13 Feb Find out more & submit: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

We are very happy to welcome our new editorial members! Chariklia Martalas is our new Co-managing Editor and Wushuang Tong is our new Assistant Editor. We are looking forward to working together on new projects in arts and interdisciplinary research! @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social

SO proud to be a founding publisher member of the @ojcollective.bsky.social! If you want to support equitable publishing models that centre community-led publishing, then invest in the OJC! Read 🔽 Share ➡️ Invest 🔄

I'm exceptionally proud to be a part of the @ojcollective.bsky.social & it's fantastic to see the investment campaign go live! HUGE congratulations to @theblochian.bsky.social, @joannaball.bsky.social & @rupertgatti.bsky.social for leading the charge. The future is Diamond! 💎

The @ojcollective.bsky.social has officially launched and is now seeking investment! 💎 Know a librarian committed to equitable, sustainable, community-led Diamond Open Access publishing models? Maybe it's you! 📖 Read the Press Release and pass it on: drive.google.com/file/d/10Hgf...

🔊 Help shape the EDCH Forum Take our quick poll and tell us who you are, how you engage with Diamond OA, and what you’d like to see next! ➡️ Fill in our Poll: forum.diamas.org/t/who-s-here... 🗓 Deadline: end of January Not on the Forum yet? Join here 👉 forum.diamas.org #DiamondOpenAccess #EDCH

I'm pleased that you can now browse our @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social journals on @ojcollective.bsky.social's new catalogue. Nice to see this cool collection of community-led journals working collectively. www.openjournalscollective.org/catalogue/?q...

Some awesome news to end the week on: the inaugural @ojcollective.bsky.social journals catalogue is live, and you can see the eight Edinburgh Diamond journals included along many other Diamond Open Access journals. Have a browse and support community-led Diamond Open Access publishing!

Love seeing copies of the Remediating Stevenson book series being posted to schools and educational groups across Scotland! Access the Open Access digital editions: books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di... #OpenAccess #RobertLouisStevenson #RLS

Innovations in Linguistics Education is officially relaunched & open for submissions! INNOVATIONS (@innovations-ling.bsky.social) provides a forum for linguists from around the world to exchange ideas & materials on linguistics teaching in higher education. journals.ed.ac.uk/innovations

📚 We are proud to announce the release of "Teaching for Digital Futures": our guides and resources to help educators teach digital, data, and AI literacies in the classroom, in one Edinburgh Diamond-published book series ⬇️ @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @morayhouse.bsky.social

We are starting off 2026 with a brand new book series from @dataschools.bsky.social! Teaching for Digital Futures provides practical resources to help educators confidently teach digital, data & AI literacies. There are currently four books for you to read & share! books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...

That's a wrap! Edinburgh Diamond is officially out of office until 5th January 2026. We have had a wonderful year, working with incredible editors and authors from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social and beyond! Here's to 2026 – may Diamond Open Access continue to strengthen! 💎

A huge welcome to Simon Bowie (@simonxix.com) – the new technical developer working on Edinburgh Diamond & our External Open Hosting Service. We are big fans of the work Simon has done with Copim & other open access & open source communities, and very much look forward to our next chapter together!

Contemporary Challenges: The Global Crime, Justice and Security Journal (CCJ) is now indexed in the @doaj.bsky.social! Just in time for their brand new issue! Volume 6 engages with doctrinal legal analysis, socio-legal critique, theoretical inquiry & policy focused research. doi.org/10.2218/ccj.v6

OJC are hiring and you could be a part of the growth of Diamond Open Access publishing!

Interested in partnering with Edinburgh Diamond for your book or journal and wondering if you're eligible? We just published new eligibility guidelines! Check them out: library.ed.ac.uk/research-sup...

Delighted to share that the Edinburgh Student Journal of Science (ESJS) has been accepted into the Directory of Open Access Journals (@doaj.bsky.social)! ESJS publishes multidisciplinary science research carried out by undergrads. DOAJ listing: doaj.org/toc/3049-7930 ESJS: journals.ed.ac.uk/esjs

Edinburgh is known for its stunning architecture and winding streets, but there's more to its history than meets the eye. 'Edinburgh Historic Walks: A Summary of Hidden Histories' provides self-led walking routes that enable the recovery and recognition of lost narratives in Edinburgh’s history.

Welcome to poeMS! poeMS consists of two books: one an anthology of poetry by people living with multiple sclerosis and the other a toolkit for poetry writing by people living with neurological illness. Anthology: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9... Toolkit: doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...

Very pleased to share that the Samoan language edition of 'The Bottle Imp: A graphic adaptation inspired by the work of Robert Louis Stevenson' is now available! Also includes an illustrated biography and links to teaching resources. @uoe-llc.bsky.social doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...

Shine bright like a diamond! Our wonderful members @beckywojturska.bsky.social and @cathdishman.bsky.social from @edinburghdiamond.bsky.social and Liverpool John Moores University discuss the offer library hosting services bring to the academic publishing market insights.uksg.org/articles/10....

If you run a new or established open access journal and want guidance, look no further than the OA Journals Toolkit from DOAJ and Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association. The Toolkit has just had a refresh and includes new content and sections! www.oajournals-toolkit.org

"We’re entering uncertain times; a chaotic transition is coming as universities shift away from commercial models to cheaper, more sustainable, non-profit alternatives. As with any publishing revolution, there will be winners and losers." 👏 @theblochian.bsky.social's latest article is a must-read!

Want to learn about library-based hosting and publishing services in the UK and what we offer in the academic publishing market? Read the latest article in UKSG Insights, written by @cathdishman.bsky.social of LJMU and Edinburgh Diamond's very own @beckywojturska.bsky.social.

It’s spooky season… 🧟‍♂️ Don’t feed the zombies. Support diamond open access! The zombie poster is back! #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #Halloween

Calling all UK publishers & library services hosting Diamond Open Access research! The @almasiproject.bsky.social are gathering case studies on Diamond OA publishing & we are helping collate information from the UK. Complete the survey & tell us about your press/service: forms.gle/kK3hs5kkrZ9Z...

What better time than during International Open Access Week to help us gather information on Diamond Open Access publishing in the UK by filling out this survey. #OpenAccessWeek #OAWeek #OA #OpenAccess

Calling all UK publishers & library services hosting Diamond Open Access research! The @almasiproject.bsky.social are gathering case studies on Diamond OA publishing & we are helping collate information from the UK. Complete the survey & tell us about your press/service: forms.gle/kK3hs5kkrZ9Z...

It's International Open Access Week! We are celebrating by attending @oipassoc.bsky.social's online symposium – tomorrow (21st October) at 13:30-16:00 BST. It's online and free to attend, but you must sign up! See you there? oipauk.org/news-events-... #OAWeek #OpenAccessWeek #OpenAccess #OA

Excited to share that Fundamentals of Music Theory has hit over 50,000 downloads! 💪 The #OpenAccess e-textbook was a collaboration between the University of Edinburgh Open Educational Resources Service & staff & student interns from the Reid School of Music. Check it out! doi.org/10.2218/ED.9...

FORUM issue 36 is now live! The issue explores the family in arts & culture. The intractability of this theme threads web-like through the articles, and is also picked up poetically and reflectively by two guest contributors: Carl Alexandersson and Siân MacGregor. journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/issue/...

Today is the deadline to apply to be our New Digital Library Software Developer! Get your app in before 11:59pm BST. 👇

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 Are you a software developer interested in supporting #OpenAccess publishing initiatives? Apply to be our Digital Library Software Developer, working across Edinburgh Diamond and the @scurlscottish.bsky.social Open Hosting service. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Calling all academics, teachers, students, researchers & readers of Robert Louis Stevenson! We are delighted to publish a new book series: Remediating Stevenson. 🧵 books.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-di...