From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 09:27:52 -0400

3rd April 2024    News, Open Access, Open Science

A new report from the DIAMAS (https://diamasproject.eu/) work package that
SPARC Europe leads looks at understanding how institutional publishing is
sustained today. Institutional publishers and service providers are diverse
due to their missions, size and service provision. In addition, there is no
definitive set of tasks that all institutional publishers share. These
characteristics influence the sustainability options available to them and
the choices they make.

Institutional Diamond OA publishers have a clear view of their challenges:
a lack of financial resources and stability and permanence in personnel,
and a dependence on parent organisations. They also share a vision of a
Diamond OA funding landscape that rejects author-pays solutions, reinforces
the need for continued financial support from public bodies and
institutions, and research funding organisations that have largely been
absent to date.

More here:

https://sparceurope.org/new-report-on-the-sustainability-of-diamond-oa-in-europe/