Towards an enhanced and aligned institutional publishing landscape in the ERA - policy brief
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Towards an enhanced and aligned institutional publishing landscape in the ERA - policy brief
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What is this about?
The document titled D.1.3 Towards an enhanced and aligned institutional publishing landscape in the ERA is a preliminary policy deliverable from the DIAMAS project (Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication), funded by the European Commission. It calls for better alignment of institutional publishing practices across the European Research Area (ERA). This alignment refers to coordinating efforts across geographical levels (national, regional, global), academic disciplines, and across types of stakeholders such as universities, scholarly societies, publishers, service providers, and journal editors so that institutional publishing better supports researchers and speeds scientific progress. The brief argues that without such alignment, valuable institutional publishing efforts (including open access forms) remain uneven, fragmented, and harder for researchers and institutions to benefit from. It sets out a high-level vision rather than detailed technical guidance.
Why is this important?
This policy brief matters because it highlights the need for coherent, coordinated development of institutional publishing across Europe especially as many universities and research organisations build their own open access publishing services outside traditional commercial models. By calling for alignment across regions, academic fields, and institutional roles, the document points to structural barriers that can limit the effectiveness, sustainability, and interoperability of institutional publishing efforts. Improving alignment can help reduce duplication, share best practices, and strengthen the role of institutional publishing as a strategic component of open science and scholarly communication.
For whom is this important?
University leaders and administratorsResearch policymakers at national and regional levelsScholarly communication professionals (libraries, press units)Journal editors and scholarly societiesOpen access advocates and researchers
