The Diamond Open Access journal Hydrogen Safety has published its first Special Collection with selected best papers from the eleventh International HySafe Conference (ICHS 2025).

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Under the motto "Who owns our knowledge?", the KIT Library offered a diverse program on scientific publishing during the International Open Access Week.

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This is the motto of the KIT Library's International Open Access Week 2025. From October 20-24, 2025, it will offer interesting lectures and activities.

The BMFTR project presents a reference model for fair and diverse research assessment at KIT - based on the principles of DORA.

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A LaTeX document template for proceedings volumes in DIN A5 format has been added to the toolbox of KIT Scientific Publishing (KSP).

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The BMFTR project "Diamond Thinking" was successfully completed on schedule in August 2025. KIT Scientific Publishing (KSP) is continuing the publication services developed during the project on a permanent basis.

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KIT Scientific Publishing is expanding its range of services with the new Open Access journals publication service.

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KIT promotes Open Access publishing by its scientists by paying publication fees.

On the occasion of International Open Access Week, we interviewed the editors Professor Thomas Jordan and Dr. Alexei Kotchourko from the Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering and Safety (ITES) of the Diamond Open Access Journal Hydrogen Safety what Open Access means to them.

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To mark the campaign week, we have launched a survey on the topic of Open Access.
So if you spot one of our door hangers or pass by a campaign poster in the next few days, take a few moments and take part!

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The open-access.network project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), is creating a new information and networking service that will activate existing initiatives and create a supra-regional network, as well as sustainably improving the exchange within the scientific community on Open Access.

Here, Open Access is explained in concrete terms and details are provided.

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In September 2023, KIT Scientific Publishing (KSP) launched a new service for publishing scientific journals.

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The new international journal "Hydrogen Safety" is now live and ready for article submission and reviewer registration.

Strengthening the quality assurance and visibility of Open Access journals through a new partnership.

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On Campus Day / Open Day on May 17, 2025, the KIT Library will offer a special highlight: "OA-poly", a hands-on game on the topic of scientific publishing.

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This week the doors of the KIT library opened for the Open Access Staff Week.

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Open Access Week 2024 continues the call for "Community over Commercialization". The aim is to develop approaches to prioritize open science in the interest of the public and the academic community.

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On January 27, 2025, the KIT library hosted a lecture by Christoph Bruch from the Helmholtz Open Science Office. The focus was on the question of whether Rights Retention Strategies (RRS) are an effective instrument for the open access transformation.

The DEAL consortium, which negotiated the framework agreements with Wiley, Springer and Elsevier, recommends the use of the Creative Commons license "CC BY" whenever it is available under the motto "OPEN ACCESS MEANS CC BY".

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In the current issue, KITdialog sheds light on the relevance of Diamond Open Access and shows how an independent publication strategy is being developed at KIT.

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Lecture by Christoph Bruch from the Helmholtz Open Science Office.

Monday, January 27, 2025, at 4:00 p.m.

Lecture hall of the KIT Library South

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KIT Scientific Publishing congratulates Professor Thomas Jordan and Dr. Alexei Kotchourko on the first issue of the Diamond Open Access Journal Hydrogen Safety!

Hydrogen Safety is an international, quality-controlled, English-language journal that publishes research results on hydrogen safety. It fills a gap in the publication of specialist articles on hydrogen safety.

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This year's EPICUR Staff Week for library staff took place in Poznań, Poland, at the end of May. It was hosted by the Adam Mickiewicz University Library (AMU).

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Reports from the various thematic groups of the working group and discussions on current developments in the field of Open Access were the focus of the conference in Tübingen.

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On March 26 and 27, 2025, Mathijs Vleugel, the new head of the Helmholtz Open Science Office in Potsdam, visited Karlsruhe.

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In 2011, the "Literature Department" of the former Kernreaktor Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft became the Research Services Department of the KIT Library. It offers state-of-the-art research data management in a historical location.

On Thursday, October 24, 2024 | 15:00 - 17:15 Dr. Mamta Dwivedi will give a lecture on scientific publications available free of charge. These are crucial for sustainable and fair access to scientific research.

To mark the anniversary, Brian Hole (founder and CEO) of ]u[ Ubiquity talks in the video about the crucial role of trusting collaborations and shared values for the Open Access movement.

The open-access.net platform provides comprehensive information on the topic of open access. The "Diamond Thinking" project is now presented on this platform and can therefore be found by the scientific community and the general public.

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Only science-led infrastructures ensure the sustainability of the dissemination of research results - the "Diamond Thinking" project at KIT is preparing pioneering infrastructures for modern, scholar-led Open Access publishing.