From October 20 to 26, the International Open Access Week is celebrated, an initiative that promotes the free and universal dissemination of scientific knowledge. As every year, the Publications Service of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) reaffirms its commitment to open science, the transfer of knowledge to society, and the promotion of Catalan as a language of science.
For more than a decade, the Publications Service has demonstrated this commitment by actively participating in various collective spaces that advocate for open science, such as the Public Knowledge Project —where we maintain tool translations and participate in its technology committee—, the European Diamond Capacity Hub, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), the Union of Spanish University Publishers (UNE), as well as in European and international projects such as DIAMAS, CRAFT-OA, and ALMASI, among others.
Recently, its participation in the round table on “Technological infrastructures and funding of the diamond route” stood out, held during the III Meeting of Professionals in Scientific and Academic Publishing, on September 18 and 19, 2025, in San Millán de la Cogolla.
This commitment is also reflected in the resumption of informal meetings of Catalan scientific journals following the diamond model, which provide open-access content with no fees for readers or publishing costs for authors, as these are covered by the institutions. The meeting, promoted by the Publications Service and hosted by the CRAI of the University of Barcelona, took place last April and included the participation of the EAPC, IEC, UAB, UB, UJI, UPC, UPV, and CSUC. Participants agreed on the need to strengthen collaboration and to develop shared strategies to achieve sustainability, quality, and international visibility for their journals.
The lines of action outlined are fully aligned with the strategic focus of the UAB Publications Service, which actively promotes the free dissemination of knowledge through its digital journals service and open-access monograph platform. These initiatives align with the UAB Institutional Open Access Policy, which encourages the use of open licenses, author rights retention, and training in open access.
Through these actions, the Publications Service highlights its commitment to UAB’s Open Science strategy, enhancing the visibility and quality of university research.
Image: International Open Access Week. (2025). Retrieved from https://www.openaccessweek.org/resource
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