Changing Publication Culture

Lessons Learned

Abstract

TU Delft OPEN Publishing, the diamond Open Access publisher of the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), is celebrating five years this year, starting in 2019. TU Delft OPEN Publishing challenges the status quo by providing a sustainable alternative to commercial publishing with researchers at the heart of our activities. We are a not-for-profit publisher founded by the university with a free-to-read and free-to-publish model.

What does it take to run an innovative professional diamond open access publisher? The answer is a good operational foundation. TU Delft OPEN Publishing gives special attention to the effective running of our growing publishing house, which has published more than one hundred books, fifty textbooks and fourteen journals. We aim to meet the needs of the communities we serve with high-quality publications by using our available resources and being mindful of our capacity. This poster presentation will discuss the lessons learned in professionalizing the diamond Open Access publisher of TU Delft, focusing on the operational side.