Beyond ‘no fee’: why Diamond Open Access is much more than a business model
« Diamond Open Access (OA) is rapidly gaining momentum in the academic publishing world. Several significant initiatives and developments are driving this trend, including the cOAlition S call for proposals on this topic in 2020 (cOAlition S 2020), the Open Access Diamond Journal Study in 2021 (Bosman et al. 2021), and the Diamond Open Access Plan in 2022 (Science Europe 2022). Notably, EU-funded projects like DIAMAS and CRAFT-OA, the Toluca Global Summit on Diamond OA (Redalyc 2023), the consultation about a Global Alliance for Diamond OA under the auspices of UNESCO, and the establishment of the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) are key contributors to this movement. (…) »
