« The Public Knowledge Project (PKP), has been, by design and since its inception over two decades ago, developing software that enables scholars from around the world to professionally peer-review and publish their colleagues’ work without charging them or the public to read this work. By creating open source (free) software…
« ‘Diamond’ Open Access refers to Open Access journals and platforms that are free to both authors and readers. In March 2021, the landmark ‘Open Access Diamond Journals Study’ uncovered for the first time the vast size and scope of this publication ecosystem. The estimated 17.000…
Open access is not only about barrier-free access to research by readers, it’s also about barrier-free access by researchers to publishing their research. Barriers to researchers publishing can include high author payment charges (APCs), lack of support to write and publish in one’s native language or about one’s local context,…
« Le Centre Mersenne offre aux lecteurs et lectrices accès à 21 journaux dont 14 en mathématiques, que vous pouvez lire sans frais et dans lesquels, toujours sans frais, vous pouvez publier vos meilleurs travaux. (…) »
« Pour les cinq ans de l’épijournal de géométrie algébrique, nous avons interviewé Pierre-Emmanuel Chaput sur le lancement de cette revue numérique au sein de l’IECL.
Qu’est-ce qu’un épijournal ? Quelle est la spécificité d’épiga ?
Un épijournal ou overlay-journal est une revue qui “publie” des…
« On 9 April 2021, SPARC Europe hosted a Q&A webinar with authors of the recently published Diamond OA Journals Study (https://zenodo.org/record/4558704), which has shone light on a publishing model that operates without charging authors or readers. The Q&A webinar was a chance for authors to present the…
« Workshop from SIGs on Multilingualism and Advocacy discusses OA journals and the Ibero-American publishers landscape
The workshop on “Publishers and Publishing Stances: a Contribution to Multilingualism and Bibliodiversity” takes place on April 22nd, via Zoom. The event will present the results and recommendations provided by the first multi-institutional study on…
« Earlier this month, cOAlition S and Science Europe published an in-depth study of diamond open access journals, so called because they charge neither author(s) nor readers. The study comes in five parts, each of which can be a lot to digest. What I thought I’d try and…
« (…) Ce rapport approfondi met en lumière un modèle de publication en libre accès contrôlée par la communauté académique elle-même. Le modèle « OA diamond » favorise à la fois l’inclusion et la bibliodiversité, car il sert un large éventail de disciplines, de langues, de pays et de communautés. Il…
« (…) In recent years, the Diamond OA model has opened space for emerging research, innovative formats, and diverse voices. Spurred by significant shifts in the global research and publishing landscapes, this model is often used at the university, national, or societal level and provides a compelling entry point to internationalization…
