« OA journals which do not charge fees to read or publish in have become known as diamond journals. In addition, depositing versions of articles into institutional or subject-based repositories, known as the green route, also represent an equitable form of OA. To achieve this goal, we…
« Not all library and information science (LIS) journals operate under an equitable open access (OA) model, despite librarianship’s emphasis on OA as a value. A previous study illuminated significant barriers for journal editors in transitioning to an equitable OA model. This follow-up study sought, through structured interviews with editors of…
« We’re pleased to announce that DOAJ has signed a three-year service agreement with the German Research Foundation (DFG). This partnership will focus on raising the visibility of German open access journals, particularly diamond journals and those funded by the DFG. (…) »
« The University of Chicago Library created a working group, composed of librarians across the library, to engage in dedicated and focused work around transformative agreements, including understanding how they work and how the library should be engaging with them in a complex open access (OA) landscape. The working group was…
« In 2022 Open Access Australasia investigated 187 research active institutions across four sectors in the ANZ region to see what OA initiatives were being practised at the institutional level. We looked at universities and compared them with research institutions in the health, government and non-profit sectors to see if approaches…
« The landscape of academic publishing, including in geochemistry and cosmochemistry, is evolving toward greater openness and accessibility. This editorial outlines the vision for Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, a diamond open access journal that eliminates article processing charges and prioritizes equitable access to scientific knowledge. The journal’s commitment to Open…
« The 17th OA2020 Conference at Harnack House, Berlin, brought together 150 representatives from 40 countries to evaluate global progress toward open access. (…) »
« Throughout 2025, DOAJ will spotlight Diamond open access journals that we index, highlighting our ongoing efforts to enhance the visibility and impact of no-fee community-led journals worldwide. (…) »
« (…) This new payment model for publications is part of a pilot project to explore how publication costs can be managed more efficiently and transparently while simultaneously giving a boost to Open Science. At the end of March, NWO and ZonMw signed an agreement with SURF to participate in the…
« Les jeux éducatifs sont de plus en plus utilisés pour transmettre des connaissances sur des sujets complexes, et la science ouverte ne fait pas exception. Si vous souhaitez sensibiliser vos collègues aux principes fondamentaux de l’Open Access et de la gestion des données de la recherche, voici une sélection de…
