We need to rethink the way we identify diamond open access journals in quantitative science studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21255940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc-André Simard (0000-0003-3795-0053, Université de Montréal), Leigh-Ann Butler (0000-0002-3385-4729, University of Ottawa), Juan Pablo Alperin (0000-0002-9344-7439, Simon Fraser University), Stefanie Haustein (0000-0003-0157-1430, University of Ottawa) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1042-1046 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quantitative Science Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2641-3337 • E-ISSN: 2641-3337 |
| Publisher | MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/qss_c_00331 |
| OpenAlex | W4402586478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 18 |
With the announcement of several new diamond open access (OA) related initiatives and the creation of the Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, diamond OA is now at the forefront of the OA movement. However, while working on our recent Quantitative Science Studies publication and data sets, we noticed that temporarily waiving article processing charges (APCs) was a commonly used strategy by big publishers for some of their journals. In the absence of an index of diamond journals, most studies have operationalized the identification of diamond journals as a subset of gold journals that do not charge an APC. While this is a pragmatic approach, we fear that it could undermine the value of the research in understanding what we believe is more commonly understood by diamond OA. This letter discusses the need for bibliometric research to apply more nuance in how it operationalizes diamond OA beyond the absence of APCs. We call on the publishing sector to be more transparent in the costs of publishing. Ultimately, we argue that transparency and a long-term commitment to no-APC publishing are necessary for diamond OA to succeed, and that the research community needs to apply this standard when seeking to understand the model
Data science · Diamond · Engineering ethics · Library science · Political science · World Wide Web · Chemistry · Computer Science · Engineering · scientometrics and bibliometrics research
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| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |