Liberata

Website describing Liberata, a system for open-source academic publishing

Beyond Articles: Rethinking Diamond Open Access for a Data-Driven Research Future | CODATA Blog

What would it take for Diamond OA to evolve into a holistic, equitable, and data-rich scholarly ecosystem — one that meaningfully includes early-career researchers?

La comunicación cientí­fica en América Latina es abierta, colaborativa y no comercial. Desafí­os para las revistas

Latin America, where research and journals that publish research results, are both activities that are mainly publicly-funded, is the region of the world with the greatest adoption of open access, to scientific journals, highlighting scholarly-led regional initiatives such as Latindex, SciELO, Redalyc, which are complemented by national and institutional open access journal portals, all collaborative non-commercial initiatives. In this article, and based on CLACSO's experience in the region and its participation in international debates on the future of open access scholarly communications, views are shared on some of the challenges that this collaborative open access model poses to journals published in countries of Latin America. As is the case of open science requirements for journals, the need to have open access indicators so that evaluation processes can assess the contributions from research output published in journals within the region, and the urgency to strengthen collaborative non-commercial models to manage open access and its indicators.

Plan S and Open Access in Latin America: Interview with Dominique Babini - International Science Council

Open Access publishing is more widespread in Latin America than in any other region of the world, and continues to grow. We sat down with CLACSO’s Open Access Advisor Dominique Babini to find out why.

Is there a Latin American model of diamond publishing? Exploring the journal university portals

Numerous initiatives and academic organizations have highlighted awareness of the marketization of scholarly publishing and the need to strengthen its future through the transition to diamond open access. Latin America is often presented as a model in this regard. However, the diversity of the region’s publishing landscape and the coexistence of different types of publishing infrastructures remain insufficiently examined. It is well‑known that this resilient ecosystem relies on open source non‑commercial platforms and indexing systems such as Redalyc, Latindex, Biblat and SciELO, as well as Open Journal Systems. Less emphasized is the central role played by universities, which possess the experience and capacity to sustain community‑led publishing initiatives. This article first presents a global cartography of indexed diamond journals updated to June 2025, based on an aggregated dataset of sources comprising 17,855 journals, highlighting Latin America’s contribution to quality diamond publishing. It then examines the results of a regional survey of university portals conducted between August and October 2025, covering 741 portals responsible for 10,823 active journals. Finally, it argues that supporting these institutional organizations offers a realistic pathway to advance diamond scholarly publishing, while acknowledging that each region should find suitable routes for its own academic journals.

Lessons from Redalyc’s Organic Rise as a Model of Diamond Open Access - SPARC

Redalyc was a forerunner of the diamond open access movement and is widely respected for what it has accomplished, said Reggie Raju, director of research and learning services at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. It has managed to overcome financial and regional challenges.

A protocol for attributable modular research contribution - Matsuthoughts

San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is a statement that denounces the practice of correlating the journal impact factor to the merits of a specific scientist's contributions. Also according to this statement, this practice creates biases and inaccuracies when appraising scientific research. It also states that the impact factor is not to be used as a substitute "measure of the quality of individual research articles, or in hiring, promotion, or funding decisions".

Plan S

Plan S is an initiative for open-access science publishing launched in 2018[1][2] by "cOAlition S",[3] a consortium of national research agencies and funders from twelve European countries. The plan requires scientists and researchers who benefit from state-funded research organisations and institutions to publish their work in open repositories or in journals that are available to all by 2021.[4] The "S" stands for "shock".[5]

Faster science, penalties in evaluation, and concerns on quality and impact: Researchers’ use and perceptions of preprints

The preprint ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past decade, fundamentally altering science communication. Yet, the scholarly community’s attitudes toward this shift remain underexplored. Through a large-scale survey of US and Canadian biomedical scholars, we provide a comprehensive analysis of preprint utilization, perceived impact, and integration into academic credit systems. We find robust engagement across reading, citing, and submitting preprints; however, this activity is driven primarily by a desire for rapid dissemination rather than a foundational commitment to open science. Furthermore, while preprints are valued as networking assets, perceived career penalties during formal academic evaluations stifle broader cultural adoption. Crucially, to navigate the absence of formal peer review, scholars report a heavy reliance on author reputation as a primary heuristic to evaluate a preprint’s credibility and guide their reading and citation decisions. Notably, despite acknowledging preprints’ role in accelerating knowledge sharing, scholars express significant concerns regarding fraud and misinformation, particularly amid declining public trust in science and emerging threats to scientific integrity from artificial intelligence. To resolve these tensions, the preprint ecosystem must evolve beyond prioritizing speed to foster genuine academic dialogue. Simultaneously, evaluation frameworks must adapt to the realities of preprinting, and innovative quality-control mechanisms are urgently needed to balance rapid dissemination with rigorous scientific integrity.