Hello everyone,

Until now, the usual definition of a Diamond OA Journal has referred to
publishing without costs for either readers or authors, and without
implications for ownership.

For example, see this recent article on The Scholarly Kitchen:
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/10/15/diamond-dreams-unequal-realities-the-promise-and-pitfalls-of-no-apc-open-access/



However, in the European Discovery HUB Project (
https://www.craft-oa.eu/operational-diamond-oa-criteria-for-journals/), a
new element appears that significantly changes this definition — the
requirement of community ownership of the journal.



So my question is: what is the true, current definition of a Diamond OA
Journal?



Thank you for considering this topic of discussion.



Best regards,

Giovanni Salucci



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Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Docente a contratto Laboratorio editoria digitale.

                           Dipartimento di Lettere e Filosofia



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