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