Open Access perpetuates differences between higher‐ and lower‐income countries

Tomillo, Pilar Santidrián; Zandonà, Eugênia; Iñamagua, Juan Pablo; Payo‐Payo, Ana

doi:10.1002/fee.2538

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

2022

DOI: 10.1002/fee.2538

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Open Access perpetuates differences between higher‐ and lower‐income countries

Pilar Santidrián Tomillo¹,

Eugênia Zandonà

Juan Pablo Iñamagua

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“…The OA publishing model is set to expand further, with influential groups seeking to mandate OA publishing (e.g., Plan S; Else 2021) including recent guidance from the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy (The White House 2022). However, OA publishing remains expensive, often prohibitively so, and OA fees deter ECRs broadly (Sarabipour et al 2019), and particularly those from the Global South (Kwon 2022; Santidrián Tomillo et al 2022).…”

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We need to rethink the way we identify diamond open access journals in quantitative science studies

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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 datasets, 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. Peer Review https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1162/qss_c_00331

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Open Access perpetuates differences between higher‐ and lower‐income countries

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Taking steps to address inequities in open‐access publishing through an early career publication honor

Taking steps to address inequities in open‐access publishing through an early career publication honor

The future of Brazilian science

We need to rethink the way we identify diamond open access journals in quantitative science studies

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