From: "Bosman, J.M. (Jeroen)" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:04 +0000

Dear Jan,

Thanks for your message on 60,000 diamonds.  Your list is very valuable in that it is much more inclusive than most other lists, like DOAJ or even ROAD from the ISSN-registry.

Just a note that of course your list includes journals with and without APC. So, it's not really 60,000 diamonds. It would be extremely helpful if you could add whether a journal has an APC or not, though I understand that is a lot of work. I say this because the APC-based journals are out of reach for most authors wanting to publish. Also, at a system level they make it harder for the diamond journals, as they draw away resources from universities and funders that could be used to support the diamond journals.

Please excuse me for also asking a question that you may have been asked dozens of times already: do you have any plans to at some point also publish the list as csv (spreadsheet) data, maybe even with an open license?

Many thanks for all the work you continue to put into your list.

Kind regards,
Jeroen Bosman
Utrecht University Library
The Netherlands


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From: Jan Szczepanski <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:14:38 +0100

Now Jan maintains what is probably the world’s largest list of open access journals in the humanities and social sciences, which he makes publicly available. Titles on the list come from all over the world and in many languages, and cover a wide range of humanities and social sciences disciplines, including music, philosophy, art and history.

In 2018, the published list included 35,000 open access titles. The list grew to 50,000 titles in 2021. This expanded list from 2023 now includes 60,000 titles. A list of 70,000 titles is expected by the end of 2025.


Jan
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Jan Szczepański
F.d Förste bibliotekarie och chef för f.d Avdelningen för humaniora,
vid f.d. Centralbiblioteket, Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek
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From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:38:02 -0500

Report of the 2nd Diamond Open Access Conference

The 2nd Diamond Open Access Conference brought together stakeholders from around the globe to explore, discuss, and share insights on the diamond open access scholarly communication ecosystem.

This report reflects the mission of the conference to showcase good practices and policies from all over the world, offering attendees a comprehensive perspective on the role of diamond open access in scholarly communication. The Conference focused specifically on five key elements of diamond open access: infrastructure, policy development, governance, research evaluation and recognition, and sustainability. 

The event took place on 25 and 26 October 2023 in Toluca, México. It was co-organised by Science Europe, cOAlition S, OPERAS, and the French National Research Agency (ANR).

Report is linked here: