Location
School of Law Seminar Room 3.10
Start Date
4-6-2026 12:00 PM
End Date
4-6-2026 12:15 PM
Description
Open-access publishing has transformed scholarly communication in recent decades. The share of OA articles between 2014 and 2024 increased by 26%, from a modest 14% in 2014 to 40% in 2024. OA journals have evolved over time and exist in various models based on funding mechanisms, including the Gold, Green, Hybrid, and Diamond models. While OA publishing emerged in response to scientific inequality, middle- and low-income countries face the barrier of high Article Processing Charges (APC), which hinder them from publishing in those journals (Alperin, 2022). The Article Processing Charges are part of the Gold and Hybrid OA models, where the author must bear the cost of publishing. To overcome these issues, the Diamond OA model, where neither the author nor the reader pays to publish or access the content, and usually the cost of publishing is borne by the hosting organisation/university or society, is found to be the true equalizer and represents the philosophy of open access in the true sense. The importance of Diamond OA publishing for a middle-income country like India is significant for three key reasons. Firstly, India, which ranked third globally in research publications, can create its own publishing ecosystem. Secondly, India is a multilingual country; therefore, creating an OA ecosystem enables Indian researchers to publish in their native language. Thirdly, publishing in gold OA or hybrid OA incurs a high APC, which many researchers in low- and middle-income countries, such as India, cannot afford. In view of this, the study aims to determine the status of Diamond OA in India. Diamond OA journal data will be acquired through three key sources: DOAJ, OJS, and ROAD. The study will examine the prevalence of Diamond OA in India, including its coverage, editorial governance, Plan S compliance, indexing, and sustainability issues it faces.
Included in
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
Diamond Open Access Journals in India: Status, Sustainability and Challenges
School of Law Seminar Room 3.10
Open-access publishing has transformed scholarly communication in recent decades. The share of OA articles between 2014 and 2024 increased by 26%, from a modest 14% in 2014 to 40% in 2024. OA journals have evolved over time and exist in various models based on funding mechanisms, including the Gold, Green, Hybrid, and Diamond models. While OA publishing emerged in response to scientific inequality, middle- and low-income countries face the barrier of high Article Processing Charges (APC), which hinder them from publishing in those journals (Alperin, 2022). The Article Processing Charges are part of the Gold and Hybrid OA models, where the author must bear the cost of publishing. To overcome these issues, the Diamond OA model, where neither the author nor the reader pays to publish or access the content, and usually the cost of publishing is borne by the hosting organisation/university or society, is found to be the true equalizer and represents the philosophy of open access in the true sense. The importance of Diamond OA publishing for a middle-income country like India is significant for three key reasons. Firstly, India, which ranked third globally in research publications, can create its own publishing ecosystem. Secondly, India is a multilingual country; therefore, creating an OA ecosystem enables Indian researchers to publish in their native language. Thirdly, publishing in gold OA or hybrid OA incurs a high APC, which many researchers in low- and middle-income countries, such as India, cannot afford. In view of this, the study aims to determine the status of Diamond OA in India. Diamond OA journal data will be acquired through three key sources: DOAJ, OJS, and ROAD. The study will examine the prevalence of Diamond OA in India, including its coverage, editorial governance, Plan S compliance, indexing, and sustainability issues it faces.