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Do you also see problems with the for-profit academic publishing system? Take action with us! Publish one(!) pub with diamond open access in 5 years after the pledge activates. Activation happens when a critical mass is reached. freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
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Thats a wrap! Our conference in reform in scholarly publishing is done #horizondiamond2026 horizondiamond.nl Recorded keynotes will be posted soon. Thanks to all involved!
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Thats a wrap! Our conference in reform in scholarly publishing is done #horizondiamond2026 horizondiamond.nl Recorded keynotes will be posted soon. Thanks to all involved!
Laurens Kemp: Still receiving signatures. One diamond open access article in five years, only if 500 signed! This is NOTHING, many great journals out there already as we have seen during the conference freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Laurens Kemp: Still receiving signatures. One diamond open access article in five years, only if 500 signed! This is NOTHING, many great journals out there already as we have seen during the conference freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
Our current chair at free our knowledge Laurens Kemp telling the story of founder @coopersmout.bsky.social and how we are carrying on the torch!
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Our current chair at free our knowledge Laurens Kemp telling the story of founder @coopersmout.bsky.social and how we are carrying on the torch!
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
Maria Constantin - Check out the Diamond Open Access Expertise Center's guide "How to flip your journal"
research-portal.uu.nl/ws/portalfil...
research-portal.uu.nl/ws/portalfil...
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Maria Constantin - Check out the Diamond Open Access Expertise Center's guide "How to flip your journal"
research-portal.uu.nl/ws/portalfil...
research-portal.uu.nl/ws/portalfil...
Prof. Mirjam Ernestus (Radboud University press) about how to flip a journal to Diamond Open Access. The story of Lingua (Elsevier) to Glossa www.glossa-journal.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Prof. Mirjam Ernestus (Radboud University press) about how to flip a journal to Diamond Open Access. The story of Lingua (Elsevier) to Glossa www.glossa-journal.org
diamas.org provides a quality assessment tool for diamond open access journals to drive professionalization in scholar-led non-profit publishing.
diamas.fecyt.es
diamas.fecyt.es
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
diamas.org provides a quality assessment tool for diamond open access journals to drive professionalization in scholar-led non-profit publishing.
diamas.fecyt.es
diamas.fecyt.es
Graham Stone on the European Diamond Capacity hub at #horizondiamond2026 national meeting on reform in scholarly publishing.
*THE* European network we need for coordinated reform.
diamas.org
*THE* European network we need for coordinated reform.
diamas.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Graham Stone on the European Diamond Capacity hub at #horizondiamond2026 national meeting on reform in scholarly publishing.
*THE* European network we need for coordinated reform.
diamas.org
*THE* European network we need for coordinated reform.
diamas.org
Really lovely, energetic and funny talk by Prof. Gibson @openmindjournal.bsky.social
"The value that copy editing from the journals provide? Well they change the thats to whiches, and they mess up the math. A lot of correction is needed AFTER copy-editing. "
"The value that copy editing from the journals provide? Well they change the thats to whiches, and they mess up the math. A lot of correction is needed AFTER copy-editing. "
@openmindjournal.bsky.social Ted Gibson from MIT discussing the successful case of Diamond Open Access Journal OpenMind in the field of cognitive science. Starting to outcompete paywalled and APC-based journals like cognition (Elsevier) and cognitive science (Wiley).
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
February 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Really lovely, energetic and funny talk by Prof. Gibson @openmindjournal.bsky.social
"The value that copy editing from the journals provide? Well they change the thats to whiches, and they mess up the math. A lot of correction is needed AFTER copy-editing. "
"The value that copy editing from the journals provide? Well they change the thats to whiches, and they mess up the math. A lot of correction is needed AFTER copy-editing. "
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@openmindjournal.bsky.social Ted Gibson from MIT discussing the successful case of Diamond Open Access Journal OpenMind in the field of cognitive science. Starting to outcompete paywalled and APC-based journals like cognition (Elsevier) and cognitive science (Wiley).
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
@openmindjournal.bsky.social Ted Gibson from MIT discussing the successful case of Diamond Open Access Journal OpenMind in the field of cognitive science. Starting to outcompete paywalled and APC-based journals like cognition (Elsevier) and cognitive science (Wiley).
#horizondiamond2026
#horizondiamond2026
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Jan-Willem Wijnen introducing @openjournalsnl.bsky.social
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
Home | OpenJournals
Openjournals is een online platform en ondersteunend team, voor publicatie van wetenschappelijke, peer-reviewed tijdschriften volgens het diamond open access
openjournals.nl
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Jan-Willem Wijnen introducing @openjournalsnl.bsky.social
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
Jan-Willem Wijnen introducing @openjournalsnl.bsky.social
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
Home | OpenJournals
Openjournals is een online platform en ondersteunend team, voor publicatie van wetenschappelijke, peer-reviewed tijdschriften volgens het diamond open access
openjournals.nl
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Jan-Willem Wijnen introducing @openjournalsnl.bsky.social
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
"openjournals.nl provides a platform that manages the editorial process, sets them up with a website, and the publication of articles (indexed, archived, findable). All Diamond Open Access."
#horizondiamond2026
Ending slide from Mark Hanson's @hansonmark.bsky.social excellent talk at #horizondiamond2026 with qr to the main papers strain, drain, and PISS paper.
He also concludes "Funders can make diamond competitive".
#horizondiamond2026
He also concludes "Funders can make diamond competitive".
#horizondiamond2026
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Ending slide from Mark Hanson's @hansonmark.bsky.social excellent talk at #horizondiamond2026 with qr to the main papers strain, drain, and PISS paper.
He also concludes "Funders can make diamond competitive".
#horizondiamond2026
He also concludes "Funders can make diamond competitive".
#horizondiamond2026
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@markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy really good overview of the drain, strain, and 'special-issuefication' of publishing
"Special issue is like a fast food menu with relaxed editor control"
"MDPI has a massive impact inflation, more than anything else"
#horizondiamond2026
Check out the app!
"Special issue is like a fast food menu with relaxed editor control"
"MDPI has a massive impact inflation, more than anything else"
#horizondiamond2026
Check out the app!
February 5, 2026 at 9:06 AM
@markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy really good overview of the drain, strain, and 'special-issuefication' of publishing
"Special issue is like a fast food menu with relaxed editor control"
"MDPI has a massive impact inflation, more than anything else"
#horizondiamond2026
Check out the app!
"Special issue is like a fast food menu with relaxed editor control"
"MDPI has a massive impact inflation, more than anything else"
#horizondiamond2026
Check out the app!
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Lift off! Mihaela Cimpian has started the conferenceon reform in scholarly publishin. "We are at an impasse in scholarly publishing" "We are here to build a network" #horizondiamond2026 @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy will be the first keynote! horizonriamond.nl
February 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Lift off! Mihaela Cimpian has started the conferenceon reform in scholarly publishin. "We are at an impasse in scholarly publishing" "We are here to build a network" #horizondiamond2026 @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy will be the first keynote! horizonriamond.nl
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This is a very much needed meeting on scholarly publishing. Sadly, I'll not be able to attend it in person but encourage all who can to do so.
The conference on reform in scholarly publishing happening this Thursday and Friday in Nijmegen!
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 PM
This is a very much needed meeting on scholarly publishing. Sadly, I'll not be able to attend it in person but encourage all who can to do so.
The conference on reform in scholarly publishing happening this Thursday and Friday in Nijmegen!
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
February 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The conference on reform in scholarly publishing happening this Thursday and Friday in Nijmegen!
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
For those on Bluesky lets use this tag: #horizondiamond2026
www.horizondiamond.nl
Were approaching a full house, but last-minute sign ups are welcomed.
#publishing #science #research
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Could not find all organisers on here, but thanks to @wimpouw.bsky.social @bregtlameris.bsky.social Laurens Kemp, Jos Baeten, Elisabeth Elbers, and Mihaela Cimpian!
All set for New Horizons 💎 #OpenAccess in Nijmegen! Thank you to the organisers for the opportunity to speak on the Strain, Stain, & Drain of scientific publishing.
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
Looking forward to great conversations on moving #ScientificPublishing forward!
bit.ly/StrainQSS
www.horizondiamond.nl#schedule
![The Drain of Scientific Publishing
Fernanda Beigel, Dan Brockington, Paolo Crosetto, Gemma Derrick, Aileen Fyfe, Pablo Gomez Barreiro, Mark A. Hanson, Stefanie Haustein, Vincent Larivière, Christine Noe, Stephen Pinfield, James Wilsdon
The domination of scientific publishing in the Global North by major commercial publishers is harmful to science. We need the most powerful members of the research community, funders, governments and Universities, to lead the drive to re-communalise publishing to serve science not the market.
Comments: 1 Figure, 1 Table, 1 Supplementary Table
Subjects: Digital Libraries (cs.DL)
Cite as: arXiv:2511.04820 [cs.DL]
(or arXiv:2511.04820v2 [cs.DL] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.04820
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February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Could not find all organisers on here, but thanks to @wimpouw.bsky.social @bregtlameris.bsky.social Laurens Kemp, Jos Baeten, Elisabeth Elbers, and Mihaela Cimpian!
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Over 100 confirmed visitors to this conference, and there is still room to join for next week! Nijmegen, NL, 5-6 Feb
Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
January 28, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Over 100 confirmed visitors to this conference, and there is still room to join for next week! Nijmegen, NL, 5-6 Feb
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#cognitivescience Don't forget our pledge to publish one article in a scholar-led diamond open access journal in five years is still live. Were half way through! After another 250 sign ups the pledge will activate!
freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
Collective Action In Science Diamond
Publish one diamond open access article in 5 years
freeourknowledge.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:53 PM
#cognitivescience Don't forget our pledge to publish one article in a scholar-led diamond open access journal in five years is still live. Were half way through! After another 250 sign ups the pledge will activate!
freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
freeourknowledge.org/2024-01-30-c...
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We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We've got ISSUES. Literally.
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do?
arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563
A 🧵 1/n
Keynote announcement! Editor in chief of Diamond Open Access journal OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi will tell their story. 5-6th of February Nijmegen - one can still sign up at www.horizondiamond.nl
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Keynote announcement! Editor in chief of Diamond Open Access journal OpenMind direct.mit.edu/opmi will tell their story. 5-6th of February Nijmegen - one can still sign up at www.horizondiamond.nl
New keynote announcement! You can still sign up for this event in Nijmegen, NL in February! www.horizondiamond.nl
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
New keynote announcement! You can still sign up for this event in Nijmegen, NL in February! www.horizondiamond.nl
And another keynote! www.horizondiamond.nl
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
And another keynote! www.horizondiamond.nl
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Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Academic publishing is broken due to for-profit actors. Time to explore alternatives as researchers → A Diamond Open Access conference, Feb 5-6, 2026 in Nijmegen NL.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.
Free registration (limited seats): horizondiamond.nl
Let's build a sustainable publishing infrastructure together.