Johan Rooryck
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Johan Rooryck
@johanrooryck.bsky.social
Linguist | Editor | Co-coordinator, European Diamond Capacity Hub at OPERAS Research Infrastructure @operaseu.bsky.social, @eudch.bsky.social
#UNESCO has published the results of the Global Consultation on #DiamondOA in the 50pp document 'Advancing equity and inclusion in scholarly communication: findings from the consultation on a Global Diamond Open Access Framework'

It can be downloaded here: lnkd.in/eGXPCBvK
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November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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You’re telling me SpringerNature doesn’t need to charge $13,000 a paper for Nature Plants? I’m shocked!
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.

It's *scientific publishing*.

We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.

Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...

Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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"We’re entering uncertain times; a chaotic transition is coming as universities shift away from commercial models to cheaper, more sustainable, non-profit alternatives. As with any publishing revolution, there will be winners and losers."

@theblochian.bsky.social on community-led publishing.
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Note the comment: "All these papers are by young researchers, all took ±9 months from submission to publication."
3 new #DiamondOpenAccess papers out in @glossa-linguistics.bsky.social. See glossa-journal.org/articles/ Powered by the @janewayolh.bsky.social platform, copy-edited & typeset by @siliconchips.bsky.social , & financially supported by the scholar-owned consortial library model of @openlibhums.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🌐 DOAJ and the Society of China University Journals (CUJS) held an open access hybrid event to mark China Day 2025 in Xi’an
Deputy Head of Editorial Cenyu Shen and Program Manager Clara Armengou presented on #DiamondOA and journal quality - @joannaball.bsky.social delivered the opening address
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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"The advent of large language models have made this type of content relatively easy to churn out on demand, and the majority of the review articles we receive are little more than annotated bibliographies, with no substantial discussion of open research issues."
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.

This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.

Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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💬 #EDCHVoices – Implementing DOAS: They tried. And you?

The team of Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità used the #DOAS self-assessment to review their #DiamondOA practices — sharing lessons learned on challenges & opportunities.

👉 Now it’s your turn. Add your voice: buff.ly/PkChicw
Implementing the Diamond Open Access Standard (DOAS)
In this recent study Barbaro, Annarita, Maria Cristina Barbaro, and Federica Napolitani. 2025. “No Fees, No Barriers—But What Standards? Considerations on the DIAMAS Diamond OA Standard Applied to a…
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Security and sovereignty in publishing isn’t optional — it’s strategic.
Institutions must choose: external control or shared ownership.
👉 buff.ly/0ddSppD
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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“They’re earning huge profit margins because we’ve all kind of acquiesced to a system in which we provide free services to corporations. Part of the open access movement is an attempt to break that,” Gershman said.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Academic Publishing Keeps Getting More Expensive. Some Harvard Scholars Want to Make It Free. | News | The Harvard Crimson
The high cost of publishing open access has plagued researchers for years, but a dedicated group of Harvard scientists and librarians are fighting to alleviate the costs of publishing.
www.thecrimson.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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BREAKING. Une vaste étude réalisée par L’Union européenne de radio-télévision et la BBC montre que les Chatbots (ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity) déforment le contenu des informations dans 45 % des cas, indépendamment de la langue ou du territoire
October 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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3 new #DiamondOpenAccess papers out in @glossa-linguistics.bsky.social. See glossa-journal.org/articles/ Powered by the @janewayolh.bsky.social platform, copy-edited & typeset by @siliconchips.bsky.social , & financially supported by the scholar-owned consortial library model of @openlibhums.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Help shape the history of Open Science!

Ahead of the “Open Science in History. From Enlightenment to AI” conference in Bern (Nov 21), @craft-oa.bsky.social & organisers are building a community-curated timeline — and your voice matters! 🧵👇

#OpenScience #OpenAccess #ScienceHistory
October 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
#DiamondOA and the Diamond Discovery Hub: the Movie!
October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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what exactly are university managers doing, when they put pressure on staff to dedicate months of their time applying for these?
After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results:

- AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2%
- ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1%
- ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%
October 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Interested in a non commercial, academy owned publishing solution? We work with our friends at @michiganpublishing.bsky.social to offer Janeway and Fulcrum together.

janewayfulcrum.olh.pub
janeway + fulcrum
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October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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3 new #DiamondOpenAccess papers out in @glossa-linguistics.bsky.social. See glossa-journal.org/articles/ Powered by the @janewayolh.bsky.social platform, copy-edited & typeset by @siliconchips.bsky.social, & financially supported by the scholar-owned consortial library model of @openlibhums.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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DOAJ x Diamond Discovery Hub (ddh.diamas.org/en) 💎

Two pillars of Open Access, one shared mission.

Discover how they’re working together to make open publishing more visible, connected, and sustainable 👀 👇
💎DOAJ and the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH): Working with the community to support #OpenAccess
Partnering with @craft-oa.bsky.social
➡️centralising expertise and collaboration
➡️offering greater visibility through the DDH @eudch.bsky.social
Details blog.doaj.org/2025/10/23/d...
DOAJ and the Diamond Discovery Hub: Working with the community to support open access – DOAJ Blog
blog.doaj.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Diamond OA services already support thousands of researchers.
But they’re often excluded from EOSC visibility, funding, and workflows.
👉 Learn more buff.ly/4DjFnzA
#DiamondOA, #DIAMASProject
October 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🧭 Final webinar for #OAWeek2025 in Australasia underway

Vive la révolution! Taking our knowledge back🤺

What does it mean to “own” your research in 2025? How can academic authors make informed choices about where and how people (and/or machines!) can access and build on their work?
October 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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#OAweek Support diamond #openaccess scholar-controlled journals, such as those listed at freejournals.org.
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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I'm delighted to share our OLH Annual Report, 2024-25. This details our collaborations, journal flips, dev work on @janewayolh.bsky.social, new staff & more! We've grown library memberships by 25% - an incredible achievement at such a difficult time www.openlibhums.org/news/865/ #OAWeek #OAWeek25
OLH annual report 2024-2025
We're delighted to be publishing our 2024-25 annual report, which outlines the fantastic successes of the entire OLH team over the past financial year from 01 August 2024 to 31 …
www.openlibhums.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Big news for the #DiamondOA community! The 3rd Global Summit is happening 2-6 Feb 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Theme: Collaboration for Equitable Digital Infrastructures & Knowledge Commons

Four days to connect, share, and shape the future of Diamond OA 👇 👀
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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An overview of the financial models that work in various MENA countries. “Various regions are starting to develop multilateral collaborations to support the growth of Diamond OA publishing models,” and there was acknowledgment of the value of initiatives like the @eudch.bsky.social. #FORM4Open
October 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The 3rd Global Summit on #DiamondOA will take place in Bengaluru, India from 2-6 February 2026.
October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM