23 December 2025
Macht und Entscheidung im Publikationswesen
Der freie Zugang zu Publikationsmöglichkeiten und zur Rezeption wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse – wie ihn das Modell des Diamond Open Access im Kern vorsieht – sollte Leitprinzip bei Förderentscheidungen sein. Bislang ist das aufgrund vielfältiger Interessenlagen nur eingeschränkt möglich. Die maßgeblichen Akteure verfügen aber schon jetzt über Entscheidungsräume, um Förderentscheidungen stärker an DOA-Prinzipien zu orientieren. Perspektivisch kann ein gemeinsames und zielgerichtetes Handeln einen echten Wandel im Publikationswesen bewirken. Continue reading >>
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23 December 2025
Open Access Done Right
Diamond Open Access is the latest big thing in academic publishing, promising salvation from a rigged system. But a flashy label alone will not save us if we are not willing to address deep-rooted and newly emerging problems of a system that has largely failed in terms of quality, power, and trust. Continue reading >>
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30 July 2025
Who is In, Who is Out?
In our blog post “Access Denied”, we informed the research and Open Access (OA) community about Verfassungsblog’s removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). With the publication of our appeal – which was ultimately rejected by DOAJ – we also announced our intention to initiate a broader discussion with DOAJ and the OA community about the directory’s admission and removal processes. As DOAJ is a central and established instrument in the Open Access movement, we believe this discussion is vital. To enable an open and constructive conversation, I will revisit the arguments from our appeal and connect them to broader issues of Open Access publishing, funding, and DOAJ’s role in this process. Since Matt Hodgkinson, Head of Editorial at DOAJ, has recently published DOAJ’s response, I will engage with some of his key points. Continue reading >>13 June 2025