#JohanRooryck (@johanrooryck) just wrote an excellent reply to a range of objections and misunderstandings about #DiamondOA.
https://thd.hypotheses.org/560

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Diamond OA, boutique or bazaar? A reply to Herb (2026) 

Johan Rooryck (co-coordinator European Diamond Capacity Hub at OPERAS Research Infrastructure) https://pulse49.com/2026/03/23/diamond-open-access-a-boutique-model-for-scholarly-publishing In Diamond Open Access: A boutique model for scholarly publishing (2026), Ulrich Herb argues that Diamond OA just fills a niche of scholarly publishing, and only serves the needs of particular research communities. He views Diamond OA as a tailor-made solution that is unable to … Continue reading Diamond OA, boutique or bazaar? A reply to Herb (2026) 

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