What does this research mean for the field?

The report identifies 20,355 Diamond Open Access journals across Africa, Europe, and Latin America, highlighting significant regional differences in their publishing ecosystems. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To define key terms and analyze non-for-profit publishing ecosystems focusing on Diamond OA across three regions.

February 19, 2026Open Access

Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems: Executive summary

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To define key terms and analyze non-for-profit publishing ecosystems focusing on Diamond OA across three regions.
Establishing common definitions for project scope.
Mapping Diamond OA publishing activities using literature and bibliometric data.
Comparing insights across Africa, Europe, and Latin America.
Identified 20,355 Diamond OA journals: 13,202 in Europe, 5,821 in Latin America, and 1,351 in Africa.
Confirmed regional differences in documented knowledge and publishing models.
Highlighted universities as the main publishers in the Diamond OA framework.

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This report maps Diamond OA publishing activities in Africa, Europe, and Latin America, highlighting regional differences.

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Laakso et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a8efecb39a600b3f0275 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18637261

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Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems: Executive summary

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Scoping Report on Non-for-profit Publishing Ecosystems: Executive summary

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