What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to advocate for a sustainable Diamond Open Access ecosystem that emphasizes integrity and transparency.

April 5, 2026Open Access

Building a Sustainable, High-Integrity, Article-Centric Diamond Open Access Ecosystem

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The aim is to advocate for a sustainable Diamond Open Access ecosystem that emphasizes integrity and transparency.
Presentation at the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access in Bengaluru, India
Discussion of risks in scholarly communication including paper mills and peer review manipulation
Proposed transition from journal-centric to article-centric publishing model
Emphasis on practical priorities like open peer review and metadata quality
Identified key risks like authorship brokerage and citation cartels in academic publishing.
Called for enforceable integrity systems to ensure economic equity and academic integrity.
Proposed the operational model of Relawan Jurnal Indonesia as a community-based support hub for scholarly publishing.

Abstract

This presentation, titled Building a Sustainable, High-Integrity, Article-Centric Diamond Open Access Ecosystem, was delivered by Mochammad Tanzil Multazam, Co-Founder and Supervisor of Relawan Jurnal Indonesia and Library Director of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia. The material was prepared for the 3rd Global Summit on Diamond Open Access, held on 2–6 February 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The presentation argues that the sustainability of Diamond Open Access depends not only on fee-free access for authors and readers, but also on visible and enforceable integrity systems. It highlights key risks facing scholarly communication, including paper mills, authorship brokerage, editorial seat selling, citation cartels, and peer review manipulation, while emphasizing that economic equity alone does not automatically guarantee academic integrity. A central contribution of this presentation is its call for a transition from a journal-centric model to an article-centric model. In this framework, scholarly publishing is repositioned as transparent certification infrastructure focused on the research object rather than journal prestige. The presentation also proposes practical priorities such as open peer review, verification, persistent identifiers, preservation, metadata quality, and shared infrastructure. It further presents Relawan Jurnal Indonesia (RJI) as an operational example of a scalable community-based support hub connecting universities, libraries, publishers, and global indexers. This resource is relevant for researchers, librarians, journal managers, policy makers, and open science advocates interested in Diamond Open Access, research integrity, scholarly infrastructure, and sustainable community-led publishing models. Suggested keywordsDiamond Open Access; research integrity; scholarly communication; open science; article-centric publishing; journal publishing; peer review; metadata quality; preservation; persistent identifiers; Relawan Jurnal Indonesia; academic libraries

Building a Sustainable, High-Integrity, Article-Centric Diamond Open Access Ecosystem

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