Editorial: DOA

Holger Pötzsch; Kristine Jørgensen

doi:10.7557/ejcgc.v16i2.8427

Authors

Holger Pötzsch UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5533-5014
Kristine Jørgensen University of Bergen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6685-7598

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/ejcgc.v16i2.8427

Keywords:

diamond open access publishing, open access, Aaron Swartz, Eludamos, Septentrio

Abstract

Playing on the double-meaning of the abbreviation DOA as referring to both diamond open access and dead-on-arrival, the editorial presents the rationale, politics, and not least severe challenges connected to Eludamos’s radical open access practices. Given the recent growth of the journal, we need to balance our publishing policies against the threats of (self-) exploitation and exhaustion of our reviewers and team of editors. We argue that institutional embedding and strategic logistical and financial support is crucial for the success of any DOA publishing project and point to a promising recent initiative taken by the university library at UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

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