It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community.

Authors

  • Iris Claus University of Waikato, N.Z. Author
  • Pascal Courty University of Victoria, B.C. Author
  • Les Oxley University of Waikato, N.Z. Author
  • Roberto Veneziani Queen Mary University of London, U.K. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21627/15dgxd54

Abstract

We envision Reviews of Economic Literature as part of a movement to restore scholarly publishing to the priorities and values of the academic community. We examine the origins and development of open access publishing, highlighting how its implementation by for-profit publishers has led to unintended consequences that do not serve researchers, academic institutions, policy makers, and society generally. As a solution, we advocate for diamond open access journals, which are free for readers and authors, ensuring immediate, paywall-free access to content while allowing authors to publish without fees.

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Published

10/29/2025

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Vol. 1 (2025)

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It Is Time to Bring Scholarly Publishing Back to the Academic Community. (2025). Reviews of Economic Literature, 1. https://doi.org/10.21627/15dgxd54