🌍 Who really owns the knowledge we create? 🔓 For Open Access Week 2025, let’s reflect on what it means to take back ownership of research and how it’s shared.

Earlier this year, our Von “DEAL” zu “Diamond” symposium discussed how universities can move beyond commercial publishing models toward community-driven, non-profit systems. Two key approaches stood out:
💎 Diamond Open Access (OA): A community-driven model where publishing is free for both authors and readers. It’s supported by institutions rather than profit-based publishers.
🌐 Peer Community In (PCI): A non-commercial platform for open peer review and publication recommendation, allowing scholars to share and evaluate research transparently and collaboratively.

The conversations highlighted a key message: true openness in science isn’t only about access — it’s about autonomy, equity, and ensuring that knowledge serves the common good. 📚

Check out the materials (in German) from this symposium here: https://osf.io/r49ng/files

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