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Description   This dataset presents a curated list of Diamond Open Access (OA) journals based in the Netherlands. It is compiled and maintained by the project “Mapping and Monitoring Diamond OA in the Netherlands” as part of the national program “Strengthening Diamond OA in the Netherlands.”   The list offers authors, librarians, open access advisors, open science communities, and policy makers a reliable overview of Dutch academic journals that publish open access, charge no mandatory fees to authors or readers, and are controlled by academic and not-for-profit research communities.   Our working definition of Diamond OA is as follows:   A Diamond Open Access (OA) journal is a scholarly journal that publishes all outputs with an open license (e.g., CC BY) immediately upon publication. Most importantly, the journal is free of any mandatory charges for authors, readers, and their institutions, and is controlled by a not-for-profit research community.   For more information on sources and the criteria for inclusion and exclusion, see the About and Readme tabs in the spreadsheet below.   Updates    This list is updated regularly Also avaliable (view-only) in Google Sheets: Diamond OA - NL Journals - WGNM - FINAL - SHAREABLE   Contribution & Contact   Are you a NL-based librarian, journal editor or publisher, and do not see your journal in our list, or have other questions? Please reach out to us: diamondexpertisecenter@gmail.com    Citation   If you use this dataset, please cite it as follows: Livio, C., & Kramer, B. (2025). A curated list of Diamond OA journals in the Netherlands [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17185089      Acknowledgments Project advisors: Jeroen Bosman (Utrecht University), Rutger de Jong (Leiden University), Arjan Schalken (UKBsis) Other contributors: Susanne van Rijn (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Maria Constantin (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Mark Huskisson (PKP), Jan Willem Wijnen (Openjournals.nl)    

This dataset of Belgian Diamond Open Access journals is produced and maintained by Laura Mesotten and Demmy Verbeke. It includes journals that meet the dataset’s defined criteria for both Diamond Open Access and Belgian (see the “About” section for terminology, scope, and methodology). The dataset reflects the state of the data as reviewed at a specific point in time, indicated in the “About” section. As journal policies, platforms, and indexing statuses may change over time, the dataset should be interpreted as a snapshot rather than a definitive or exhaustive list. While efforts were made to be as complete as possible (within the defined parameters), some journals may be missing, outdated, or require correction. Please contact the authors with any additions, corrections, or remarks. The dataset is intended to support research and analysis on scholarly communication and Diamond Open Access publishing in Belgium. It will be periodically updated, and users are encouraged to consult the most recent version.