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[U06-P08] Volcanica: promoting diamond open access in volcanology
Keywords:Diamond open access, Volcanology, Publishing, Journal
Volcanica is a community-led scholarly journal for volcano-related research. Launched in 2017, Volcanica is now home to more than 150 articles across 16 issues. Volcanica operates a diamond open access model, meaning that published articles are freely accessible for readers, while also being free for the authors. Volcanica is predicated on the idea that anyone should be able to publish their science, and anyone in the world should be able to access and read it, as a commitment to the free and open exchange of ideas. This is acheived thanks to sponsorship by Presses universitaires de Strasbourg (an institutional printing press in France), and through enthusiastic volunteer service by a team of around 50 dedicated editors, typesetters, and copyeditors.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of Volcanica’s mission. Some of the EDI initiatives that we have implemented include a frictionless name-change policy for Volcanica authors, option of including abstracts in languages other than English, and an early-career editor mentorship program. This work involves and facilitates cross-cultural communication and collaboration, offers opportunities to early-career researchers, and affords opportunities for research dissemination to under-served communities. As well as being indexed in Scopus and other selective databases, Volcanica has also been presented with the Directory of Open Access Journals seal, a signifier of open access best-practice.
Volcanica's continued growth stands as a testament to the transformative power of grassroots open-access initiatives, proving that they can thrive as effective channels for disseminating cutting-edge geoscience research.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of Volcanica’s mission. Some of the EDI initiatives that we have implemented include a frictionless name-change policy for Volcanica authors, option of including abstracts in languages other than English, and an early-career editor mentorship program. This work involves and facilitates cross-cultural communication and collaboration, offers opportunities to early-career researchers, and affords opportunities for research dissemination to under-served communities. As well as being indexed in Scopus and other selective databases, Volcanica has also been presented with the Directory of Open Access Journals seal, a signifier of open access best-practice.
Volcanica's continued growth stands as a testament to the transformative power of grassroots open-access initiatives, proving that they can thrive as effective channels for disseminating cutting-edge geoscience research.