Journals can facilitate their inclusion into the DDH by adding self-declarations to their websites stating compliance with the Diamond OA criteria, such as “open to all authors” and “community-owned”.
Open to all authors
[Name of the Journal] is committed to openness and inclusivity in scholarly publishing without author-facing charges for reading or publishing.
We welcome submissions from all authors, regardless of their institutional affiliation, geographical location, or academic status.
Submissions only must align with the aims and scope of the journal and meet the required quality standards once the reviewing process is completed.
Community-owned
[Name of the Journal] is owned by [Name of Organization], a [public/not-for-profit] institution/ organisation dedicated to advancing research and scholarship. The journal’s ownership and governance structure reflect its mission to support open and accessible academic publishing. We confirm that any commercial service providers involved in our operations only deal with service-related aspects of journal publishing. All content-related aspects of publishing such as submission, peer review, acceptance, publication frequency and scope of the journal are controlled by the editors / the owners of the journal.