Open Access Done Right

"If we truly want Diamond Open Access publishing to succeed, handing out the crumbs from library budgets at the end of the year after all big publishers have been paid can just be the beginning of a broader transformation. Otherwise this approach runs the risk of becoming a second DEAL awakening. Instead, we could ask Diamond Open Access publishers the following question: How much do you need? If we think from the point of view of a non-profit publisher, there is no gain in overcharging, because all the profit goes back to where it should go: enabling and promoting the scientific literature that they publish....

While working on the shift towards Diamond OA, the OA community has to remain cautious of new injustices that could arise within this new structure, like an unsustainable funding structure for Diamond Open Access publishers that will be the first ones suffering from budget cuts."