Rooryck (2026) Diamond OA, boutique or bazaar? A reply to Herb (2026) | the diamond papers

In Diamond Open Access: A boutique model for scholarly publishing (2026), Ulrich Herb argues that Diamond OA just fills a niche of scholarly publishing, and only serves the needs of particular research communities. He views Diamond OA as a tailor-made solution that is unable to scale, or apply universally. According to the author, Diamond OA is a boutique model, not an industrial-scale replacement for the current system. The author adds that the limitations of Diamond OA should be stated openly, as if they had not been.

The text is riddled with misconceptions about Diamond OA. [...]