Feedback on the International Seminar “Open Access and Publishing Asymmetries: Studies on APC and Diamond Publishing Costs”

This seminar took place in Paris on 27 and 28 March 2024. The aim was to discuss the results of the project A comparative analysis of open science, access and circulation of knowledge in Latin America and Africa supported by the Global Research Institute of Paris (GRIP) in 2023. This project consisted of an international survey aimed at nationally rated researchers based in five countries. The survey intended to explore perceptions, publishing experiences in open access, position-takings towards APC costs and the challenges these entail. In this context, Janne Pölönen, Secretary General for Publication Forum at Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, presented Diamond Open Access is fundamental for making multilingual scientific knowledge openly available, accessible and reusable for everyone.