# \#peer-review **URL:** https://forum.edch.eu/tag/peer-review/12.md [Latest](https://forum.edch.eu/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.edch.eu/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.edch.eu/tags.md) --- ## [Please help us spread the word about the Diamond Reviewer Pledge](https://forum.edch.eu/t/please-help-us-spread-the-word-about-the-diamond-reviewer-pledge/1090)
**Author:** [@Lukas](https://forum.edch.eu/u/Lukas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 11:43 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/please-help-us-spread-the-word-about-the-diamond-reviewer-pledge/1090 "2026-09-14T11:43:19Z")
Dear EDCH community, Steven Verheyen and I have recently started the Diamond Reviewer Pledge and think it might be interesting for you: Diamond Reviewer Pledge The idea is simple: Signatories commit to reviewing at lea… --- ## [Preventing incomplete submissions after peer review](https://forum.edch.eu/t/preventing-incomplete-submissions-after-peer-review/980)
**Author:** [@lumelicharova](https://forum.edch.eu/u/lumelicharova)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2026 12:52 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/preventing-incomplete-submissions-after-peer-review/980 "2026-07-10T12:52:27Z")
Hello, I would like to ask about the experience of other diamond OA journals. Do you encounter cases where an author submits a manuscript, it goes through editorial assessment and peer review, but after receiving the r… --- ## [Openjournals Network and Users' Day 2026](https://forum.edch.eu/t/openjournals-network-and-users-day-2026/835)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 April 2026 13:19 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/openjournals-network-and-users-day-2026/835 "2026-04-03T13:19:50Z")
Each year, Openjournals brings together members of its journal editorial boards for a dedicated Users’ Day. This year, the event is open for everyone in the Diamond Open Access scholarly community! During the day, parti… --- ## [Knowledge Exchange, Fraser, K., Pinfield, S., & Chiarelli, A. (2026). Charting New Paths: The Promise of Alternative Publishing Practices](https://forum.edch.eu/t/knowledge-exchange-fraser-k-pinfield-s-chiarelli-a-2026-charting-new-paths-the-promise-of-alternative-publishing-practices/814)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 March 2026 14:40 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/knowledge-exchange-fraser-k-pinfield-s-chiarelli-a-2026-charting-new-paths-the-promise-of-alternative-publishing-practices/814 "2026-03-20T14:40:24Z")
Abstract: How does innovation arise in scientific publishing? Under what conditions can alternative publishing practices become established as the new standard? And what options for action are available to research insti… --- ## [Class B., Bourguet D., Guillemaud T. (2026). Peer Community In and Peer Community Journal: A Two-Step Diamond OA Process Giving Research Communities Back Control of Publishing](https://forum.edch.eu/t/class-b-bourguet-d-guillemaud-t-2026-peer-community-in-and-peer-community-journal-a-two-step-diamond-oa-process-giving-research-communities-back-control-of-publishing/807)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 March 2026 08:47 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/class-b-bourguet-d-guillemaud-t-2026-peer-community-in-and-peer-community-journal-a-two-step-diamond-oa-process-giving-research-communities-back-control-of-publishing/807 "2026-03-16T08:47:16Z")
Abstract: The current academic publishing system faces many well-identified issues. Not only is it slow and costly, but it is also an opaque system that produces a substantial amount of non-reproducible results. Peer Com… --- ## [Researcher to Reader 2026 Conference: The forum for discussion of the international scholarly communications ecosystem](https://forum.edch.eu/t/researcher-to-reader-2026-conference-the-forum-for-discussion-of-the-international-scholarly-communications-ecosystem/746)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 January 2026 08:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/researcher-to-reader-2026-conference-the-forum-for-discussion-of-the-international-scholarly-communications-ecosystem/746 "2026-01-29T08:23:32Z")
A conference that might interest some of you: the next Researcher to Reader Conference, taking place in London on 24–25 February. This year’s programme focuses strongly on community communication, crisis preparation, AI … --- ## [Is academic publishing a "cartel"? US court decides on "standard practices" vs. conspiracy](https://forum.edch.eu/t/is-academic-publishing-a-cartel-us-court-decides-on-standard-practices-vs-conspiracy/750)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [6 February 2026 13:41 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/is-academic-publishing-a-cartel-us-court-decides-on-standard-practices-vs-conspiracy/750 "2026-02-06T13:41:21Z")
Hey everyone! I’ve been following since last year an interesting lawsuit between a group of scholars and the big publishing giants (Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wolters Kluwer, and more broadly the… --- ## [CoARA Working Group Recommendations on Recognizing and Rewarding Peer Review](https://forum.edch.eu/t/coara-working-group-recommendations-on-recognizing-and-rewarding-peer-review/472)
**Author:** [@johanrooryck](https://forum.edch.eu/u/johanrooryck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 July 2025 08:27 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/coara-working-group-recommendations-on-recognizing-and-rewarding-peer-review/472 "2025-07-24T08:27:33Z")
"In this publication, the CoARA Working Group on Recognizing and Rewarding Peer Review calls for systemic efforts to acknowledge, and appropriately reward, peer review as integral to the research ecosystem and a critica… --- ## [About the Editorial Management/Quality, Research Integrity category](https://forum.edch.eu/t/about-the-editorial-management-quality-research-integrity-category/57)
**Author:** [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 January 2025 08:45 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/about-the-editorial-management-quality-research-integrity-category/57 "2025-01-27T08:45:17Z")
The challenges of editorial management, editorial quality, and research integrity: exploring peer review, guidelines, transparency and more. Moderators : @margobargheer @ClaraDOAJ