Abstract :
[en] This paper focuses on the creation of a new Diamond OA journal called Circular Materials and Chemistry – A Cross-Disciplinary Journal (CMC).
This project was launched in the context of the inter-university project COARA of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium), in particular its work package 2 (Open Data and Open Access), coordinated at the University of Liège by RISE and the ULiège Library.
CMC covers Circular Chemistry: chemistry that aims to design new materials and recycle them based on ecological, environmental and social principles. This field is at the intersection of materials science, economics and society. CMC is therefore an interdisciplinary journal.
In two years, CMC has been established with its aims and scopes, boards, internal rules, and workflow (peer reviewing process), guidelines for authors and depository process. CMC’s board is currently working on the first issue of the journal.
CMC is a proof of concept that aims to contribute to the transition from Gold to Diamond OA. It wants to demonstrate that an international, high quality Diamond OA journal is feasible in STM in order to convince decision-makers and researchers that Diamond OA is a stable and viable scientific publishing economy.
CMC has given rise to a larger project aimed at establishing the legal ownership of the journal and ensuring its financial stability. This project is a Belgian Royal Foundation for Diamond Open Access, which is supported by all Belgian institutions involved in Diamond Open Access, as well as international partners. The foundation will support other Diamond OA journals.
