Vol. 6 (2025), Opinion article
Vol. 6 (2025)

Reply to the official response to the article “The veiled threat to open access diamante”

Opinion article
Published 2026-02-03
Lucia da Silveira
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0710-8682
Nivaldo Calixto Ribeiro
Federal University of Lavras image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0650-0121
Dagoberto Salas
Autonomous University of Nuevo León image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2550-3435
Liana Penabad-Camacho
National University of Costa Rica image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9381-182X
Saray Córdoba González
University of Costa Rica image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-8431
Rosario Rogel-Salazar
Autonomous University of Mexico State image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6018-0635
Martin Adalberto Tena Espinoza de los Monteros
University of Guadalajara image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5435-773X
Isabel Abedrapo Rosen
Central University of Chile image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9990-0436
Jorge Polanco-Cortés
University of Costa Rica image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2974-5167
Carlos Ruz Fuenzalida
Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5568-4225
Juliana Fachin
Federal University of Alagoas image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0883-642X
Julio Santillan-Aldana
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1906-2370
Rinaldo Vidal Silva
Catholic University of the North image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4097-9482
Liliana Andrea Sánchez Islas
National Autonomous University of Mexico image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1886-255X
Nanci Oddone
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0086-5253
Priscila Machado Borges Sena
Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-4315
Francisco Silva-Garcés
Fundación Openlab Ecuador image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2635-1293
Josimara Dias Brumatti
Fluminense Federal University image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-2404
Kizi Mendonça de Araújo
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9378-3299
Brian Rosenblum
University of Kansas image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2973-8901
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Open access
Diamond model
Article Processing Charges (APCs)

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SILVEIRA, L. DA et al. Reply to the official response to the article “The veiled threat to open access diamante”. Ciência da Informação Express, v. 6, 3 Feb.2026.
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Abstract

This text presents a rejoinder to the official response by Halevi et al. (2025) and aims to refocus the debate on the systemic effects of publishing APC estimates on platforms such as SCImago, especially regarding diamond journals and the bibliodiversity of the Global South.

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References

HALEVI, Gali et al. Estimating the financial value of scientific journals and APCs using visibility factors: A new methodological approach. El Profesional de la información, Madrid, v. 33, n. 5, e330512, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2024.0512. Disponible en: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/387819459_Estimating_the_financial_value_of_scientific_journals_and_APCs_using_visibility_factors_A_new_methodological_approach. Acceso el: 29 jan. 2026.

HALEVI, Gali et al. Resposta oficial ao artigo “A ameaça velada aoacesso aberto diamante” publicado na revista Ciência da Informação Express. Ciência da Informação Express, Lavras, MG, v. 6, p. 1–3, 2025. DOI: 10.60144/v6i.2025.153. Disponible en: https://cienciadainformacaoexpress.ufla.br/index.php/revista/article/view/153. Acceso el: 3 oct. 2025.

SILVEIRA, Lucia da et al. Ameaça velada ao acesso aberto diamante: quando os indicadores se tornam armas de exclusão. Ciência da Informação Express, Lavras, MG, v. 6, p. 1–12, 2025. DOI: 10.60144/v6i.2025.152. Disponible en: https://cienciadainformacaoexpress.ufla.br/index.php/revista/article/view/152. Acceso el: 3 out. 2025.

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Copyright (c) 2025 Lucia da Silveira, Nivaldo Calixto Ribeiro, Dagoberto Salas, Liana Penabad-Camacho, Saray Córdoba González, Rosario Rogel-Salazar, Martin Adalberto Tena Espinoza de los Monteros, Isabel Abedrapo Rosen, Jorge Polanco-Cortés, Carlos Ruz Fuenzalida, Juliana Fachin, Julio Santillan-Aldana, Rinaldo Vidal Silva, Liliana Andrea Sánchez Islas, Nanci Oddone, Priscila Machado Borges Sena, Francisco Silva-Garcés, Josimara Dias Brumatti, Kizi Mendonça de Araújo, Brian Rosenblum

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