- 1Bonn University, Department of, Geography, Bonn, Germany (stammler@uni-bonn.de)
- 2University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Italy
- 3Justus Liebig University Gießen, Department of Geography, Gießen, Germany
- 4Institute of Geosciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 5Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA
- 6ASM UMR5140, Université Montpellier 3, CNRS, MCC, Montpellier, France
- 7Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA
- 8MARUM, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Scientific data needs to be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR). Scientific publications should also follow these accessibility principles. Diamond Open Access publishing represents an approach where articles are free for all to read, without journal subscription, and free to publish, without article processing fees for authors, who also retain the copyright of their work. Thus, it strongly contributes to FAIR, open and transparent scientific publishing - promoting inclusivity and eliminating barriers.
Geomorphica (http://geomorphica.org) is a community-led and -driven scientific journal that fosters academic discourse and research advances in the field of geomorphology. It is hosted by Penn State University Libraries, supported by the International Association of Geomorphology and a proud part of the family of Diamond Open-Access journals in the Geosciences.
Geomorphica is run by over 30 volunteers that embody the editorial, equity diversity and inclusion, communications, and ethics teams and contribute to all functions including administration, managing, editing, reviewing, typesetting, and visual branding. Geomorphica has been open for submission since June 2023 and welcomes manuscripts related (but not limited) to landscapes and landforms, Earth’s and planetary near-surface processes, and the mechanisms, dynamics and timescales pertaining to these processes.
Here, we introduce our diverse team of volunteers, give an update on the number of manuscripts we have handled so far, and share our experiences related to setting up and running a Diamond Open Access journal. Further, we exemplify what FAIR can stand for in scientific publishing, showcasing how Geomorphica is addressing the principle. We welcome feedback from the broader community to help us continually improve Geomorphica and look forward to your involvement with the initiative.
How to cite: Stammler, M., Burrows, K., Grimm, B., Breda, C., Lai, L. S.-H., Giaime, M., Fernández, R., and Lefebvre, A.: For a FAIR publishing environment: Geomorphica, the Diamond Open-Access Journal for Geomorphology, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-4541, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-4541, 2025.
