A Scholarly Kitchen guest post frames the evolution of OA publishing through an ecological metaphor — arguing that diamond open access represents a path from parasitism (extractive APC models) to symbiosis (community-owned publishing). While not directly AI-focused, the structural critique of for-profit publishing is highly relevant context for p2preview's broader coverage of how AI is reshaping the economics and power dynamics of scholarly publishing. The diamond OA movement is gaining significant policy and funder backing in 2026.

Source: Scholarly Kitchen