DeSci Journals is an open-source framework for Diamond Open Access journals built on decentralized infrastructure. Start and run a fully indexed academic journal with no paywalls, no author fees, and full compatibility with existing scholarly databases.
Traditional publishing was built for static PDFs and closed workflows. DeSci Journals rethinks journals as open and transparent system that are ready for the AI age and follow the Publish-Review-Curate (PRC [https://coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/repositories-and-publishing/](https://coar-repositories.org/what-we-do/repositories-and-publishing/)) model to speed up scientific progress.
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Readers never pay. Authors never pay. Knowledge remains free and accessible to everyone.
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Publications receive CrossRef DOIs and are indexed in established scholarly databases without sacrificing openness or academic legitimacy.
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Manuscripts, data, code, and other materials are published together in a single, versionable research object, making reproducibility and FAIR data possible by design.
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Each journal retains its identity, governance, and standards while benefiting from long-term, decentralized preservation that prevents link rot and content drift.
Authors share manuscripts, data, and code on a network of preprint servers, making research publicly available without delay.
Research is reviewed publicly or privately, revised transparently over time, and reviewers can receive formal credit for their contributions.
Editors curate high-quality versions of research into journals, similar to carefully maintained public reading lists.
Every update is preserved, citable, and retrievable, creating a transparent scholarly record compatible with existing indexing and citation systems.
No. DeSci Journals are open infrastructure provided by DeSci Labs and the DeSci Foundation. Editorial decisions remain with journal communities. Neither DeSci Labs nor the DeSci Foundation are publishers.
Yes. DeSci Journals have the potential to replace traditional journals, while being complementary and fully integrated with the existing public scholarly infrastructure (e.g. CrossRef, ORCID, OpenAlex).
Yes. Accepted versions receive version-of-record DOIs that are indexed as a journal publication in established scholarly databases (e.g. CrossRef, ORCID, OpenAlex).
No. DeSci Journals are Diamond Open Access by default.
