Diamond open access is a publishing model where there are no fees for authors and no fees to access the published content as a reader. The operational costs of such journals are usually paid by sources that include grants, donations and in-kind contributions. Other open access publishing models (such as Gold, Green, Hybrid, and Subscribe to Open) cover operational costs through a combination of article processing charges, individual subscriptions, and institutional subscriptions.
The journal is owned by the Planetary Research Cooperative, which is a non-profit association registered in France whose mission is to support the dissemination of scientific research in the field of planetary science. The international board of directors of the association oversees all non-editorial functions of the journal and is responsible for appointing the journal's editor-in-chief and editors. The journal is published in cooperation with, and is hosted by, the Open Publishing Services (OPUS) at the Université Paris Cité.
Planetary Research is run as a service for the planetary science community, and we do not make a profit by design. Costs are kept to a minimum by having a low bureaucratic overhead, by using free open-source software solutions for managing journal activities, and by relying on a volunteer editorial staff. The only cost of the journal is related to copyediting and production services, which include the conversion of author formatted files into final publication HTML and PDF formats. These services cost about 200 € per article, which is an order of magnitude less than what any other open-access planetary science journal charges its authors. The journal expects its annual operating costs to reach about 40,000 € per year by the end of 2028.
The Planetary Research Cooperative has secured funding to run the journal until the end of 2028. Current funding sources include grants from the French CNRS and ministry of education and research. Starting in 2029, we will switch from a grant-based funding model to one that relies on a consortium of academic institutions, organizations, and national space agencies. To guard against unforeseen rises in publication costs or a drop in institutional funding, the journal aims to build a cash reserve that is the equivalent of operational costs for two years.
The journal will apply to be indexed in Clarivate's Web of Science Core Collection and in Elsevier's Scopus database by the end of 2027. Once accepted, all previously published journal content will be indexed.
Journal Impact Factors are published exclusively by Clarivate, and the impact factor is computed automatically when two full years of citation data exist. As outlined by the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), a journal's impact factor should not be used as a metric for funding, appointment, or promotion considerations.
Yes. Permanent archiving of the journal content is assured through participation in the PKP Preservation Network. Planetary Research uses the OJS journal management software and all newly published content is uploaded to the network. If the journal were ever to go offline, the PKP staff would import the archived material into a separate OJS instance hosted by a PKP member institution.
Yes. All manuscripts that are submitted in non-standard formats, or that do not follow our submission guidelines, will be systematically declined and will not be forwarded to the editorial board. By using the journal's template, the editors and reviewers will be able to focus on what is important, and not get bogged down in trivial formatting issues that should have been fixed before submission. Furthermore, our journal only performs minimal copyediting after acceptance. By using the journal's template, it will be easier for editors and reviewers to spot any typographic and formatting problems that might otherwise have been overlooked. If you feel that it is a waste of time to format your manuscript using our template, then please don't waste our time and submit your work elsewhere!
Yes. An author's affiliation (or lack thereof) is not considered as part of the peer review process. Manuscripts submitted by unaffiliated and independent researchers will be assessed using the same high standards as any other manuscript.
Planetary Research is a community-led diamond open access journal that publishes original peer-reviewed scientific work in the broad field of planetary science. All articles are free to access without subscription, and authors pay no fees. Authors retain the copyright to their work which can be used by others under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (CC BY 4.0).
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