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Is there a Latin American model of diamond publishing? Exploring the journal university portals Cover

Is there a Latin American model of diamond publishing? Exploring the journal university portals

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Volume 39 (2026): Issue 0
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|Sep 2026
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Figure 1

Evolution of hybrid journals, 2014–2023

Table 1

Evolution of hybrid journals, 2014–2023

YearHybrid journals
2014294
2015380
2016487
2017444
2018531
20191,192
20203,226
20214,148
20224,061
20234,106

[i] Source: GitLab.UB

Figure 2

Cartography of no‑fee indexed journals, n=17,855

Sources and dates of extraction: DOAJ June 18, 2025; AJOL June 18, 2025; JUFO June 17, 2025; LATINDEX May 27, 2025; SCIELO May 28, 2025; REDALYC May 28, 2025; BIBLAT May 27, 2025; WoS & SCOPUS (through SSIE‑UNAM) July 8, 2025

Table 2

No‑fee indexed journals by source (collection), n=17,855

Curated journal collectionJournals
DOAJ13,950
AJOL810
JUFO161
LATINDEX1,631
SCIELO697
REDALYC270
BIBLAT18
WoS‑Scopus318
TOTAL17,855

[i] Sources and dates of extraction: DOAJ June 18, 2025; AJOL June 18, 2025; JUFO June 17, 2025; LATINDEX May 27, 2025; SCIELO May 28, 2025; REDALYC May 28, 2025; BIBLAT May 27, 2025; WoS & SCOPUS (through SSIE‑UNAM) July 8, 2025

Table 3

Indexed diamond journals by country, n=17,855

CountryNCountryNCountryN
Brazil1,836Austria53Tunisia7
Spain1,385Ethiopia52Mongolia7
Indonesia1,340Kenya50Iceland7
Poland726Belgium48Libya7
Argentina638Slovakia46Oman6
United States630Bosnia & Herzegovina45Montenegro6
Iran592Algeria44Angola5
Colombia579Singapore44Brunei5
Russia560Ghana40Congo ‑ Kinshasa5
Turkey545Tanzania38Senegal4
Mexico518Paraguay38Israel4
United Kingdom508Panama37Yemen4
Italy469Bolivia36Eswatini3
Ecuador347Morocco35Burkina Faso3
Chile331Iraq33Kyrgyzstan3
Romania326Moldova33Palestinian Territories3
France297Japan33Mauritius3
South Africa297Thailand30Malawi3
Peru280Philippines28Côte d’Ivoire3
Germany279Nepal28Botswana3
India265Greece27Gambia2
Nigeria262Guatemala25Malta2
Ukraine259Sri Lanka25Congo ‑ Brazzaville2
Portugal199Nicaragua24Afghanistan2
Finland191Estonia23Sudan2
Serbia190Saudi Arabia21Jordan2
Canada180Taiwan20Luxembourg2
Cuba175Belarus20Zambia2
Croatia155Ireland20South Sudan2
Czechia139Uganda20Bhutan1
Venezuela123New Zealand20Guadeloupe1
Netherlands117El Salvador16Syria1
Norway114Hong Kong SAR China16Bahrain1
China111Puerto Rico16Uzbekistan1
Costa Rica110Bangladesh16Togo1
South Korea103Dominican Republic16Kuwait1
Switzerland98Qatar15Trinidad & Tobago1
Pakistan93North Macedonia14Burundi1
Hungary92Vietnam14Eritrea1
Egypt88Zimbabwe13Azerbaijan1
Australia84Honduras11Lesotho1
Slovenia81Cameroon11Benin1
Malaysia80Armenia11Turkmenistan1
Lithuania79Kazakhstan10Tajikistan1
Internacionales67Latvia10Sierra Leone1
Uruguay64Georgia9Barbados1
Bulgaria59Rwanda9Mali1
Denmark53Albania8Lebanon1
Sweden53United Arab Emirates8Unidentifiable country301
GRAND TOTAL17,855

[i] Sources and dates of extraction: DOAJ June 18, 2025; AJOL June 18, 2025; JUFO June 17, 2025; LATINDEX May 27, 2025; SCIELO May 28, 2025; REDALYC May 28, 2025; BIBLAT May 27, 2025; WoS & SCOPUS (through SSIE‑UNAM) July 8, 2025

Table 4

Journals excluded, by platform n=276

PlatformQ%
DOAJ19671.00%
AJOL20.70%
JUFO31.10%
LATINDEX228.00%
SCIELO3211.60%
WOS‑SCOPUS217.60%
TOTAL276100.00%
Table 5

Number of active university portals per country, n=741

CountryNumber of portals% Portals
BRAZIL26435.6%
COLOMBIA9813.2%
ARGENTINA9312.6%
PERU598.0%
MEXICO527.0%
CHILE405.4%
ECUADOR354.7%
VENEZUELA172.3%
BOLIVIA141.9%
CUBA121.6%
PARAGUAY111.5%
URUGUAY101.3%
COSTA RICA101.3%
PANAMA91.2%
EL SALVADOR50.7%
GUATEMALA50.7%
NICARAGUA40.5%
HONDURAS20.3%
PUERTO RICO10.1%
GRAND TOTAL741100.0%
Table 6

Number of active titles published per university portal, by country n=10,823

CountryN Journals% Journals
BRAZIL5,71052.8
ARGENTINA1,14610.6
COLOMBIA9939.2
MEXICO8377.7
CHILE4474.1
PERU4394.1
VENEZUELA3223.0
ECUADOR2332.2
BOLIVIA1351.2
COSTA RICA1141.1
GUATEMALA830.8
PANAMA800.7
PARAGUAY790.7
CUBA550.5
URUGUAY490.5
EL SALVADOR320.3
NICARAGUA270.2
PUERTO RICO270.2
HONDURAS150.1
GRAND TOTAL10,823100.0
Table 7

Number of journals by type of university, n=10,823

Type of universityN Journals% Journals
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY6,61362.9
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY4,21037.1
GRAND TOTAL10,823100.0
Table 8

Top 10 universities by portal and number of journals included n=46

UniversityNumber of portalsNumber of journals
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES5236
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO (USP)4230
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO5203
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA7110
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE3109
UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA368
UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL PAULISTA ‘JÚLIO DE MESQUITA FILHO’ (UNESP)756
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS (UFMG)346
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA442
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA534
GRAND TOTAL461,134
Table 9

JUP by type of editorial management, n=131

Responsible organizationNumber of JUP%
RECTOR’S OFFICE6348.1
FACULTY4131.3
EDITORIAL RECTOR’S OFFICE2116.0
OTHERS64.6
GRAND TOTAL131100.0
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.771 | Journal eISSN: 2048-7754
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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 17
Submitted on: Feb 10, 2026
Accepted on: Apr 21, 2026
Published on: Sep 1, 2026
Published by: UKSG in association with Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
diamond publishing,
university portals,
open access,
Latin America,
non-commercial platforms

© 2026 Fernanda Beigel, Manuel Bruccoleri, published by UKSG in association with Ubiquity Press
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