Tektonika: The Community-Led Diamond Open-Access Journal for Tectonics and Structural Geology

David  Fernández-Blanco; Robin  Lacassin; Mohamed  Gouiza; Lucia Perez-Diáz; Craig Magee; Dave McCarthy; Tony Doré; Gwenn  Péron-Pinvidic; Janine  Kavanagh; Clare E. Bond; Renata  Schmitt

doi:10.55575/tektonika2023.1.1.56

Tektonika: The Community-Led Diamond Open-Access Journal for Tectonics and Structural Geology

David Fernández-Blanco
, Robin Lacassin
, Mohamed Gouiza
, Lucia Perez-Diáz
, Craig Magee
, Dave McCarthy
, Tony Doré
, Gwenn Péron-Pinvidic
, Janine Kavanagh
, Clare E. Bond
, Renata Schmitt

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Abstract

Knowledge (b)locking impedes scientific breakthroughs and hinders societal development. Historically, the privileged and paid access to scholarly work has held captive the advancement of numerous brilliant minds and their ideas. The Tektonika initiative was born to remedy the unfairness of the current publishing scene by offering the community a platform where tectonics and structural geology research are freely and openly accessible to everyone. As part of a growing movement within academia, Tektonika provides an alternative to conventional publishing models that restrict access to scholarly work through costly paywalls and subscriptions. In this editorial, we explain why and how Tektonika exists, the structure of the journal, and how it is run a year after its launch. We also detail our peer-review process from manuscript submission to publication, and report on some of the challenges faced. We close by presenting our plan and ideas to sustain a community-led inclusive and equitable publishing landscape that secures a free-to-all access to Earth Science research over the long term.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Tektonica
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.55575/tektonika2023.1.1.56
Publication status	Published - 24 Jul 2023

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Acknowledgements
First and foremost, we would like to thank the tectonics and structural geology community for embracing this initiative from the start. Their feedback, enthusiasm, and passion about DOA were essential to the launch of Tektonika.
The success of Tektonika would not be possible without our Associate Editors, who volunteered their time to support the editorial process, the authors,
who trusted us with their research, and the reviewers, who agreed to provide their invaluable peer-review. These three pillars of the publishing system made the publication of this first issue possible. We would like to thank the University of Aberdeen, especially the Department of Geology and Geophysics in the School of Geosciences, for supporting Tektonika financially and morally. We are also grateful to Volcanica and its team for leading the way and sharing with us their know-how to set up a community-led DOAJ. Fabian Wadsworth (Volcanica) and Stephen Hicks (Seismica) are thanked for reviewing this editorial and providing valuable feedback and comments.

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