Every year, a number of scholarly journals take a major step forward by adopting immediate open access, a distribution model that promotes the equitable sharing of knowledge. In 2025, six journals disseminated on erudit.org completed this major transition. It is now possible to read all of their content, including most recent issues, without restriction.
The flip to open access is a major undertaking for editorial teams and represents a significant turning point for a journal. The process requires a thorough rethink of funding, editorial policies and publishing practices. Despite these challenges, the benefits are clear: greater visibility, increased accessibility, compliance with funding agency requirements, simplified editorial processes and a wider impact on research, practice and society.
Open access dissemination contributes to a more open and equitable research environment. In particular, diamond open access, which imposes no article processing charges on authors, ensures that everyone can read and disseminate research without financial barriers. Journals that have opted for diamond open access are part of a worldwide movement supported by numerous scientific organizations and funding bodies, including the federal Tri-agency and the Fonds de recherche du Québec.
If you’re thinking of flipping your journal to open access, our team can provide you with the information and support you need. Contact us at edition@erudit.org.
Discover the journals that flipped to open access
We would like to highlight the efforts of the journals that transitioned to open access in 2025. These journals have been part of the scholarly publishing landscape for an average of 45 years, and reflect a wide disciplinary variety: management, health sciences, history, theology, education, industrial relations, earth sciences. Several have already published their first open-access issues. We invite you to discover their entire collections:
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- Atlantic Geoscience covers all aspects of the geoscience of Atlantic Canada and related areas. It publishes papers, notes, and discussions on original research and review papers, where appropriate to the regional geoscience. Production of Atlantic Geoscience has continued uninterrupted since 1965. Since 1987, Atlantic Geoscience has been the official journal of the Atlantic Geoscience Society.
💡 Learn more about Atlantic Geoscience‘s flip to open access in our 5 questions interview with Sandra Barr, the journal’s Lead Editor.
- Atlantic Geoscience covers all aspects of the geoscience of Atlantic Canada and related areas. It publishes papers, notes, and discussions on original research and review papers, where appropriate to the regional geoscience. Production of Atlantic Geoscience has continued uninterrupted since 1965. Since 1987, Atlantic Geoscience has been the official journal of the Atlantic Geoscience Society.
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- Diversité urbaine was created in 2000 within the Groupe de recherche diversité urbaine at Université de Montréal. The multidisciplinary and intersectional journal aims to foster original thinking on diversity management and governance issues. By publishing empirical research from the social and human sciences, Diversité urbaine aims to stimulate the sharing of knowledge between researchers, public decision-makers and various stakeholders interested in a better understanding of the dynamics of diversity in our contemporary societies, particularly in the world of working and training.
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- Éducation et francophonie presents the results of new research in French-language education. Since 1971, it has been contributing to the advancement of knowledge in Francophone education and stimulating the reflections of leaders in the field. The themes it covers touch on all levels of education and call for the contribution of researchers across the international Francophone community. Its readers are mainly researchers, professors, teachers and students in education and related fields, such as psychology and social sciences.
💡 To learn more about this journal, read the interview 5 questions with Éducation et francophonie.
- Éducation et francophonie presents the results of new research in French-language education. Since 1971, it has been contributing to the advancement of knowledge in Francophone education and stimulating the reflections of leaders in the field. The themes it covers touch on all levels of education and call for the contribution of researchers across the international Francophone community. Its readers are mainly researchers, professors, teachers and students in education and related fields, such as psychology and social sciences.
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- Études d’histoire religieuse (EHR) is published by the Société canadienne d’histoire de l’Église catholique. Founded in 1933, the mission of this society is to promote and disseminate research on religious culture in Quebec and Canada. Through its articles, critical notes, and reviews, EHR aims to advance knowledge in the field of religious history in Québec and Canada.
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- Filigrane is a publication which gives a voice to clinicians. A site for exchange and development, it is addressed to Psycho professionals (psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, etc.) working in the various areas of the clinical field and whose approach is clinical and compatible with psychoanalysis. Therapeutic practice serves as a springboard or end point for the contents of the texts, and the publication’s different committees are all composed of practicing clinicians..
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- Management international (Mi) is an independent that publishes high-quality articles in French, English and Spanish pertaining to the field of international management. Mi aims to contribute to the process of producing and disseminating knowledge to improve understanding of various dimensions of management on an international scale. To this end, Mi publishes manuscripts dedicated to empirical works, theoretical analyses, and critical analyses produced by researchers interested in international management issues.
Other diamond open access journals
Seven journals made the flip to open access in 2024. Discover which journals here.