1.0Digital Sciencehttps://www.digital-science.comMark Hahnelhttps://www.digital-science.com/blog/author/markfigshare-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ubDzNzs0d9"><a href="https://www.digital-science.com/tldr/article/from-gold-to-diamond-is-equitable-open-access-still-a-mirage/">From Gold to Diamond: Is Equitable Open Access Still a Mirage?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digital-science.com/tldr/article/from-gold-to-diamond-is-equitable-open-access-still-a-mirage/embed/#?secret=ubDzNzs0d9" width="600" height="338" title="“From Gold to Diamond: Is Equitable Open Access Still a Mirage?” — Digital Science" data-secret="ubDzNzs0d9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.digital-science.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/open-access-figure-cropped-featured.png1024569Mark Hahnel once wrote that Open Access is an inevitability. But what is the data telling us? In this new post, Mark shares the latest numbers and his insights on the current state of play for OA.