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This contribution discusses JQuant, a Diamond Open Access journal in quantum science that is currently under development, as an early and non-exhaustive case for examining ex-ante approaches to cost estimation and modelling in non-APC-based scholarly publishing. The analysis is grounded in projected workflows and preliminary cost assumptions and reflects an ongoing design process rather than an established operational model.
JQuant is being developed as a community-governed Diamond Open Access journal and aims to establish a sustainable framework for open-access publishing in quantum science. The project already benefits from the institutional support of CERN, SISSA and ICTP. Its envisaged funding approach relies on institutional and funder support that directly sustains peer-review and editorial activities, with the objective of allocating resources to functions that are central to scholarly quality, accountability, and trust.
Attention is given to the current limits of cost vocabularies when applied to Diamond Open Access and to the open questions that arise when modelling costs at an early stage of journal development.
