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PsychOpen GOLD to be discontinued at the end of 2027

Diamond Open Access can still be seen as the future of scholarly publishing, and PsychOpen GOLD, together with its editors, authors, and reviewers, represented a significant step in that direction. Unfortunately, the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) can no longer continue along this path due to financial constraints. The costs of operating the platform cannot be sustained from the institute’s budget. Thus, ZPID has made the difficult decision to discontinue PsychOpen GOLD by 31 December 2027. ZPID and the PsychOpen GOLD team continue to support all journals through this transition and are working closely with the editors to ensure they find suitable new publishing homes.

We want to thank all editors, authors, and reviewers for their commitment and contributions since 2012.

Empowering Psychology through Open Access

PsychOpen GOLD is an open access publishing platform for primary research in psychology and related fields. As part of the Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) and its Archiving and Publication department, we offer Diamond Open Access publishing for psychology journals.

What we do at PsychOpen GOLD

At PsychOpen GOLD, we are committed to psychological science by providing a high quality publication platform for original research. Our Diamond Open Access model ensures that all content is freely accessible to readers worldwide, with no publishing fees for authors or editors. Researchers gain visibility and impact for their work while readers benefit from free, unrestricted access to psychological research.

On this website you will find detailed information about our journals, updates on current activities, our publishing policies, a comprehensive support section for authors, reviewers, and editors, and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). If you have any questions about our services, our journals or about the process of open science publishing, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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