About the Journal
NAL-live is an online journal in Diamond Open Access. Articles are peer-reviewed and published under CC BY 4.0. As “Living Documents”, they can be further developed through comments and additions and remain transparently citable.
Purpose & Concept
NAL-live aims to stimulate, moderate and document open scientific discussions. Once published, articles can be continuously updated based on comments by the scientific community as Living Documents. New scientific developments, new literature and new interpretations can be added. Versions such as 1.1 (annotated/supplemented) or 2.0 (revised/updated) are created over time.
All versions, comments and additions receive their own DOI and are fully documented for permanent citability.
How “Living Documents” work
- Publication (v1.0)
The article is peer-reviewed and published under CC BY 4.0 with a DOI.
- Community input
" Registered users add comments and additions (each receives its own DOI after editorial approval).
- Updates & supplements (v1.1, v1.2 …)
Authors annotate and supplement the article. All changes are documented and citable.
- Revisions (v2.0 …)
Major updates lead to a new version. Previous versions and discussions remain accessible.
Persistent Identifiers & Citation
Each article version, comment and addition receives a DOI. This ensures transparent version history and reliable citation across updates and discussions.
- Stable DOIs for v1.0, v1.1 … v2.0
- Threaded comments with DOIs
Further information
Find out more about the journal’s concept in our brochure. You can also watch our explanatory video.
Contact
Questions about aims & scope, submissions or policies? Please contact redaktion@leopoldina.org.