We are proud to introduce the first issue of the Information Retrieval Research Journal (IRRJ). IRRJ is the only peer-reviewed diamond open access journal that focuses exclusively on the information retrieval research community. The journal provides free and un-restricted on-line open access to papers in information retrieval, and runs fully on volunteer work by editors, reviewers, a production editor, a webmaster, and an advisory board. IRRJ does not require subscription fees nor article processing fees: At IRRJ the readers do not pay and the authors do not pay either. Instead, IRRJ plans to be completely self-funded, running on micro-donations, using resources and infrastructure provided by friend organizations and universities. We are grateful to the Radboud University and Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for providing the initial funding and infrastructure.
IRRJ Volume 1, Number 1
