Helping to archive and preserve open access journals

A recent study by Laakso, Matthias and Jahn looked at the number of journals that had “vanished” from the internet. … More

Seal criteria and additional criteria for some journal types

Continuing the work of re-writing our website documentation in plain English, we have two more sets of criteria to show … More

DOAJ’s Basic criteria – updated and rewritten in plain English

We are rewriting our website in plain English so that it is easy for our users, especially publishers, to understand … More

Provisional ISSNs versus confirmed ISSNs

At DOAJ, we insist that the ISSN for your journal is fully registered and confirmed at the time you submit … More

India MCI includes DOAJ on the list of medical databases

Blog post by our Managing Editor, Leena Shah. The Medical Council of India (MCI) In one of its recent announcements … More

Guest post: Creating value for peer review. Why not?

DOAJ has approximately 100 volunteers carrying out important reviewing work for it. These volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds … More

Article uploads: the importance of an ISSN

This is a reminder that in February this year we tightened up procedures for article uploads. This includes checks that … More

Why do we ask applicants to wait 6 months before they apply again?

When we reject an application, the rejection email contains details about why the application was not successful and usually tells … More

Quality of DOAJ listed journals

A recently published article on a comparison of blacklists and whitelists draws the conclusion that “In the DOAJ, more criteria … More

Feature: article upload enhancements

At DOAJ, we work hard to maintain a high level of recency and accuracy in our metadata. All of our … More