“Open Access” is a catch-all term covering both Gratis and Libre Open Access. For DOAJ, Open Access is only when … More
Category: Advice and best practice
How to update the information that we have about your journal
When Plan S’ Journal Checker Tool (JCT) launches, some publishers might want to make sure that their journals’ entries in … More
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
