This is a reminder that in February this year we tightened up procedures for article uploads. This includes checks that … More
Category: Metadata
We’ve added 2 new columns to the journal CSV.
In a series of enhancements to article metadata, we have released the third today.* If you are familiar with DOAJ … More
Full DOAJ data dump now available
“We’re going to a hackathon and would love to work with DOAJ’s data! Do you have a dump of all … More
Are you using an up-to-date version of DOAJ metadata? Apparently not.
Did you know that DOAJ’s metadata refreshes every 30 minutes? Given how many changes we, the DOAJ Team, make to … More
Infrastructure and why sustainable funding so important to services like DOAJ
You can’t run a service like DOAJ on a shoestring, or fund it on a hand-to-mouth basis, which is how … More
Update on discontinued journals
DOAJ will remove all journals that have ceased to publish unless they are continued by another title. Although reversing a previous … More
Parts of DOAJ metadata in my catalogue/discovery service/A-Z List have changed, are out-of-date or are missing completely. Why?
It’s time to update your index and/or ask your discovery service provider to do so! We have received several messages … More
We have improved our XML validation
We are happy to announce that we have improved the features of our xml validation. As an article XML is uploaded … More
The Redalyc JATS project strides towards standardisation.
Every now and then we hear news that is music to our ears and this time its news from Redalyc … More
A lot goes a long way: data quality improvement at DOAJ
Since 2012, DOAJ has been on a path of data quality improvement. DOAJ metadata is used all over the world … More
