This is a guest post by our Associate Editor Sofia Fagiolo. Sofia Fagiolo is a librarian with experience in cataloging and archives and a keen interest in scholarlycommunication and open access. Recently, she has worked at the Campus Bio-Medico University ofRome. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Archival and Library Science and a Master’s degree…
“Open Access” is a catch-all term covering both Gratis and Libre Open Access. For DOAJ, Open Access is only when digital content is freely available online AND user rights and the terms of copyright are defined. More than 20 years ago, Open Access was understood to mean content that was available for free without a…
This is a guest post by Sophy, our UX Designer. Accessibility has always been a top priority in doaj.org’s redesign project, along with improving: user experience, navigation, and responsiveness on various devices, browsers, and operating systems. We approached the project with the idea that accessibility, as opposed to branding and visual design, is foundational to…
As a publisher who supports DOAJ, either as a member or as a sponsor, you are part of a growing global network of publishers who have unequivocally stated a firm commitment to support open access through DOAJ’s work. On behalf of the entire DOAJ Team and supporters of open access the world over, I would…
The DOAJ Seal is now live. Although DOAJ has been indicating which journals get the Seal since March 2014, the Seal is now displayed alongside those journals that qualify. Look for this symbol: We’ve also added a DOAJ Seal facet to the search so you can see all the Seal journals together. Journals that adhere…
