DOAJ is pleased to announce a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC) to establish a joint DOAJ China Open Access Journal Pre-evaluation Working Group. The purpose of this working group is to provide greater support to Chinese journals and to promote the inclusion of high-quality open access journals from China in DOAJ.
Under the MoU, the working group will offer Chinese journals the opportunity to undergo pre-evaluation, receiving targeted feedback for improvement, recommendations on selection, and training to facilitate their smooth entry into the DOAJ formal application process. This initiative not only provides Chinese journals with a specialized and efficient pathway to application but also strengthens the platform for academic exchange between China and the international community.
“We are delighted to see the continued growth of open access and open access journals in China,” said Joanna Ball, DOAJ’s Managing Director. “This collaboration with CNPIEC will provide Chinese open access journals with quality assurance and greater international visibility through DOAJ indexing, but also support the continued improvement of publication standards. We look forward to working together to help more high-quality Chinese journals join the index.”
Ms. Lin Liying, President of CNPIEC, stated: “Open access represents a significant global trend in academic publishing. This collaboration marks a crucial step in CNPIEC’s proactive implementation of China’s strategy to promote its academic achievements internationally. We will leverage our strengths in international journal dissemination, resource integration, and service provision to actively engage in global academic governance alongside DOAJ, building an open and inclusive knowledge-sharing ecosystem.”
About CNPIEC
China National Publications Import and Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC) is a large state-owned cultural enterprise founded in 1949. CNPIEC’s goals have included promotion of social and economic development via introduction of advanced foreign technological and cultural achievements to China, and promotion of Chinese culture in the wider world. CNPIEC boasts publications-exclusive bonded warehouse and export supervision warehouse, as well as two exclusive rights for import of audio & video products and retail of foreign newspapers and magazines, with a group structure encompassing activities including publications import and export, digital resource services, international exhibition services, print on demand, international publishing, cultural trade, finance and real estate. Currently, CNPIEC has over 30 branches at home and abroad, providing services for more than 10,000 libraries, universities and research institutions in over 170 countries and regions across the world. It has become the large and strong importer-exporter in the Chinese publishing, provider of digital resources and international book fair service agency.
About DOAJ
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ deploys more than one hundred carefully selected volunteers from the community of library and other academic disciplines to assist in curating open access journals. This independent database contains over 22,000 peer-reviewed open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts and humanities. DOAJ is financially supported worldwide by libraries, publishers, and other like-minded organizations.
Contact:
DOAJ – Cenyu Shen cenyu@doaj.org
CNPIEC – Nan Zhou zhounan@cnpiec.com.cn
