To add clarity to our criteria of when a new journal may apply to DOAJ, we are adding new guidance … More
Tag: DOAJ criteria
Myth-busting: all open access journals can be listed in DOAJ
This is a myth. People think that DOAJ exists to index all open access journals. A journal can only be … More
Myth-busting: Journals must meet the DOAJ Seal criteria to be indexed in DOAJ
This is a myth. There is a common misunderstanding that for a journal to have its application accepted and be … More
Myth-busting: DOAJ indexes “predatory” journals
This is, of course, a myth. Some people are afraid to use DOAJ because they believe that it lists questionable … 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
How to submit a complete and quality application. A Webinar on the DOAJ.
This invitation is for Scholarly Journal Editors/Publishers/Librarians/Other, in the southern and eastern African regions, to attend a webinar on the … More
DOAJ to remove approximately 3300 journals
UPDATE (11th May): the list of removed journals is here on the 3rd tab. Today DOAJ will remove approximately 3300 journals … More
New article on DOAJ available at ScienceOpen
We have just published an article in the open access journal ScienceOpen Research, giving an overview of the history and … More
DOAJ to assist Research4Life with ensuring the inclusion of quality open access publishers
Research4Life and DOAJ announce a working partnership that will help to ensure that the users of Research4Life will have access … More
‘Indexed in DOAJ’ versus ‘the DOAJ Seal’
I need to clarify what being indexed in DOAJ means and how the Seal is related to that, and how … More
