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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

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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

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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

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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

applications, DOAJ criteria, rejection

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

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DOAJ to remove approximately 3300 journals

UPDATE (11th May): the list of removed journals is hereĀ on the 3rd tab. Today DOAJ will remove approximately 3300 journals … More

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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

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DOAJ to assist Research4Life with ensuring the inclusion of quality open access publishers

Research4Life and DOAJĀ  announce a working partnership that will help to ensure that the users of Research4Life will have access … More

AGORA, ARDI, best practice, DOAJ criteria, HINARI, OARE, partnerships, R4L, Research4Life

‘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

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DOAJ Seal is now live on the site

The DOAJ Seal is now live. Although DOAJ has been indicating which journals get the Seal since March 2014, the … More

best practice, DOAJ criteria, DOAJ Seal, openness, Seal

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