Myth-busting: DOAJ is run and owned by publishers

This is a myth. A common misconception is that DOAJ is owned by publishers. In reality, DOAJ is 100% independent … More

Myth-busting: article content will appear in DOAJ once a journal is accepted for indexing

This is a myth. Unlike some other indexing services, if a journal is accepted into DOAJ, we won’t automatically go … More

This is a myth. People think that DOAJ exists to index all open access journals. A journal can only be … More

This is a myth. There is a common misunderstanding that for a journal to have its application accepted and be … More

This is a myth. From about 2012 until 2017, DOAJ was struggling to keep on top of the amount of … More

This is, of course, a myth. Some people are afraid to use DOAJ because they believe that it lists questionable … More

This is a myth. One of the most common criticisms levelled at DOAJ, particularly over the last 5 years, is … More