There has been a lot of focus in research on author processing charges (APCs) and submission charges, particularly in the last 16 months or so and DOAJ data is often used as a basis of that research.  Heather Morrison’s recent article in Publications and Walt Crawford’s research published in Cites and Insights are two very […] Read More...

One of the questions in our Application Form asks: ‘What digital archiving policy does the journal use?’ (Question 25). The words “archive” and “archiving” are used frequently in academic publishing and more often than not refer to very different things so I want to add some clarity to what DOAJ is referring to with this […] Read More...

The Reapplication process opens next week! In preparation, we’d like those of you who have journals indexed in DOAJ to verify that all the correct journals appear in your account when you log in. It’s a 3 step process: Log in to your Publisher Area Check the list of journals under the ‘Your Journals’ tab […] Read More...