DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent. All funding is via donations, 22% of which comes from sponsors and 78% from members and publisher members. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available.
DOAJ operates an education and outreach program across the globe, focussing on improving the quality of applications submitted.
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In a series of metadata improvements, publishers will be able to upload XML in the Crossref format to us from 18th February 2020. In 2018, we asked our publishers what would make their interaction with DOAJ easier and 46% said that they would like us to accept Crossref XML. Today we only accept XML formatted to […] Read More...
Published Wed, 12 Feb 2020 at 07:48On Monday 3rd February we will release two updates to the site. ORCID integration From Monday, it will be possible to upload to DOAJ article metadata containing ORCIDs. We will then display ORCIDs on article pages in accordance with the ORCID display guidelines. Changes will be made to the search interface and API to allow […] Read More...
Published Wed, 29 Jan 2020 at 11:10It’s a new year and a new decade. This year, DOAJ turns 17 and much like a teenager, we have seen a major growth spurt over the last 4 years, peaking at a total of 14.25 million unique users at the end of 2019. 2020 will see further transformation into a maturer, more rounded service. […] Read More...
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