Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of open access scholarly journals, searchable by subject.
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Find an open access journal
Browse journals by discipline and read their editorial records.
Check first: Check the particular journal and article before citing.
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Examine a journal before preparing a submission
- DOAJ record
- Identify the intended journal.
- Journal website
- Read fees and editorial procedures.
- Match the journal’s title, ISSN and publisher.
- Read stated charges and the editorial process.
- Examine a relevant article before choosing this journal.
Fictional example: Salome compares two journals in her subject. One details its fees; the other states that it has none. She keeps dated references and examines their editorial scope, without assuming open access makes every submission free.
Your useful record: ISSN, procedure and dated statement of fees or their absence.
DOAJ inclusion does not validate every conclusion in an article.
Editorial method informed by DOAJ — Guide to applying. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.
Move from the journal to the actual article
DOAJ lists open-access journals with editorial quality control.
Source: DOAJ — Guide to applying · consulted on
- Record
- Identify journal, publisher and subject.
- Article
- Compare title, date and version before citing.
- Limit
- Examine methods and results; journal inclusion does not validate every conclusion.
- Reading and publishing
- Open access for readers does not necessarily mean free publication for authors. Consult the journal’s stated charges and waivers.
- Identify the journal
- Compare title, ISSN, publisher and journal website. A similar name or copied logo does not establish the identity of the journal listed in the directory.
- Author charges
- Criteria require fees, or their absence, to be stated.
Source: DOAJ — Guide to applying · consulted on - Arts and humanities review
- Some journals can use editorial review under DOAJ’s criteria.
Source: DOAJ — Guide to applying · consulted on
Initial profile documentation
Initial profile documentation consulted on . Added details carry their own source and consultation date above.
Editorial selection, without website certification. Read our method.