Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

DOAJ is a comprehensive online directory that indexes and provides access to high-quality, peer-reviewed open access journals across all academic disciplines including science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities. It was launched in 2003 with 300 journals and now contains over 18,650 open access journals.

DOAJ's mission is to increase the visibility, accessibility, reputation, usage and impact of quality, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly research journals globally, regardless of discipline, geography or language. It aims to be the one-stop shop for users of open access journals.

Articles in DOAJ are searchable by multiple criteria including article author, title, ISSN, journal title, abstract, or keywords. The platform features advanced filtering options and approximately 40% of journals are searchable at the article level.

To be included in DOAJ, journals must meet specific standards including: being open access, providing clear website information, having an ISSN, implementing a quality control process, having clear licensing and copyright policies. Journals from all countries and in all languages are welcome if they meet these criteria.

Yes, DOAJ is committed to being 100% independent and maintaining all of its primary services and metadata as free for everyone. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles without charge.

DOAJ has a team of managing editors, editors, and volunteers who work with publishers to evaluate and index new journals. They implement strict quality control systems and offer the DOAJ Seal to highlight journals that follow best practices in open access publishing.