Getting Started with Directory of Open Access Journals
The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) searches full-text scientific and scholarly articles from Open Access journals within its directory. It is also a directory for researchers to find the most appropriate Open Access journal to contribute to. To be included in the DOAJ, the journal must abide by the Budapest Open Access Initiative's definition of Open Access. DOAJ is maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access (IS40A) who aims to promote Open Access journals to increase their usage and impact around the world.
How to access the Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ can be accessed either through our A-Z list of Databases or via the method below.
- Go to tpl.ca and enter 'Directory of Open Access Journals' in the search box.
- Click on Access Online, no library card needed.
Searching for articles for researching purposes
-select Articles and type in keyword(s), the drop down menu on the right offers field filters for enhance searching.
-Access the article by selecting the article title in bold or click on the journal title in red for other articles in the journal.
-Refine your search result by selecting the left checkbox for related subjects, publication year, and/or articles with a DOJA Seal.
Searching for journals for article submission
-select Journals and type in keyword(s), the drop down menu on the right offers field filters for enhance searching.
-Access the journal and its contents by clicking onto the title in bold.
-Information on journal's country of origin, language, and journal subjects are below the journal title.
-DOAJ Seal, journal's last update, website, publishing price, and author's right appear on the lower right end of each result.
DOAJ Seal
- Journals do not need to meet the DOAJ Seal criteria to be indexed into the Directory of Open Access Journals.
- DOAJ Seal is awarded to journals that demonstrate the best practices in open access publishing by meeting DOAJ's 7 criteria.
- Around 10% of journals indexed in DOAJ have been awarded with the Seal.
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Revised: January 15, 2025
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