From d48f7640b053ef391eed6a58dc57bc20d10ec52a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:10:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 01/23] Edited all text --- cms/pages/legal/contact.md | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/cms/pages/legal/contact.md b/cms/pages/legal/contact.md index 0219545d6f..4ac5af2d29 100644 --- a/cms/pages/legal/contact.md +++ b/cms/pages/legal/contact.md @@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ featuremap: ~~ContactUs:Fragment~~ --- -We welcome your feedback, comments and questions about the DOAJ web site and our services, or if you have feedback on a journal in the index. +Use this page to: -All communication with us is treated as confidential. +- send feedback and questions about the DOAJ website +- send questions about our services +- send feedback about a journal in our index +- submit a complaint about our website or services -Read our [FAQs](/docs/faq/) before you contact us. If you cannot find the answer to your question, send an email to [the DOAJ helpdesk](mailto:helpdesk@doaj.org). If your email is about a journal, please include the title and ISSN(s). - - - +Both complaints and communication to us about specific journals are treated as confidential. + +If you're a publisher and need help, read our [publisher help page](/publisher/help/). + +Send an email to [the DOAJ helpdesk](mailto:helpdesk@doaj.org). If you're emailing about a journal or application, please include the title and ISSN(s). From 7467930295a5b37ddf8936637ad5e8bf51390ac4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:25:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 02/23] Update contact.md --- cms/pages/legal/contact.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/cms/pages/legal/contact.md b/cms/pages/legal/contact.md index 4ac5af2d29..39d0c914dc 100644 --- a/cms/pages/legal/contact.md +++ b/cms/pages/legal/contact.md @@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ featuremap: ~~ContactUs:Fragment~~ Use this page to: -- send feedback and questions about the DOAJ website -- send questions about our services +- send feedback and questions about our website or services - send feedback about a journal in our index - submit a complaint about our website or services -Both complaints and communication to us about specific journals are treated as confidential. +Both complaints and feedback sent to us about specific journals are treated as confidential. If you're a publisher and need help, read our [publisher help page](/publisher/help/). From 200781b461ccde68ebe4a15836f7bed394105bc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:55:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 03/23] Changed text l.277 --- portality/static/js/edges/public.journal.edge.js | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/portality/static/js/edges/public.journal.edge.js b/portality/static/js/edges/public.journal.edge.js index 47d366d55d..f4494d8c4d 100644 --- a/portality/static/js/edges/public.journal.edge.js +++ b/portality/static/js/edges/public.journal.edge.js @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ $.extend(true, doaj, { value: false }) ], - display : "Without article processing charges (APCs)" + display : "Without any fees" } ], fieldDisplays : { From da3be9900d96cf6b2207663295c235607ac69854 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:01:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 04/23] Updated text l.54 --- portality/templates/doaj/index.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/portality/templates/doaj/index.html b/portality/templates/doaj/index.html index f24f55571b..ffebc879d1 100644 --- a/portality/templates/doaj/index.html +++ b/portality/templates/doaj/index.html @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@

DOAJ in numbers

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From 4f2eb455bfeed3186db4f35878caa7cf94cca5df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:02:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 05/23] Update index.html --- portality/templates/doaj/index.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/portality/templates/doaj/index.html b/portality/templates/doaj/index.html index ffebc879d1..f717688b73 100644 --- a/portality/templates/doaj/index.html +++ b/portality/templates/doaj/index.html @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@

DOAJ in numbers

{% set source = search_query_source(term=[{"bibjson.apc.has_apc":False},{"bibjson.other_charges.has_other_charges":False}]) %} {{ statistics.no_apc }} - journals without feess + journals without fees

From a26853ffab1ca1ba06584f8f0a17bf42e7b48a8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:06:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 06/23] All content overhaul --- cms/pages/preservation/index.md | 69 +++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/cms/pages/preservation/index.md b/cms/pages/preservation/index.md index 9601600341..b9c4adf0d7 100644 --- a/cms/pages/preservation/index.md +++ b/cms/pages/preservation/index.md @@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ featuremap: ~~Preservation:Fragment~~ [Esta página está disponible en Español](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCxZYO0HDmFWMyazbkayZJtpCYkO9AIf0xqw-z55rU0/edit?usp=sharing). - Project JASPER (JournAlS are Preserved forevER) is an initiative to preserve open access journals. It was launched on [World Preservation Day 2020](https://www.dpconline.org/events/world-digital-preservation-day) and is in response to research* that shows that online journals—both open and closed access journals—can just disappear from the internet. This happens because of a lack of awareness amongst smaller publishers around the need for long-term digital preservation and/or the resources to enroll a journal in a long-term digital preservation scheme. + Project JASPER (JournAlS are Preserved forevER) is an initiative to preserve open access journals. It was launched on [World Preservation Day 2020](https://www.dpconline.org/events/world-digital-preservation-day) and is in response to research* that shows that online journals—both open and closed access journals—can disappear from the internet. -Long-term archiving of research resources is of paramount importance for scholarship. Authors want to ensure their contributions to the scholarly record will be permanent. Scholars must be able to access all of the published research in their fields, both now and long into the future. +Long-term archiving of scholarship is of paramount importance, but too often, publishers don't realise this or don't have the resources to do anything about it. Authors want to ensure their contributions to the scholarly record will be permanent. Scholars must be able to access all of the published research in their fields, both now and long into the future. -As a scholarly community, we are pledged to eliminate the possibility that high-value resources can disappear*. Project JASPER aims to close the gap in preservation coverage that currently exists among open access journals. +As a scholarly community, we are pledged to eliminate the possibility that high-value resources can disappear*. Project JASPER aims to close the gap in preservation coverage among open access journals. Questions? [Email us](mailto:preservation@doaj.org). @@ -24,59 +24,54 @@ _*References_ 1. M. Laakso, M. Matthias, N. Jahn. _Open is not forever: A study of vanished open access journals_. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Feb. 2021. [https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24460](https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24460) 2. J. Bosman et al. _OA Diamond Journals Study_. [https://zenodo.org/record/4558704](https://zenodo.org/record/4558704) -## Phase One -Phases One of Project JASPER was a pilot project between CLOCKSS, DOAJ, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry and PKP to scope out a solution that will reduce the number of unarchived open access journals. +## The project -## Phase Two -Phase One was considered a success. Phase Two will onboard more journals and the project partners will seek funding for a more sustainable solution, covering a wider journal base. +The premise of the JASPER process is that all journals are different, with different needs, different priorities and different resources. The workflow offers viable alternatives to journals so that they engage with one or more archiving services that meet their requirements and capacities. The JASPER process is simple: -JASPER's aim is to get more journals archived by establishing a simple process: +1 work out which archiving option might be the best fit for the publisher +2 establish the level where the amount of effort is manageable by the publisher, based on: + a platform + b ability to send article metadata to DOAJ + c the ability to export and zip full text, images etc +3 direct the journal to the most appropriate archiving option -- work out which archiving option might be the best fit for the publisher, -- establish the level where the amount of effort is manageable by the publisher. This is based on the following factors: - - platform - - ability to send article metadata to DOAJ - - ability to export and zip full text, images etc easily -- provide the journal's representatives with the correct information to make archiving happen. +## For publishers -The premise of the JASPER process is that all journals are different, with different needs, different priorities and different resources. The workflow needs to offer viable alternatives to journals so that they engage with one or more archiving services that meet their requirements and capacities. - -### For publishers -We hope that many open access publishers, whose journals are not currently archived, will want to take part. The current criteria for eligibility are +We hope that many DOAJ-indexed publishers will want to take part but to ensure our resources are focussed, we have eligibility criteria: - Your journal must be indexed in DOAJ -- The abstracts of your articles must be indexed in DOAJ -- Your journal may not charge any fees of any kind, or be subsidised in any way. -- Your journal is not already archived in a preservation service (although it may be archived in PKP PN). -- Your content is licensed with a CC BY licence (although sometimes, we will accept less open licenses). +- The journal's article abstracts must be indexed in DOAJ +- Your journal may not charge any fees or be subsidised in any way. +- A commercial contract with an archiving solution does not already cover your journal. +- Your content is licensed with a CC BY licence (sometimes, we will accept less open licenses). - The copyright of published content remains with the author. -Please note that the project partners are self-funding the JASPER project, which means that we will analyse the financial status of journals or publishers quite closely. We reserve the right to not include a journal or a publisher in JASPER if we think that it is or could be supported or funded by an organisation capable of covering the costs of long-term preservation. +We will analyse the financial status of journals or publishers quite closely. We reserve the right not to include a journal or a publisher in JASPER if we think it is or could be supported or funded by an organisation capable of covering the costs of long-term preservation. This is a necessary step while JASPER remains unfunded. -If you have any questions about these criteria, don't hesitate to [get in touch](mailto:preservation@doaj.org). +## To apply -#### Archiving options -1. *The OJS route*: OJS journals can use [the PKP PN preservation](https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/en/) service which is built on LOCKSS software. You need to enable a plugin in the journal's dashboard and agree to some simple terms. However, your journal must be on the right version of the OJS software to take part. JASPER will make sure that the journals are pointed to the guidance they need to upgrade and become compliant. Journals on OJS may also choose to have their content preserved via the upload route below. +If your journal meets the criteria above, [you may apply here](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JASPERPRESERVATION). If you have any questions about these criteria, don't hesitate to [get in touch](mailto:preservation@doaj.org). -2. *The upload route*: journals indicate to DOAJ that they wish to preserve their content with CLOCKSS. DOAJ matches the full text sent to us with article metadata that we hold. We send everything to a remote folder. From this single location, archiving agencies, such as CLOCKSS and Internet Archive (and, later, other “Keepers”) collect the content. +## Different archiving options +1. *The OJS route*: OJS journals can use [the PKP PN preservation](https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/en/) service which is built on LOCKSS software. You must enable a plugin in the journal's dashboard and agree to some simple terms. However, your journal must be on the right version of the OJS software to take part. JASPER will ensure that the journals are pointed to the guidance they need to upgrade and become compliant. Journals on OJS may also choose to have their content preserved via the upload route below. -3. *The web-crawing route*: if you are not able to or do not want to export article metadata and full text, your journal website details will be provided to the Internet Archive for inclusion in a best-effort, automated web harvesting. +2. *The upload route*: journals indicate to DOAJ that they wish to preserve their content with CLOCKSS. DOAJ matches the full text sent to us with the article metadata that we hold. We send everything to a remote folder. From this single location, archiving agencies, such as CLOCKSS and Internet Archive (and, later, other “Keepers”) collect the content. -#### More copies, better preservation -It is always safer for a journal’s content to be archived in more than one place and, ideally, in at least three. To make this easy for smaller publishers, journals opting for Route 2 will automatically have their content preserved via Route 3. Future phases of the project will add the possibility for Route 1 journals to take part in other routes too. +3. *The web-crawling route*: if you cannot or do not want to export article metadata and full text, your journal website details will be provided to the Internet Archive for inclusion in a best-effort, automated web harvesting. -### For the Keepers -There are often costs associated with adding new journals to a preservation service. JASPER aims to significantly reduce these costs by using DOAJ as a common interface to the thousands of journals indexed in it. By delivering content to an FTP server hosted by Internet Archive, content deliveries are unified into a single format and available from a single location. +### More copies, better preservation +It is always safer for a journal’s content to be archived in more than one place, ideally, in at least three. To simplify this for smaller publishers, journals opting for Route 2 will automatically have their content preserved via Route 3. Future phases of the project will allow Route 1 journals to participate in other routes, too. -Phase One designed, implemented and tested this process, supported by money or services donated by the five project partners. Phase Two will onboard more publishers and seek funding. +## For the Keepers +There are often costs associated with adding new journals to a preservation service. JASPER aims to significantly reduce these costs by using DOAJ as a common interface to the thousands of journals indexed in it. By delivering content to an FTP server hosted by Internet Archive, content deliveries are unified into a single format and available from a single location. If you want to join JASPER, [get in touch](mailto:preservation@doaj.org). -### For libraries and universities -Long-term preservation is a profoundly important mission for libraries, universities, and other memory organisations. By supporting DOAJ, the archiving services participating in this project, and in Keepers, you are helping us preserve valuable scholarly content for the long-term and in a very cost-effective way. Thank you for your continuing support! +## For libraries and universities +Long-term digital preservation is a profoundly important mission for libraries, universities, and other memory organisations. By [supporting JASPER](https://doaj.org/support/), you are helping us preserve valuable scholarly content for the long term and in a very cost-effective way. Thank you for your continuing support! ## About the project partners ### CLOCKSS -[CLOCKSS](https://clockss.org/) is a not-for-profit collaboration of the world’s leading academic publishers and research libraries. Our mission is to ensure the long-term survival of digital scholarly content and to instill confidence in authors, scholars, policy makers, libraries and publishers around the world that their content will be safely and securely preserved for future generations. We are entrusted with the long-term preservation of more than 51 million journal articles and 400,000 scholarly books. CLOCKSS operates [12 archive nodes](https://clockss.org/archive-nodes/) at leading academic institutions worldwide. This secure, robust, and decentralized infrastructure can withstand threats from technological, economic, environmental, and political failures. A destructive event in one location doesn’t jeopardize the survival of preserved digital content because the 11 other locations serve as mirror sites to backup and repair the disrupted location’s archive. Content is triggered from our dark archive if it disappears from the web, and is made available to everyone under an Open Access license. +[CLOCKSS](https://clockss.org/) is a not-for-profit collaboration of leading academic publishers and research libraries. Our mission is to ensure the long-term survival of digital scholarly content and instil confidence in authors, scholars, policymakers, libraries and publishers worldwide that their content will be safely and securely preserved for future generations. We are entrusted with the long-term preservation of more than 51 million journal articles and 400,000 scholarly books. CLOCKSS operates [12 archive nodes](https://clockss.org/archive-nodes/) at leading academic institutions worldwide. This secure, robust, and decentralized infrastructure can withstand threats from technological, economic, environmental, and political failures. A destructive event in one location doesn’t jeopardize the survival of preserved digital content because the 11 other locations serve as mirror sites to back up and repair the disrupted location’s archive. Content is triggered from our dark archive if it disappears from the web and is made available to everyone under an Open Access license. ### DOAJ DOAJ is the largest, most diverse, free directory of open access journals in the world. 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. By assisting journals to become archived in long-term digital preservation schemes, DOAJ fulfils its mission by ensuring accessibility, visibility and usage of these crucial scholarly records. @@ -88,4 +83,4 @@ DOAJ is the largest, most diverse, free directory of open access journals in the [Keepers Registry](https://keepers.issn.org) is the global monitor on the archiving arrangements for continuing resources managed by the ISSN International Centre and fuelled by reports from contributing archiving agencies. ### PKP -A research and development initiative within Simon Fraser University’s Core Facilities Program, the [Public Knowledge Project](https://pkp.sfu.ca/) (PKP) develops (free) open-source software. It conducts research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing. As part of its mandate to make knowledge public, PKP understands that preserving and maintaining long-term access to published content is of utmost importance. To support this, PKP has launched a [Preservation Network](https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/), a freely available private LOCKSS network that can be used by any OJS journal running an up-to-date version of OJS. PKP welcomes the opportunity to participate in Project JASPER with our colleagues at DOAJ, Keepers Registry, Internet Archive and CLOCKSS. +A research and development initiative within Simon Fraser University’s Core Facilities Program, the [Public Knowledge Project](https://pkp.sfu.ca/) (PKP) develops (free) open-source software. It carries out research to improve the quality and reach of scholarly publishing. As part of its mandate to make knowledge public, PKP understands that preserving and maintaining long-term access to published content is paramount. To support this, PKP has launched a [Preservation Network](https://pkp.sfu.ca/pkp-pn/), a freely available private LOCKSS network that can be used by any OJS journal running an up-to-date version of OJS. PKP welcomes the opportunity to participate in Project JASPER with our colleagues at DOAJ, Keepers Registry, Internet Archive and CLOCKSS. From 707b3959c66e684a6dbf9a5f7b4d07d018568372 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 14:06:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 07/23] Added l.99-110 --- cms/pages/apply/guide.md | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/cms/pages/apply/guide.md b/cms/pages/apply/guide.md index 14bc161758..4d82ec5b37 100644 --- a/cms/pages/apply/guide.md +++ b/cms/pages/apply/guide.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sticky_sidenav: true featuremap: ~~GuideToApplying:Fragment~~ --- -Before you start the application process, you will be asked to log in or register. You will be able to save your progress and review all your answers before you submit them. A [PDF version of the application form](/static/doaj/docs/2023-07-04-DOAJQuestions.pdf) is available for reference only. +Before you start the application process, you will be asked to log in or register. You can save your progress and review all your answers before you submit them. A [PDF version of the application form](/static/doaj/docs/2023-07-04-DOAJQuestions.pdf) is available for reference only. ## Basic criteria for inclusion @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ Open access journals published in any language may apply. Journals should adhere - The journal must be actively publishing scholarly research - Any research subject area - - Publish at least 5 research articles per year + - Publish at least five research articles per year - Primary target audience of researchers or practitioners - Newly launched journals - - Before applying to DOAJ, a new or flipped journal must demonstrate a publishing history of more than one year, or have published at least 10 open access research articles. + - Before applying to DOAJ, a new or flipped journal must demonstrate a publishing history of more than one year or have published at least ten open access research articles. --- @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ Open access journals published in any language may apply. Journals should adhere - one unique URL per article - HTML or PDF, as a minimum - Journals that include intrusive advertising will not be accepted. See best practice [recommendations](https://www.doaj.org/apply/transparency) for advertising. -- DOAJ does not approve of the use of Impact Factors or ranking metrics. However, journals are allowed to display the Journal Impact Factor calculated by Clarivate and metrics from Scopus. Journals must not display any reference (images, links, logos) to Impact Factors or ranking metrics from any other service. -- The website does not need to be in English. If the site is available in multiple languages the information provided must be the same in all languages. +- DOAJ does not approve of using Impact Factors or ranking metrics. However, journals may display the Journal Impact Factor calculated by Clarivate and metrics from Scopus. Journals must not display any reference (images, links, logos) to Impact Factors or ranking metrics from any other service. +- The website does not need to be in English. If the site is available in multiple languages, the information provided must be the same in all languages. -The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from the journal homepage: +The following information must be available online and easily accessible from the journal homepage: - Open access policy - Aims and scope @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from t - Licensing terms - Copyright terms - Author charges - - If a journal doesn’t have any charges then this must be stated + - If a journal doesn’t have any charges, then this must be stated - Must include all fees that may be charged to the author, from submission to publication, including: - submission fees - editorial processing charges @@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from t ### ISSN -- A journal must have at least one ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) which is registered and confirmed at [issn.org](https://portal.issn.org/). +- A journal must have at least one ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) that is registered and confirmed at [issn.org](https://portal.issn.org/). - The ISSN(s) must be displayed on the website. -- The name of the journal in the application and on the website must match what is shown at [issn.org](https://portal.issn.org/). +- The journal's name in the application and on the website must match what is shown at [issn.org](https://portal.issn.org/). --- @@ -90,26 +90,39 @@ The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from t - All articles must pass through a quality control system (peer review) before publication. - The type and details of the peer review process must be stated clearly on the website. - At least two independent reviewers should review each article. -- Use of a plagiarism checking service is highly recommended, but not required for inclusion in DOAJ. +- Use of a plagiarism checking service is highly recommended but not required for inclusion in DOAJ. - Endogeny should be minimised. - - The proportion of published research papers where at least one of the authors is an editor, editorial board member or reviewer must not exceed 25% based on either of the latest two issues. + - The proportion of published research papers where at least one of the authors is an editor, editorial board member or reviewer must not exceed 25% in either of the latest two issues. + +--- + +### Journals publishing special issues + +Journals that publish special issues or other content curated by guest editors must adhere to these additional criteria: + +- The Editor-in-Chief must be responsible for the content of the entire journal, including all special issues, which must fall within the scope of the journal +- Special issue articles must have the same editorial oversight as regular papers, including external peer review, and be clearly labelled +- Journals must ensure that guest editors’ credentials are checked and approved and that they are overseen by the Editor-in-Chief or dedicated board members +- Papers submitted to a special issue by the guest editor(s) must be handled under an independent review process and make up no more than 25% of the issue's total + +DOAJ will not accept a journal if all content in the last year/volume is published as special issues. --- ### Licensing - The licensing terms for use and re-use of the published content must be clearly stated on the website. -- DOAJ recommends the use of [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) licenses for this purpose. +- DOAJ recommends using [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) licenses for this purpose. - If Creative Commons licensing is not used, similar terms and conditions should be applied. - Extra care must be taken to state these terms clearly. -- It is recommended that licensing information is displayed or embedded in full text articles, but this is not required for inclusion in DOAJ. +- It is recommended that licensing information is displayed or embedded in full-text articles, but this is not required for inclusion in DOAJ. - [More about licensing](/apply/copyright-and-licensing/) --- ### Copyright -- The copyright terms applied to the published content must be clearly stated and separate from the copyright terms applied to the website. +- The copyright terms applied to the published content must be clearly stated and separate from those applied to the website. - Copyright terms must not contradict the licensing terms or the terms of the open access policy. - “All rights reserved” is never appropriate for open access content. - [More about copyright](/apply/copyright-and-licensing/) @@ -122,15 +135,15 @@ The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from t - ### Arts and humanities journals - For these disciplines ([pages 10-16 only](http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/international-standard-classification-of-education-fields-of-education-and-training-2013-detailed-field-descriptions-2015-en.pdf)), DOAJ can accept journals that undertake editorial review, rather than peer review. Editorial review must be handled with a minimum of two editors. - ### Clinical case reports journals - - DOAJ only considers a case report as research if it includes the retrospective analysis of three or more clinical cases or a literature review. The journal must publish at least five articles per year that meet this definition. + - DOAJ only considers a case report research if it includes the retrospective analysis of three or more clinical cases or a literature review. The journal must publish at least five articles per year that meet this definition. - ### Conference proceedings journals - - For DOAJ to include journals that are dedicated to publishing conference proceedings, the journal must have an ISSN and a permanent editorial or advisory board providing editorial oversight. Papers from each published conference must be peer-reviewed according to DOAJ criteria. Full text of all conference papers must be available. Individual conference proceedings will not be indexed. + - For DOAJ to include journals dedicated to publishing conference proceedings, the journal must have an ISSN and a permanent editorial or advisory board providing editorial oversight. Papers from each published conference must be peer-reviewed according to DOAJ criteria. Full text of all conference papers must be available. Individual conference proceedings will not be indexed. - ### Data journals - DOAJ will accept journals publishing research articles about data or datasets, but not journals that simply link to datasets or announce their availability. - ### Overlay journals - - DOAJ will accept journals that select and peer-review articles that are hosted on a preprint server or other site. + - DOAJ will accept journals that select and peer-review articles hosted on a preprint server or other site. - ### Student-run journals - - If a journal is run by a student body, there must be an advisory board for the journal where at least two members have a PhD or equivalent qualification. + - If a student body runs a journal, there must be an advisory board for the journal where at least two members have a PhD or equivalent qualification. - ### Flipped journals - Where a journal was previously published as a subscription or hybrid journal and has now flipped to a fully open access model, this information must be clearly displayed: - The date of the change to fully open access @@ -149,14 +162,14 @@ The following information must be available online, and easily accessible from t 1. Your application is successfully submitted when you see a _Thank You_ screen and receive a confirmation email. - If you do not receive that email, contact us. -2. Your application will be reviewed by an editor. You may receive an email alerting you when this process has started. -3. The editor may need to contact you as part of the review process. Please answer any questions they send you. This helps us process your application correctly. Be aware that we will reject an application if, after one month, we haven't received answers to our questions. +2. An editor will review your application. You may receive an email alerting you when this process has started. +3. The editor may need to contact you during the review process. Please answer any questions they send you. This helps us process your application correctly. Be aware that we will reject an application if, after one month, we haven't received answers to our questions. 4. The editor reviewing your application may be a volunteer and will not have a doaj.org email address. Check your spam folder frequently just in case the emails have ended up there. 5. If your application is accepted, you will receive an email to confirm this. ### Time from submission to decision -The time from submission to decision varies greatly and is dependent on the responsiveness of the journal contact and/or applicant. Generally a decision is reached within three months. +The time from submission to decision varies greatly and depends on the responsiveness of the journal contact and/or applicant. Generally, a decision is reached within three months. We cannot provide a status update for applications which are less than three months old. @@ -164,11 +177,11 @@ We cannot provide a status update for applications which are less than three mon ## If your application is rejected -You will receive an email giving the reasons for rejection of the application. Unless otherwise advised by DOAJ staff, you may not submit another application for the same journal until 6 months after the date of the notification of rejection. +You will receive an email giving the reasons for rejection of the application. Unless otherwise advised by DOAJ staff, you may not submit another application for the same journal until six months after the date of the notification of rejection. -If your application was rejected due to an unconfirmed ISSN, we may be able to reopen the application if the ISSN is confirmed within 3 months of the DOAJ rejection. Send an email to the [DOAJ Helpdesk](mailto:helpdesk@doaj.org). +If your application was rejected due to an unconfirmed ISSN, we may be able to reopen the application if the ISSN is confirmed within three months of the DOAJ rejection. Email the [DOAJ Helpdesk](mailto:helpdesk@doaj.org). -You are responsible for providing accurate information when submitting an application. Applications that contain information that is inaccurate or wrong, or that have answers missing, are automatically rejected. +You are responsible for providing accurate information when you submit an application. Applications that contain information that is inaccurate or wrong or that have answers missing are automatically rejected. DOAJ only accepts journals that follow good publishing practice. If our review finds a publisher is not adhering to best practice, has provided information that is untrue or misleading, or has questionable publishing practices, DOAJ will not allow further applications from that publisher for a period of up to three years. @@ -176,13 +189,13 @@ Journals or publishers that have had multiple exclusions totalling six years or Journals already accepted into DOAJ may be removed if they are found to be no longer adhering to DOAJ criteria or publishing best practice. -Please ensure that, if you do apply again after the exclusion period, the journal meets the DOAJ criteria for inclusion and any necessary changes have been made to the journal website or policies. +Please ensure that, if you do apply again after the exclusion period, the journal meets the DOAJ criteria for inclusion and that any necessary changes have been made to the journal website or policies. --- ## Appeals -You may submit an appeal if your journal has been removed from DOAJ, or your application has been rejected and no new application is allowed for at least a year. Send an email to the [DOAJ Appeals Committee](mailto:appeals@doaj.org). +You may submit an appeal if your journal has been removed from DOAJ or your application has been rejected and no new application is allowed for at least a year. Email the [DOAJ Appeals Committee](mailto:appeals@doaj.org). The appeal should contain the following information: @@ -192,7 +205,7 @@ The appeal should contain the following information: - Evidence for the DOAJ Appeals Committee to consider - The original notification of rejection/removal -Appeals are considered by the DOAJ Appeals Committee, consisting of the Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial team. Committee meetings are held monthly. After your case is discussed a member of the Committee will contact you with the result of your appeal. This will not be the same Managing Editor who handled your case originally. +Appeals are considered by the DOAJ Appeals Committee, consisting of the Editor-in-Chief and members of the editorial team. Committee meetings are held monthly. After your case is discussed, a member of the Committee will contact you with the result of your appeal. This will not be the same Managing Editor who handled your case originally. No further communication will be entered into after the appeal is heard and the Committee has made their decision. @@ -202,7 +215,7 @@ No further communication will be entered into after the appeal is heard and the For journals that have been accepted into DOAJ, it is important that the information we hold about them is up to date. -You can update the journal information via our API or by logging into your account and going to your Publisher dashboard. Under 'My journals' is a list of all the journals connected to your account. Use the black 'Update' button, next to each journal record, to submit an update request to us. +You can update the journal information via our API or by logging into your account and going to your Publisher dashboard. Under 'My journals' is a list of all the journals connected to your account. Use the black 'Update' button next to each journal record to submit an update request to us. A journal update request form will open with the current answers pre-filled. Change any answers that need to be updated. If you haven't updated the journal since before November 2020, when we revised the form, we suggest that you review every answer. Note that some questions may not have an answer, as new questions were added in November 2020. @@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ Our criteria are in: --- -## Change log +## Change log This is Version 1.3 of the Guide to applying. From 27ba952f115f604255b6cdf9eaffcaf7fa8676c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:19:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 08/23] Split l. 105 over 2 lines --- cms/pages/apply/guide.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cms/pages/apply/guide.md b/cms/pages/apply/guide.md index 4d82ec5b37..1500f36c18 100644 --- a/cms/pages/apply/guide.md +++ b/cms/pages/apply/guide.md @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ Journals that publish special issues or other content curated by guest editors m - The Editor-in-Chief must be responsible for the content of the entire journal, including all special issues, which must fall within the scope of the journal - Special issue articles must have the same editorial oversight as regular papers, including external peer review, and be clearly labelled -- Journals must ensure that guest editors’ credentials are checked and approved and that they are overseen by the Editor-in-Chief or dedicated board members +- Journals must ensure that guest editors’ credentials are checked and approved +- The Editor-in-Chief or dedicated board members must oversee the guest editors - Papers submitted to a special issue by the guest editor(s) must be handled under an independent review process and make up no more than 25% of the issue's total DOAJ will not accept a journal if all content in the last year/volume is published as special issues. From 5b30dc1593bded25f179d75154b4d36799fe6218 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:18:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 09/23] Commented out page Page no longer needed after 31st October 2023 --- portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html b/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html index 2449e24e3c..6b2e09c080 100644 --- a/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html +++ b/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +

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    2023 pricing for organisations that are:

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    {% include '/data/sponsors.html' %}
    ## Other publisher supporters From 0ddd67a46a1e6044de4dbef151944b88a96f2901 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:22:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 11/23] Update contribution_rates.html --- portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html b/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html index 6b2e09c080..303492e406 100644 --- a/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html +++ b/portality/templates/includes/contribution_rates.html @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ - + +

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    {% include '/data/sponsors.html' %}
    ## Other publisher supporters From b06e05535bc3379a9adaa8ddc0b67e276267a85f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dom Mitchell Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:30:46 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 14/23] Deleted heading l. 1 --- portality/templates/data/sponsors.html | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/portality/templates/data/sponsors.html b/portality/templates/data/sponsors.html index a9723ad4d5..4cffdbf57b 100644 --- a/portality/templates/data/sponsors.html +++ b/portality/templates/data/sponsors.html @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -

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    {% for i in data.sponsors %}